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How much do we REALLY believe in prayer?
My challenge in prayer the past few days has been a question from the Spirit: “Do I REALLY believe God can change the course of nations? Do I fully understand what I am asking, and WHO I am addressing, in prayer?” Today in our church service we are praying for the nations. For the persecuted. For the enemies of the…
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Religious War
It is right, in some limited way from the U.S. government, for help to finally get to the Yazidi people. The terrorist organization ISIS is moving through Syria and Iraq and systematically killing or running off all opposition. The Yazidi are an ancient people group who have been cornered on a mountain and need help. Without help, 40,000 will perish.…
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Is there any way to get 3 minutes of your time?
Is there any way I could beg 3 minutes of your time to see this video and somehow realize the horror that is going on? Is there any way I could beg 3 minutes of your time to LISTEN… and then perhaps a couple of more minutes to actually pray? We need a broken heart. I am tired of dividing.…
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Overcome
For the first time in 1600 years it is possible that there was no Christian worship in Mosul, Iraq this past Sunday. The Christian population in Syria has plummeted from about 6% of the population to possibly less than 1,000 believers. We must be reminded of the words of Christ: I have said these things to you, that in me…
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Pope Expels All Muslims from Rome
The Pope has declared that all Muslims living in Rome must: 1. Convert to Christianity 2. Remain a Muslim, but pay an extra tax to remain in their homes and go to their mosque, or 3. Be killed if they refuse to comply with the first two rules. Think of the headline. Think of your first reaction. Think of those…
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#WeAreN
<– Our social media logo now includes the Arabic letter ن (n), used by ISIS to mark Christian homes in Iraq. #WeAreN — Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) July 23, 2014 Christianity Today steps up to demonstrate a show of solidarity with Christians being forced out of Mosul. HERE is more of the story.
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Real persecution actually exists
It is my hope that the following statement offends just about everyone who regularly reads my blog, because I have something BEYOND that to which we need our attention drawn: For evangelical Christians and gay rights folks in America, here is the stark truth: none of us know persecution. The current broohaha over the Arizona bill concerning businesses and serving gays…
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Where Was the Church?
Sobering questions from the latest news out of the Middle East. The saddest audience question was from a young man who I’m guessing was Egyptian-British. He asked: ‘Where was world Christianity when this happened?’ Nowhere. Watching X-Factor. Debating intersectionality. Or just too frightened of controversy to raise Muslim-on-Christian violence. Too often the response I hear, and the one I too…
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I am the immigrant
The increase in violence against Christians in Pakistan and Kenya are times to be reminded in my own life that I am the immigrant. I am a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven and that will call on allegiances the U.S. can never get from me. May my allegiance to the Kingdom of God grow stronger in these hard days…
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Praying for Syria
The situation in Syria… Syria… why does that name sounds like it should mean something? At any rate… the situation in Syria is so immensely complex. Add on that the plight of Christians. Wanting Assad gone may not be the best for Christians in Syria. (For some reason WordPress is not showing all my links to other articles right now, which has…
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