You will see it in your social media news feed around April 22nd every year - it's Happy Earth Day! Earth Day is promoted by an environmentalist group Earth Day Network. It appears to be part of the Green movement - one which has New Age religious overtones. One of its partners is Interfaith Power & Light. … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap April 12 – 17, 2021
Christian News Weekly Recap April 12 – 17, 2021 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday April 12, 2021 ‘Victory’: Supreme Court Blocks California Restrictions on At-Home Bible Studies Overwhelming Police Presence Descends on Canadian Church as Protesters … [Read more...]
God wants Christians to be weak People
God wants Christians to be weak people. Not only does God want us to be weak, according to Paul Washer He is creating weakness in our lives, and for good reason. This goes against the narratives one often sees in Christian self-help books. Moreover, God often uses weak people and weaker armies to achieve His plans. … [Read more...]
The Joyful Prayer of Augustine
The Joyful Prayer of Augustine: Often when thinking of Augustine I remember the man who allegorized eschatology - rejected premillennialism, converted to amillennialism. It would be fair to say that many premillennialists and non-Calvinists avoid reading Augustine. Yet one thing I was taught over the years was that … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap April 5 – 10, 2021
Christian News Weekly Recap April 5 - 10, 2021 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday April 5, 2021 Ancient coin found in Jerusalem’s Old City may have been used to pay Temple tax Chinese Christians tortured in ‘brainwashing’ camps Franklin Graham Wins … [Read more...]
Looking Back from Emmaus
In this post I'll be briefly looking back from Emmaus into the Old Testament. The Emmaus account is one of my favorite New Testament interludes. In Luke 24:13-32 we read that after Christ's crucifixion two disciples are walking despondently back to their home in Emmaus. As they walk along a mysterious figure … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap March 29 – April 3, 2021
Christian News Weekly Recap March 29 – April 3, 2021 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday March 29, 2021 6th Circuit sides with Christian prof. who refused to call trans student by preferred pronoun At Least 20 Injured in ISIS-linked Suicide Bombing at … [Read more...]
A God of Love and Wrath
A God of love and wrath: Unfortunately, some things are learned the hard way. My wandering around in the New Age taught me several lessons I hope never to forget. I wish I hadn't gone through all that. But I probably needed to in order to drive these lessons into my thick skull. I finally learned the reality of … [Read more...]
Gloomy Dark and Sad Gethsemane
Gloomy, Dark and Sad Gethsemane! These are expressions used by the great hymn writers. For one night it surely was a place of doom and gloom. Yet Christ was victorious. A Place Called Gethsemane Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to His disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and … [Read more...]
Christian News Weekly Recap March 22 – 27, 2021
Christian News Weekly Recap March 22 – 27, 2021 This is a recap of the past week’s daily news items from our Christian News Section. Monday March 22, 2021 Church of England may impose black, minority ethnic quota for clergy Pakistani Judge Changes Christian’s Life Sentence to Death After Caving to Muslim … [Read more...]