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Colossians 4:5-6 5 When you are with unbelievers, always make good use of the time. 6 Be pleasant and hold their interest when you speak the message. Choose your words carefully and be ready to give answers to anyone who asks questions.[1] Matthew 5:13 13 You are like salt for everyone on earth. But…

Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. James 2:18b Recommended Reading James 2:14-18 Ask the average man or woman on the street what the prerequisite for a person to go to heaven is, and the response you are likely to receive is that he or she must "be a good…

SHARING YOUR FAITH IS NOT HARD Typically, a person wants to tell everyone about a gift he or she received. Yet many people treat salvation like it's some kind of secret. They know what a wonderful thing they have but they're reluctant to tell others. * Sharing is called many things. The Bible calls sharing…

Art historians are examining a 17th century baroque era painting after it was spotted hanging in a New York church. Assistant Professor of Visual Arts at Iona College said he was visiting the church in New Rochelle when the painting caught his eye. He knew at once it was an Italian Baroque painting and…

When Leah Sharibu, was 14 when Boko Haram terrorists kidnapped her along with over a hundred other students from her school in northeast Nigeria on Feb. 19, 2018. Sharibu is the only one of her classmates left in captivity under the Muslim terrorist group. The Nigerian government negotiated the freedom…

The seller of “Le Tricorne,” a signed Pablo Picasso painting, that recently sold at auction for $150,000.00 gave the following providence for the painting: “This painting was discovered in a house owned by my great aunt which was passed down to her from her uncle in the late 1930s. There were several…

According to Open Doors, In 2020 there were: • Over 340 million Christians living in places where they might experience persecution and discrimination • 4,761 Christians martyred • 4,488 churches and other Christian buildings attacked • 4,277 believers detained without trial, arrested, sentenced or imprisoned.…

In a country where Christians are coming under attack by some in our own governments, Adam Mabry a pastor in Boston says, “The world is desperate for a people who are secure enough in grace that they can flourish under Caesar, whoever he or she may be.” Jamie Dean, “Win, Lose, or Brawl,” World Magazine,…

The Chinese government is requiring all recipients of government payments to give up their worship of God. “The participants were ordered to remove crosses, religious symbols and images from the homes of people of faith who receive social welfare payments and replace them with portraits of Chairman Mao…

A church in Goodlettsville, Tennessee decided the best way to help their community during the coronavirus crisis was to donate money to small businesses where the members live and worship. Since many small businesses took a financial hit during the shutdowns, the church gave money to three businesses.…

The advance of secularism has made it difficult to have Christian beliefs. According to Time.com the “faith of our fathers” is controversial as never before in parts of our country. Some examples they mention are a teacher in New Jersey who was suspended for giving a student a Bible. A football coach…

Leah Sharibu, 15, of Nigeria is in danger of losing her life after she refused to give up her Christian faith under threat from her Boko Haram captors. Sharibu is the last Dapchi schoolgirl left in captivity under the Muslim terrorist group. The Nigerian government negotiated the freedom of the 104 girls…

Pastor Craig Lydon from Parkerville Baptist Church visits and shares from Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. At Mukinbudin Church of Christ, 11/11/2018

The Chinese government in Beijing keeps adding restrictions to the house church movement in China. The reason for the government’s concern is the continual rapid growth of Christianity throughout the country. When Chinese Christian leader, Ying Fuk-Tsang was asked about his hope for the future of the…

U.S. citizen Andrew Brunson has served as a church pastor in Turkey for twenty-two years. In 2016, after a failed coup against the Turkish government, Turkish police arrested Pastor Brunson and held him in Turkish prisons since. He is facing 35 years in prison if the court convicts him. Even though Turkey’s…

In Colorado Josiah Carelse poured a bowl of Quaker granola from a box he purchased at Walmart the week before. Carelse said that he noticed a funny taste and it tasted very stale. Well, no wonder. The sell-by date on the box was 21 years ago. Carelse said he felt fine after eating the ancient oats but…

China has charged Rachel Han with smuggling. Her “smuggling” was the result of her role in China’s underground railroad. This network helps North Korean defectors make their way to South Korea. Her commitment to Christ began when her baby daughter died of leukemia. As she lamented her baby’s death and…

A British family said they’ve used the same string of Christmas lights every year for 48 years and none of the bulbs have ever burned out. Ross Shaddick said his 68-year-old-mother Vina bought the lights when she was a teenager in 1969. She used them for years and then gave them to her son for him to…

Dawlat Abouna is a deacon in St. George's Church in Bagdad, Iraq. He comes from a family with a rich history of Christianity. Recently Mindy Belz asked him about their worship services. With so much turmoil in Iraq how is the church doing? His answer was both surprising and encouraging. “We have started…

After a 2015 earthquake in Nepal, eight Christians were asked to provide counsel for students in a Christian school. During the counseling, they passed out a pamphlet with information about Jesus. Nepalese authorities arrested them and charged them with illegal proselytizing. Even after a new constitution…

In The Return of the Prodigal Son, Henri Nouwen writes, "Complaining is self-perpetuating and counterproductive. Whenever I express my complaints in the hope of evoking pity and receiving the satisfaction I so much desire, the result is always the opposite of what I tried to get. A complainer is hard…

A customer, who happened to overhear a conversation, left behind an big surprise for an eighteen-year-old waitress. Alesha Palmer was serving a couple near the man and told them about her plans to go to college. She saw the man get up and talk with the manager, so after he left she asked if there was…

That old oak in the forest is one of the noblest works of God. Look at it bursting into full leaf, bearing well its verdant honors, and making a picture worthy of the artist’s rarest skill. What are these dry pieces of wood that strew the ground beneath it? What are these large branches that rot under…

In “Being the Salt and Light to the World,” Pete Cuison writes, “With Christ in our hearts and the power of the Holy Spirit, we are the salt and light of the world. When we do so, people will see our good works and praise God in heaven. The salt doesn’t do any good in the shaker, and neither does light…

George Yancey, is professor at The University of North Texas, and the author of 14 books on race and religious bias. As a Black man and a Christian, he has experienced both. In his experience, there is plenty of bias from both directions, but in academia, the religious intolerance is much worse. “Things…