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If God is finished with Israel, why is Jesus returning to Jerusalem?

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By Charles Gardner -- The silence of the Church in the wake of the exponential rise of global antisemitism has been “deafening”, a UK pastor...

Conference to address whether Qur’an confirms or refutes Bible

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Muslim Shadid Lewis will be taking on Christian apologists at the Phoenix Ministry to Muslim conference April 4-6 on the topics: Does the Qur'an...

Veteran woman missionary helps de-stress believers

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By Mark Ellis – A daughter of missionaries, Gaylen Williams joined Wycliffe Bible Translators when she was only 20, the youngest person at the time...

Remembering Bonhoeffer 80 years after his martyrdom

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By Charles Gardner -- With the 80th anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s martyrdom on April 9th, the fresh challenge to Christian faith posed by a new...

Evangelist has problem outgrowing tents

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By Mark Ellis – For an evangelist holding outdoor crusades, this is the best kind of problem one can have, rapidly outgrowing your tent. “It's been...
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Rejoice Greatly and Shout for Joy

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By Carol Round - “The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will...

Muslim flogged himself to earn God’s favor

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By Charles Gardner -- Imagine growing up with the ambition of sacrificing your life for Islam. But that was the only way to be sure...

Surprised by God’s voice, His ‘blackmail’ to stop smoking

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By Aubrey Beauchamp -- It was a hectic day! My sister and I were moving into a furnished home together for a year. She...

Bonhoeffer movie is a love story

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By Charles Gardner -- A new movie focusing on a Christian pastor who stood up to the Nazis over their persecution of the Jewish people...

Noted prayer intercessor led to Jesus by a Jew

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By Mark Ellis -- In the delightful, inspirational, and challenging book, Rees Howells Intercessor, by Norman Grubb, Grubb tells the story of Howells’ brush...

She saved the man sent to assassinate her

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By Mark Ellis – She grew up in communist Romania under the dictatorial rule of Nicolae Ceausescu, who led one of the most repressive regimes...

My conversation with AI about God, the Bible, and Jesus

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By John Marshall -- (Note: This is a conversation I had with Grok, a direct competitor to ChatGPT, but already more powerful, AND the designers...

Bonhoeffer challenges pastors’ indifference to antisemitism

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By Charles Gardner -- When the Jews of ancient Persia were threatened with genocide, they were mercifully rescued by one of their own. But Queen Esther’s...

He and his Muslim friends beat Christians involved with crusades

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By Jasu Diaz – When the Christians came to town for a crusade in northern Nigeria, Abdul* and his Muslim buddies beat them up. “We thought...

What happened to the disciples between Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion?

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By Aubrey Beauchamp --  What happened to Jesus’ disciples after He was arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane? Scared, confused and bewildered, they fled the...

Former Muslim, committed atheist, exploring Christianity

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By Michael Ashcraft – As the self-touted Apostate Prophet or simply AP, Ridvan Aydemir is the scourge of Islam. From being a devoted Turkish Muslim, AP...
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Seek God When You’re Discouraged

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By Carol Round - “But O my soul, don’t be discouraged. Don’t be upset. Expect God to act! For I know that I shall...

Two top movies honored at Academy Awards are ‘blasphemous, grossly immoral’

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By Mark Ellis – The two films receiving the most awards on Hollywood’s biggest night have been labeled blasphemous and grossly immoral by the Christian...

Retired church secretary’s miracle on a bus

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By John Pearson -- It didn’t happen while she was flying first class, but on a bus.  And Janet wasn’t a CEO—she was a secretary. ...

MGM’s House of David: Israeli king’s lessons for today?

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What does the 3,000-year-old history of a shepherd turned king have to say today? MGM begins showing its House of David video series worldwide this month.

On their vacation time, they invest in kids overseas

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By Abigail Aguilar -- He designs layouts for medical equipment in hospitals. She’s an architect. They make enough money to afford a high-end vacation. Instead, Sysouk...
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Rejoicing When the Lost are Found

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By Carol Round - “Then Jesus told them this parable: ‘Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t...

She struggled with lesbian attractions, while Jesus collected her tears

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By Michael Ashcraft – At age 4, Mallory Garza threw baby Jesus across the room. She didn’t want to play Mary in the Christmas play...

They took in homeless man. He stayed for life…

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Book review by Charles Gardner -- A homeless man knocked on the door of a Cardiff couple one Christmas eve some 50 years ago....

Profane Hindu dwarf rapped from wheelchair

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By Michael Ashcraft -- One day, BigNik, born with a rare form of dwarfism, decided to make a video in his wheelchair. He cussed to...

Young UK Christians succumb to antisemitic media bias

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By Charles Gardner -- A shocking new survey has revealed a significant proportion of young British Christians hold antisemitic views. An independent academic study of...

Antisemitic incidents explode in Australia after October 7th attack, Gaza War

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By Zion Jenkins– Since the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, antisemitic incidents in Australia have spiked 317%. From October 2022 to September 2023 , Australia...

New book by Austin pastor uncovers the truth about NDEs

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By Cissie Zhang – In the 1,000 or more near death experiences (NDEs) he’s surveyed, John Burke sees Jesus as the common thread in all...

The three ‘musts’ on Jesus’ to-do list

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By Jon Courson -- And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?” -- Luke...

Dylan movie depicts singer before he found Jesus

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By Charles Gardner -- This is the story of a very gifted Jewish boy whose grandparents fled the pogroms of Russia to seek freedom...

YouTube star got possessed by a ‘puppet master’ thru eastern meditation

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By Michael Ashcraft – Famous YouTube personality Hayden Pedersen was doing backwards donuts on the freeway – in the middle of traffic. “It was literally like...

Pastor courageously fought for right to preach on Seattle streets

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By Keziah Mendez -- On the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, antifa rowdies thronged Seattle, and Pastor Matthew Meinecke thought it...

Why are Christians on either side of the ‘pond’ far apart on Israel?

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By Charles Gardner -- With the geopolitical and spiritual tectonic plates in the Middle East shaking as never before, are we about to see similar...

Jesus appeared to lost, suicidal young woman in a vision

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By Daniel Corado – Without any thoughts or wishes toward suicide, Gabby Fontes found herself bombarded with the idea of driving her car off the...

Mafia hoodlum messed up his life, but God turned his heart toward home

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By Alex Brick – Jesse Padulo’s dad left home when he was very young. His stepfather used drugs, as did his mother. Kicked out of...

When the Holy Spirit came into Jewish New Ager, ‘things flew out’

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By Caleb Campos – Danna Weiss grew up a reformed Jew and became a New Age expert involved with crystals, yoga and meditation. “When I was...

She tried to fill the void in her heart at rave parties

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By Caleb Campos -- Michelle Reynoso seldom attended church with her family, but when she did, she felt something. “When I would walk into the atmosphere...

Actress Jen Lilley: Love for Jesus led to love of foster kids

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By Sandra Marroquin – TV star Jen Lilley proposed that she and her husband Jason become foster parents. He flatly refused – until the child...

Will Trump get behind move to rebuild Jewish Temple in Jerusalem?

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By Mark Ellis – President Trump’s unorthodox approach to foreign policy has riveted world attention, with some calling his plans for Gaza “brazen” or “insane”,...
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Let Your Enthusiasm Fuel Each Day

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By Carol Round - “He died under God’s judgment against our sins so that he could rescue us from constant falling into sin and...

Christian pastor and wife excluded from foster care because of beliefs

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By Alex Brick – Two Christian couples are suing Vermont’s Department for Children and Families (DCF), alleging their foster care licenses were revoked because of...

Christian mama-bear took on PornHub, and she’s winning!

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By Donny Ndoka – She’s the scourge of PornHub, a 43-year-old mother of two who got the world’s largest adult website to take down 90%...

Thief imprisoned with devil worshiper became theologian

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By Daniel Corado – Anthony Rogers is now a respected theologian, but he got his start in prison.  “I was running around the streets. I eventually...

ESPN anchor Sage Steele went through hell, but God lifted her up

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By Alex Brick – At the same time TV anchor Sage Steele was going through a divorce, got suspended by ESPN, caught COVID and began...

Son of sheik visited by Man in White

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By Daniel Corado – Nadalla Alrajo grew up in a strict Muslim family; his father is a sheik. As a three-year-old, he went to the...

RFK Jr. battled addiction, found ‘synchronicity’ in God amidst turbulent personal life

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By Milo Haskour – The Police brought Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to God. The Police, as in, the music group. “I picked up this book by...

After his toes turned black, doctors were alarmed

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By Ronald D. Mallett -- It was a balmy May morning, and I awoke to a chorus of songbirds riding the fenced balcony of our...

Rapper had early success, but paid a price

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By Alex Brick – By the time he was 17, his music video was already on BET. But a few years later, he was lost...

She took Ecstasy and went to EDM festivals

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By Sandra Marroquin — Rubee Lana grew up without a father and always felt resentment towards her mother. She argued a lot with her...
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Zero Pressure to be Perfect

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By Carol Round - “I’m not there yet, nor have I become perfect, but I am charging on to gain anything and everything the...

Conference to address whether Qur’an confirms or refutes Bible

Muslim Shadid Lewis will be taking on Christian apologists at the Phoenix Ministry to Muslim conference April 4-6 on the topics: Does the Qur'an...

Remembering Bonhoeffer 80 years after his martyrdom

By Charles Gardner -- With the 80th anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s martyrdom on April 9th, the fresh challenge to Christian faith posed by a new...

Veteran woman missionary helps de-stress believers

By Mark Ellis – A daughter of missionaries, Gaylen Williams joined Wycliffe Bible Translators when she was only 20, the youngest person at the time...

If God is finished with Israel, why is Jesus returning to Jerusalem?

By Charles Gardner -- The silence of the Church in the wake of the exponential rise of global antisemitism has been “deafening”, a UK pastor...

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    Idaho boy sent shoebox to ‘Christmas Child’ in Philippines, 14 years...

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    By Mark Ellis -- Many believers have stuffed a shoebox full of goodies for Operation Christmas Child, a project to bless children around the world...

    9/11 Remembrance: only known survivor from impact zone credits God

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    By Mark Ellis -- The 9/11 Commission credits Stanley Praimnath as the only known survivor from the impact zone at the World Trade Center towers...

    Missionary died thinking he was a failure; 84 years later thriving...

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    By Mark Ellis -- In 1912, medical missionary Dr. William Leslie went to live and minister to tribal people in a remote corner of the...

    Revival hits army base with 1459 receiving Christ

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    By Josie Rabbitt Bingham -- Army Chaplain Jose Rondon believes "there is nothing more exhilarating in life than seeing people come to Christ." In the...

    University settles lawsuit with scientist fired after he found soft tissue...

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    By Chad Dou -- CSUN scientist Mark Armitage found soft tissue in a dinosaur bone, a discovery that throws significant doubt on evolution. Then, two...

    God led Christian doctor in Texas to winning Covid treatment

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    By Mark Ellis -- He’s practiced medicine in Texas for 28 years, served on former Governor Perry’s healthcare task force, and is a medical expert...