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September 6, 2016 | by Guest Authors | Church Legal Issues, Civil Disobedience, Persecution of Christians, Shared Articles
charismanews.com/world/58707-george-o-wood-america-now-at-a-matthew-13-25-tipping-point? By: George O. Wood Mattthew 13:25-26: “While everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.” I feel impelled to write you this most unusual pastoral letter. I do it out of deep concern and I ask […]
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August 9, 2016 | by Guest Authors | Historical Study, Middle East, Persecution of Christians, Shared Articles
charismanews.com/opinion/59075-isis-kill-list-names-15-000-christian-americans-targeted-for-death? By: BETHANY BLANKLEY 8/8/2016 According to a report recently made public, early this year, ISIS specifically identified 15,000 Christian Americans for death and instructed jihadists already in America to begin widespread murder. The Kill List report comes in the wake of ISIS already publicly warning American and British Christians that “they were next.” British police last […]
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August 9, 2016 | by Guest Authors | Church Growth, Family Enrichment, Finances, Pastoral Development, Shared Articles
15 things young preachers need to know about seniors By: Joe McKeever 7/20/16 “They will still bear fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and very green…” (Psalm 92:14). All generalizations are false. Including this one. Every rule has its exceptions. Including this one. Even so, I’m going to make some general […]
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July 27, 2016 | by Guest Authors | Church Growth, Church Legal Issues, Funerals, Shared Articles
THANK YOU to each of you who have responded to date. I appreciate hearing from you. So far, the only responses I have received are enerally supportive of cremation. Aat the conclusion of these responses, I will offer to you Jewish law on this subject, Pastor T. Elwood Long, retired N.C. Conference bishop. I thank […]
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July 18, 2016 | by Guest Authors | Emotional healing, Moral issues, Shared Articles
Originally posted at http://yellowhammernews.com/faithandculture/condoleezza-rice-prayer-nation/ By: Cliff Simms, July 13, 2016 Alabama native and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice delivered a stirring prayer over the weekend during a church service at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in California. Rice was born and raised in Birmingham. She addressed the racially-charged atmosphere sweeping the nation in the wake […]
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July 18, 2016 | by Guest Authors | Biblical Study, Finances, Funerals, Historical Study, Moral issues, Shared Articles
What, dear readers, is your experience with cremations? I would like very much to hear from readers who are willing to talk about the subject, and I hope to share some of your thinking in a blog soon. The national average for cremations as a percentage of all funerals has skyrocketed from 5% in 1962, to 25.5% […]
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July 12, 2016 | by Guest Authors | Church Legal Issues, Persecution of Christians, Shared Articles, Uncategorized
This article was released June 29. President Putin has now signed this very oppressive law. It is now the law of the land in Russia. — Pastor Frank Originally published at: http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2016/june/no-evangelizing-outside-of-church-russia-proposes.html By: Kate Shellnutt Christians in Russia won’t be allowed to email their friends an invitation to church or to evangelize in their own […]
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July 12, 2016 | by Guest Authors | Church Growth, Church Legal Issues, Civil Disobedience, Persecution of Christians, Public Schools, Shared Articles, Uncategorized
On the verge of a precedent that should not be set. Originally published at: http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2016/june/californias-religious-liberty-moment-coming-to-state-near-y.html By: Ed Stetzer and Martin Duren The California legislature is poised to consider legislation that could destroy the ability of numerous faith-based colleges and universities to pursue the mission for which they were created. SB 1146, one of two […]
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June 21, 2016 | by Guest Authors | Church Legal Issues, Pastoral Development, Persecution of Christians, Shared Articles
By: Raul Rivera June 16, 2016 Originally posted at: https://www.startchurch.com/blog/view/name/what-the-orlando-shooting-means-to-your-church After this past weekend’s tragic shooting in Orlando, Florida, many people are once again asking themselves, “What is this world coming to?” Over the last few days, the Church, as a whole, has done a wonderful job of actually being the Church by loving, showing grace, […]
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June 14, 2016 | by Guest Authors | Emotional healing, Family Enrichment, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Shared Articles, Uncategorized
Released by Focus on the Family, June 6, 2016 http://www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage/divorce-and-infidelity/affairs-and-adultery/dancing-on-the-edge By: A pastor who’s been there. You think it won’t happen to you, can’t happen to you. You think, There’s no way. Not me! Think again. Flirting with danger. I thought it was innocent at the time. She was a church staff member, so we […]
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