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At the end of 2014, 59.5 million refugees have been driven from their homes by war, conflict, and persecution according to the United Nations. 15 regional conflicts have either started or reignited in the years 2009-2014. The increase in refugees between 2013 and 2014 is the sharpest ever one-year increase.…

Nathan Barlow was an unusual medical doctor who used his skills in Ethiopia for 60 years. He dedicated his life to helping people with mossy foot. Mossy foot is thought to be caused by barefoot contact with the red clay soil of the country and it is a debilitating condition [that] causes swelling and…

Light flickered from the lone candle sitting, wax-dripped, in the center of the rough-hewn table. It’s light glimmered streaks of yellow and gold off of the worn-out faces that sat silently worshiping quietly as one of them led a hymn. These were the outcasts; the green-card carriers of Bithynia. Driven…

PURPOSE All Susan ever wanted was a normal life. She planned to marry Derek and live happily ever after. On her wedding day, Susan’s life changed. She is hit by a strange meteorite and is transformed by the powerful element it contains, known as Quantonium. The energetic material turns Susan into a giant.…

DISCRIMINATION As Southeastern Baptist Seminary in North Carolina began classes for the fall, Seminary President Daniel Akin challenged the students and faculty to make the campus a "discrimination-free zone." Akin said the message had been on his heart for months. He said, "Our God is a color-blind…

Unknown Author These are more effective than 911 When - You are sad, phone John 14 You have sinned, phone Psalm 51 You are facing danger, phone Psalm 91 People have failed you, phone Psalm 27 It feels as though God is far from you, phone Psalm 139 Your faith needs stimulation, phone Hebrews 11 You are…

INTOLERANCE In an article for Newsweek, Fareed Zakaria berated Christian preachers for making anti-Muslim statements. He called their statements, “bigoted rantings by preachers.” He wrote, “Falwell, Robertson and Graham’s hate-filled campaign is lighting fires that could grow into a terrible conflagration.”…

True love forgets self and considers others a higher priority. William Gladstone, in announcing the death of Princess Alice to the House of Commons, told a touching story: The little daughter of the Princess was seriously ill with diphtheria. The doctors told the princess not to kiss her little daughter…

Are you tired of Hollywood dictating what America believes? As Christians, let’s be honest, does our message of a loving forgiving God ever get outside the doors of the church? Jesus went to the lost. Jesus went to the broken, outcast hated people in society. We need to set up a mission at the doors…

PROPHECY Two Jewish men recently tried to climb the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Judaism’s holiest site, because they believed a water stain on the wall signaled the coming of the Messiah. The stain was discovered by worshippers who came to pray at the base of the Western Wall, also known as the “Wailing…

The gospels record 60 encounters Jesus had with various groups or individuals. Eight were with people of high reputation. (In four of these He was rebuking them for their sin.) Twelve encounters were with average people and 40 were with the hurting, downcast “losers” of His day. They were lepers, sick,…

The problem with ‘biblical justice’ by Greg Boyd ---- Over the last couple months I’ve participated in several panel discussions on faith and politics. And there’s something that has left me a bit confused. Over and over I’ve heard well-intentioned Christians emphatically proclaim that we need to stand…

COMMITMENT In the cartoon, B.C., the man is sitting beneath a tree writing on his stone tablet: "Do it for God, and it works for good. Do it for good, and it works for God!" Calvin Peete tells an interesting story of his own life that relates well at this point. Some of you may not recognize his name.…

#1 — The Conflict In God’s FamilyPlease press the microphone to listen to the talk. Requires the free RealPlayer®. Installation instructions available. “The Conflict In God’s Family” — another look at the Biblical basis for understanding the plan of salvation as God’s provision for restoring peace in…

FINAL WORDS. Christ's Farewell to Those He Loved Part One Calming Troubled Hearts Don't you wish you could turn anxiety on and off like a faucet? Wouldn't it be great if you could worry from 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and then shut it down so that you could get a good night's rest? Unfortunately, we cannot…

able border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt'> ! The Two Babylons or The Papal Worship Proved to be the Worship of Nimrod and His Wife By the Late Rev. Alexander Hislop First published as a pamphlet in 1853--greatly expanded in 1858 Contents Introduction Chapter…