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New Orleans pastor, Kenneth Green was preaching at his church, Greater Saint Mary Baptist Church in the Algiers community. In his Sunday morning sermon Pastor Green declared “If the Lord called me now I’m ready to go.” According to a congregant present at the time, he then wiped his face, took a swallow…

Andy Stanley says, “Vision is a clear mental picture of what could be, fueled by the conviction that it should be.”—Jim L. Wilson -- Visioneering: God’s blueprint for Developing and Maintaining Personal Vision, pg 18. Joel 2:28 (NASB) “It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all…

In “A Life Free of Worry,” Joshua Saefkow writes, “My wife and I were stunned. We came to the ultrasound with anticipation our child was healthy. The doctor informed us our first-born daughter had several cysts on her brain, which would result in several different types of mental illnesses. This diagnosis…

Tornados that struck the Dallas, Texas area the weekend after Christmas 2015 left a trail of death and destruction have become a symbol of hope for one church. The Oasis in Garland lost their building in the storms, but the pastor, Barney Huie, says the disaster that struck the church is going to be…

Recently, the Guinness World Records organization gave 112-year-old Israel Kristal a certificate as the world’s oldest living man. Kristal was born in Poland in 1903, and survived both World Wars and a Nazi Concentration camp. His first wife and two children died in the camp, but Kristal survived and…

A young woman entered Heartbeat of Miami Pregnancy Help Medical Clinic seeking help with an unwanted pregnancy. She was having an ultrasound done when she saw the little flutter of the heartbeat and then she heard it. She asked, “Is that, like, my heartbeat?” Lourdes McMinns, the Clinic supervisor said,…

In his book, Jesus Outside the Lines, Scott Sauls writes that he recently told a gay man, “to affirm his union with the love of his life would mean I’d have to deny the love of mine.” Our relationship with Jesus Christ is so important to us we cannot give in to the temptation to compromise the word of…

In Michigan, a public school banned an 8-year-old boy from bringing his Bible to class. Jason Cross is autistic and his mom says he likes to read the Bible during free time. Officials at Highview Elementary told him, “The book is only for church, not for school.” This seems to be a prevalent view in…

In a recent interview, J. Budziszewski, a professor at the University of Texas in Austin discussed the lifestyle of many college students. In discussing how to keep young people Christian when they leave for college he says “We haven’t a chance of getting people to live a Christian way of life if they…

Six-year-old Jaden Hayes been through every child’s worst nightmare twice, but has made it his goal to bring smiles. Jaden’s father died when he was four, and then his mother died unexpectedly in her sleep. He was heartbroken and alone, but decided to use his grief in a positive way. He told his aunt…

Evan Rodriquez is a NFL free agent. In December of 2015 he and his wife Olivia were due to have their first child. They found out their unborn daughter has anencephaly. She would likely be born without portions of her brain, a life defect that often limits life to days. Evan and Olivia rejected abortion…

Walmart told one of their greeters to stop telling customers to “have a blessed day” after someone complained. However, hundreds of other customers showed enough support to get the store to change the decision. The manager of the store admitted that he told James Phillips to stop the greeting, but said…

Penn Jillette of the magician duo of Penn and Teller is an atheist with a word to believers. “I’ve always said that I don’t respect people who don’t proselytize, I don’t respect that at all. How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize? I mean if I believed, beyond the shadow of a doubt,…

When 19-year-old Josh Lewis went out to deliver a pizza to a hospital emergency room team, he never dreamed he would soon become a patient, but that’s what happened. While delivering the pizza, an assailant stabbed him and stole his Jeep Cherokee. While recovering from a collapsed lung and torn muscles…

In Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Eric Metaxas writes, “Actions must follow what one believed, else one could not claim to believe it.” —Jim L. Wilson Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, 240. Joshua 1:8 (HCSB) This book of instruction must not depart from your mouth; you are…

Bruce Rylant was returning home from a trip and stopped to get gas in Georgia. When he reached his next stop, Ryland realized his wallet was gone. In a panic, he cancelled all of his credit cards and rushed to replace the lost insurance cards and his driver’s license. The one thing, Ryland was most upset…

Actor Dean Jones’ career began with some gritty roles, cast as drug addicts, pimps, and killers. After Jones starred in a hit Broadway play, Walt Disney cast him in some more wholesome roles. Jones said that at that time his image on screen and his real life became increasingly disconnected. He was womanizing…

Matt Chandler, president of The Acts 29 Network encourages Christians to stay faithful to the scripture even in the face of pressure. “To back away from the teachings of Scripture around issues that our culture finds offensive is to wave the white flag on human flourishing. It is to say, ‘Our Creator…

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life conducted a survey that states 78% of the adults in America classify themselves as Christian (this includes Protestant, Catholics, Mormons, etc). Only 5.8% of those adults claim religion is "somewhat important or very important" in their lives. That is a scary statistic!…

The Sonic restaurant in Raymore, Missouri hopes to give their customers a little something extra by including verses from the Bible with their food. The store used to print the verses on customer’s receipts, but a recent software upgrade eliminated that possibility. In order to continue the tradition,…

In a new book about John Dickinson we discover some new truths about this leader in the American Revolution. Dickinson was there in the beginning of our country but he disagreed with the Declaration of Independence. He believed that Americans should give the English time to come to understand their colony…

Reverend Wena Parry a minister in Great Britain says she was told that stickers saying “Christ Must be Saviour” and “Christ For me” could be regarded as modifications and might void her insurance policy. Parry though she was being treated unfairly and was concerned that someone in the company had something…

Bubba Watson won the Master’s Golf tournament twice. The prestige of winning the coveted green jacket given to the tournament champion makes Watson one of the world’s premier golfers. How does Watson view himself? His self-description on Twitter reads simply, “Christian. Husband. Daddy. Pro-golfer.”…

A North Carolina restaurant gives customers a 15 percent discount if they pray in public. Mary’s Gourmet Diner makes the discount available to any customer who takes the time to appreciate their food before they start eating. One customer, Jordan Smith said she was on a business trip and got the discount.…

In Shattered Dreams, Patrick Mead writes, “Following God involves courage, but not risk. Once you’ve settled that you will follow God no matter what, you have nothing to lose; you’ve already surrendered your hopes, dreams—even shattered ones—to Him. You’ve determined that you don’t just want to know…