Christian News Weekly Recap – Week of 10/11/2015 This is a recap of this week’s news items from our Christian News Section. Sunday Oct 11, 2015 Church Services Held for Christian Students Killed in Oregon Shootings: 'These Kids Were Martyrs' Woman’s Car is Swept Away by a Raging Flood. That’s When She Sees the … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2015
Has the church replaced Israel?
Has the church replaced Israel? It would be fair to say that Replacement Theology was the majority view held by the church over the centuries, and also today. As we've noted in previous discussions this view denies any future fulfillment of prophecy for national Israel. Proponents of RT (sometimes called Fulfillment … [Read more...]
China Just Changed Persecution Forever
The persecution against Christians in China has just changed levels in a way that no one saw coming. According to a translated document obtained by BTJ, China is about to roll out one of the biggest plans of social control over Christians ever … [Read more...]
Grace Thru Faith Urgent Prayers
UPDATE 10/19/2015Jack Kelley passed away 10/18/2015. From GraceThruFaith website:Update: Last night after a beautiful time of prayer and worship over him, Jack went home to meet his Savior. It wasn’t the healing I, and so many others, had asked and believed for. But it is, in Jack’s words, the ultimate healing. … [Read more...]
Church Surprises Pizza Delivery Girl
Great story: Sycamore Creek Church in Pickerington, Ohio was wrapping up a sermon series called: "I was Broke. Now I'm Not." They ordered a pizza during a service, then shocked the driver with a tip of $1,046. The driver delivered the $5.99 pizza onstage, Pastor Steve Markle asked her what was the biggest tip … [Read more...]
ISIS vows to execute 180 Christian hostages
ERBIL – The Islamic State (ISIS) extremist group has vowed to execute 180 Christian hostages from the Assyrian minority who were kidnapped in February in the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakah, an Assyrian monitoring group reported. The radical group has demanded a ransom of $12 million for the release of the … [Read more...]
Looking for Christ’s Coming
Are you looking for Christ's coming at any moment? Alfred Edersheim certainly did. Moreover, he felt that it was vitally important for the fulfillment of the church's mission to do so: The ‘when’ - the day and the hour of His [Christ's] Coming - was to remain hidden from men and Angels. Nay, even the Son Himself - as … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap – Week of 10/4/2015
Christian News Weekly Recap – Week of 10/4/2015 This is a recap of this week’s news items from our Christian News Section. Sunday Oct 4, 2015 Annual Day of Prayer for Jerusalem Today Pastor Saeed’s Parents Break Down in Tears after Seeing Trauma He Endures School district fights ACLU, vows to keep saying ‘God … [Read more...]
Are We Paying Attention?
Are we paying attention to what's going on around us? Or are we so taken up in our own world that we don't recognize where we're quickly heading as a society? Some years ago, a friend of mine came into the gym we trained at, with a troubled mind. I would describe him as a Conservative Liberal. I know it sounds like … [Read more...]
Praying for a Breakthrough
Our Breakthroughs Are Opposed by Powerful Forces ... In the spiritual realm, as opposed to the terrestrial, the church is an invading force. Though we can easily slip into a defensive, circle-the-wagons mindset, Jesus clearly intends for us to be aggressors, not merely defenders. The Great Commission is to “go and … [Read more...]
