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There is therefore no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus , who walk not after the flesh , but after the Spirit

A New Jersey mega-church helped pay off $13.7 million in medical debt for roughly 3,800 individuals and families in their community. Lead Pastor and founder of Liquid Church, Tim Lucas said the church discovered that medical debt was destroying the financial stability of families in their community.…

One hundred and forty nine passengers were preparing to fly to London, when French authorities ordered the seizing of their jet. The jet, owned by Ryanair, was released because the company had ignored attempts to get them to repay funds the European Union had declared to be illegal subsidies. Authorities…

Ben Shapiro and Dennis Prager are both a part of the internet news media. They also share their Jewish faith. In addition, they share and communicate a common message. “Traditional values exist for a reason. We cannot invent our own values, and we do so at our own peril.” Their message is identical to…

In May 2017, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said that total household debt in the United States had reached a record high, exceeding the previous high in 2008. The financial institution said household debt stood at $12.73 trillion. They said most of that debt consisted of student and auto loans,…

A survey investigating personal finances has found that roughly 18% of Americans say they expect to be in debt for the rest of their lives. The number has effectively doubled since the last time the survey was taken in May 2013. Overall the survey found that credit card indebtedness has increased moderately…

Citizens of Detroit, one of the hardest hit cities in these tough economic times, carry the least amount of personal debt, on average, of all major U.S. Cities. The amount is still a staggering $23,604 per person not including mortgage debt. Scripture is clear that financial debt makes one a prisoner.…

When a tutor and mentor at a Houston area school found out that some of the children there were eating cold sandwiches for lunch because of overdue bills, he decided to do something about it. Kenny Thompson paid $465 out of his own pocket to ensure all the children had hot meals. He says he didn’t realize…

A survey conducted by Harris Interactive has found that prejudice may be closer to home than most people realize. The survey of 3,000 adults found that most people know their neighbors and don’t mind inviting them over, as long as they are not renters. The poll was designed to look at attitudes within…

Many people at some point discover their debt is more than they can easily handle. That point came suddenly to Ann Wiley of Gwinnett County, Ga. Her bank cut her off when she attempted to make an online payment. When she looked at her balance it was in the red. It was $100 million in the red. She logged…

In the late 1990s a teenage boy and his girlfriends enjoyed a fancy Valentine’s Day dinner at an Albuquerque, New Mexico area restaurant. When the bills arrived, the young man realized he was $40 short of being able to pay for dinner. Rather than run, the young man spoke to the owner of the restaurant,…

As we try to stay out of debt, society offers us more and more ways to get in over our heads. Researchers at George Washington University say one in four Americans has used “alternative financing” options such as payday loans, pawn shops, auto-title loans, and tax refund anticipation loans. Believers…

As baby boomers begin to reach retirement age their prolific spending patterns are sending many of them into retirement still in debt. “The number of Americans 60 and over in debt is alarming,” according to a report by the AARP’s Public Policy Institute. The study shows that Americans over age 50 carry…

“In an astonishing turn of events, Tim Tebow has now cancelled his appearance at First Baptist Dallas; and in doing so he has officially placed the political religious right to the far margins of society.” In an article about the cancellation, columnist Paul Brandeis Raushenbush said in the Huffington…

A Russian man has come up with a unique plan to avoid paying his traffic tickets. The unidentified man said there was no reason to pay his fines because the world is going to end in December 2012 anyway. After a minor traffic accident the man was fined 1,000 rubles ($32), but showed debt collectors several…

Baseball is dependent on the weather. A sudden thunderstorm or windy conditions might delay a game. A game between the Worcester Tornados and the Newark Bears may be the only game ever delayed because of debt. The game started an hour late after representatives from a local cleaning company came to take…

I wish I could remember in which city I was standing as I looked at that very expensive car. It was not just the car that “caught” my eye. On the back bumper was a sticker which read: “I Owe, I Owe, So Off to Work I Go.” I also don’t know if the company which had printed the sticker had paid any royalties…

by Dr. Paul Chappell “That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.” Philemon 6–7 Whenever there is…

"Man rises superior to every terror of nature as soon as he is able to give it a form, and can make it a definite object...He tears away the masks from the spectres which terrified his childhood, and they suprise him with his own image, for they are merely his own imaginations." --Schiller We stand together…

DEBT Recently low interest rates are luring many Americans to take on record levels of debt, which might create a repayment crisis in the future. Mortgage rates are at record lows, car dealers are offering zero percent financing, and “buy now pay later” advertisements are everywhere. Spurred by the easy…

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by Dr. Erwin Lutzer Intro Thunder From Sinai Today many concepts about God abound, most of them individually conceived in our own minds according to our own liking. When people stop worshipping the true God, they do not stop worshipping; it is just that they change the object of…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…