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Fight Fear - The Stream
By The Stream Published on June 2, 2024 I realized something recently that shocked me. It rocked me. It made me rethink so much of what I know about this struggle for mental and emotional health. Here’s what I realized: Both fear and faith require the same amount of energy. They both ask you to believe in something that hasn’t happened yet, and then act on that belief. They are really two sides to the same coin. Fear wants you to believe the worst is ahead of you.
Jesus Overcame Betrayal. You Can, Too.
Have you ever been betrayed? Today, as we collectively remember the moment when Jesus was betrayed by one of His closest friends and handed over to authorities to face humiliation, physical torture, and eventual gruesome death, we ponder this. Betrayal takes on many forms and faces. It seeps into our relationships, business dealings, military institutions, and geopolitical alliances. In its purest essence, betrayal shatters trust.
A Biblical Look At Identity
Colossians 3:9-13 identifies a new self renewed after the image of its creator, finds unity and belonging in Christ, demonstrates Godly traits, and encourages a heart of forgiveness. V.9-10 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Who am I? Why am I here? What’s my place in the world?
Three Bible Precepts For Life Success
Three Bible Precepts for life success. The Bible speaks a lot on the meaning and path to life success. Here are three precepts it teaches. Oddly, I did not come by them through deep scriptural study although they are clearly taught in the Bible. But from a remark my orthopedic surgeon made during an office visit as we planned for my upcoming total knee replacement surgery. He said there are three parts to a successful surgery.
A Study Of Colossians 3:1-4
A study of Colossians 3:1-4 covers the desire for Godliness, making an intentional decision, and anticipating a future life with Christ. A study of Colossians 3:1-4. The desire for Godliness If then you have been raised with Christ… Paul uses baptism in Colossians 2:12 as a picture of how followers identify with Christ. “Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith.” And he explains the symbolism behind it.
A Study Of Colossians 2:15-19
A Study of Colossians 2:15-19 covers disarming the rulers and authorities, avoiding disqualifications, and holding fast to the head. A Study of Colossians 2:15-19. Disarming the rulers and authorities V.15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
A Study of Colossians 2:10-14
A Study of Colossians 2:10-14 presents Jesus as the sovereign God who spiritually circumcises, the one who replaces the law, and baptism the symbol of a new life in Christ. A Study of Colossians 2:10-14. Jesus is the sovereign God who spiritually circumcises. V.10 And you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority Paul says in V.9, the whole fullness of deity dwelled bodily in Jesus and in V.10, the Colossians were filled in Jesus.
Knowing What’s Coming Will Help You Endure
If you started reading this post thinking you were going to hear doom and gloom about what’s coming for us here on earth, you’re not thinking big enough! Yes, there’s plenty of doom and gloom ahead, but I’m starting to realize that the key to facing and fighting the suffering and evil of this world is to have a confident hope in the glorious eternity that awaits us.
The Only Way to Carry a Heavy Burden
I don’t need to tell you that life is hard. The older you are, the better you know this. The heavy burdens of past grief, present suffering, and anxiety about the future can easily overwhelm us, but they don’t have to. There’s wisdom about handling suffering to be learned from those who have gone through it before us.
Fathers: Your Families Would Rather 'See' a Sermon than Hear One
By Shane Idleman Published on June 18, 2023 Our ministry frequently receives email correspondence from desperate wives and mothers. They often read something like this one: How do we respond to that? This column is a start. Think of it as my letter, not to this wife but to her husband. He’s one of many thousands of men who might not even suspect that their “difficult” wives are suffering, or the role that a husband often plays in causing it. Are We Men Being Leaders?
How God’s People Navigate Troubled Times - Crossmap Blogs
How God’s people navigate troubled times is demonstrated in the book of Ruth. How to remain faithful to God during a time of civil and moral uncertainty. The story revolves around the Old Testament Jewish law of redemption. According to the law, the nearest male relative was responsible for preserving the family name and property when there was death in a family. It included buying back property (Lev. 25:25) and marrying a childless, young widow to preserve the family name (Duet. 25-5-10).
The Question Jesus Asked We All Must Answer - Crossmap Blogs
The question Jesus asked we all must answer is presented in Matthew 16:13-16. Do you know how you will answer it? The question Jesus asked we all must answer was presented to his disciples Jesus did not directly and publicly announce he was the Messiah. The Son of God. He was subtle and indirect, but when you examine scripture, he makes it clear that’s exactly who he was. And he carried himself in a confident manner that demonstrated he was fully aware of his identity and his mission.
When Jesus Healed a Woman’s Blood Disorder - Crossmap Blogs
When Jesus healed a woman’s blood disorder. It’s a story found in Luke 8:43-48 that demonstrates the compassion and care God has for every person. When Jesus healed a woman’s blood disorder. It was a story within a story. When Jesus healed a women’s blood disorder, he was actually on his way to heal someone else. He was responding to Jairus who was identified as a ruler of the temple. Jairus implored Jesus to go with him and heal his seriously ill daughter who was at home.
He Gets Us, But Do We Get Him? The Case for Criticizing False Teachers
I once got an angry email from a lady who didn’t like the fact that I criticized a false teacher on our I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist podcast. “You shouldn’t criticize other Christians!” she scolded me. Do you see the problem with this? There she was criticizing me, another Christian, while claiming you ought not criticize other Christians. To paraphrase Elon Musk, if irony could kill, she’d be dead right now.
Your Value - The Stream
By John Bevere Published on February 19, 2023 According to Jesus, God so deeply cherishes you that He knows the number of hairs on your head. Science estimates most humans have on average 100,000 hairs on their scalp. If you put 10,000 people in a room, do you think you could determine which one has 99,569 hairs? Even if you guessed correctly, you’d be wrong in minutes because the average person loses 50 to 100 hairs per day. God knows our exact number at any given moment! What does this tell us?
Should Christians Read Books by Atheists?
I was recently asked whether Christians should read books by people like Richard Dawkins or other atheists. It’s a good question. It’s wise to acquaint ourselves with people who hold views opposed to our own. At the same time, it might be ill-advised to read authors who devote their time, energy, and intellect to dismantling religious convictions when you don’t normally traffic in that field and don’t have the resources to understand their arguments or respond.
God's Valentine for a Broken Heart
Every day we see evidence of God’s providential hand at work in our lives. Once in a while, however, God just goes overboard and specifically lavishes us with His tender mercy and love. Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted.” I have a sweet friend named Brenda. One day at a ladies’ Bible study, she shared the story of her experiences on the first Valentine’s Day that she was alone after the death of her husband and friend, Larry.
The #1 Problem With the Conservative Movement in America
Whether it’s news headlines filled with gore and gruesome violence or chaos and confusion echoing across our land, we must realize that there is no Plan B. Our only hope is a mighty move of God’s Spirit to awaken the spiritually dead. Drink Deeply From the Well In John 7, we get an incredible glimpse into the cure for our chaos when Jesus cried, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.
Finding Your God Center - Crossmap Blogs
Finding your God center is an ongoing journey for Christ-followers. Because we live in a world of opposites. Right and left. Hot and cold. Big and little. And the best location is somewhere in the middle. Here are three principles from Ephesians 5:15-21 to help you find your God center. Finding your God center involves watching your walk V.15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,,, The word “walk” in v.15 is used figuratively and means your personal conduct and behavior.
God is Not Going Out With a Whimper
Whatever your end-time beliefs might be, I can assure you of this. God is not going to end this age with a whimper and on a note of defeat. Instead, He will bring His grand plan to pass with a climax — a climax of redemption and outpouring and salvation. I personally hold to what is known as historic premillennialism. This means that I do not believe in a pre-trib rapture (see here for a book I co-authored with Prof. Craig Keener on the subject).
Dayton Pastor Publishes Second Detective Novel For Christian Book Market
Finding Grace is the second detective novel by Chip Tudor. It follows Jack Sterling and presents entertaining characters, witty dialogue, and a Christian theme. DAYTON, OHIO, UNITED STATES, September 13, 2022 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Chip Tudor is an author, blogger, professional writer and pastor all rolled into one. And they all contribute to his latest detective novel, Finding Grace, which is available on Amazon in e-book and paperback formats.
Some Honest Questions for Atheists
If you consider yourself an atheist today, or if you considered yourself an atheist in the past, I’d love to ask you some honest questions. But I do not ask these questions to win a debate. Or to be antagonistic. Or to buttress my own beliefs by exposing alleged weaknesses in your position. On the contrary, I ask these questions so I can better understand your mindset as an atheist.
3 Top Anti-Christian Accusations in Post-Roe v. Wade America, and How to Answer Them
Plus details in how to take part in tomorrow night's special webinar "How to Have a Good Disagreement in a World Turned Disagreeable." By Tom Gilson Published on July 5, 2022 There’s nothing quite like a great governmental decision to turn up the heat across America, and the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade is no exception. The noise since then has been deafeningly pro-abortion, and it’s been angry.
Carpe Momentum! (Seize the Moment!)
We’re familiar with the Latin saying, Carpe Diem!, meaning, “Seize the day!” But as I’ve been meditating on making my life even more fruitful for the Lord, it has struck me that better than seizing the day is seizing the moment. Carpe momentum! Rather than saying, “I thank You, Lord, for this day,” I’m finding myself saying more and more, “Thank You, Lord, for NOW.” After all, “now” is all that we ever have. We don’t have “today” as a 24-hour entity.
Amazon’s Doorbell Cameras Recognize ‘Suspicious’ People by Their Face, Voice and Smell
By Ailan Evans Published on December 21, 2021 Amazon was recently granted 17 patents for biometric doorbell technology that analyzes people’s faces, voice, skin texture and smell. Ring, Amazon’s doorbell and home surveillance business, was awarded a patent in July for facial recognition technology integrated with a doorbell camera that recognizes faces and notifies the homeowner of who is at the door, according to filings first reported by Business Insider.
Thanksgiving and a Day of Prayer
By Dave Kubal Published on November 22, 2021 Each year, Americans politely applaud and hit “like” during the customary presidential pardon of the Thanksgiving turkey. But in 2021, with a nation in turmoil and culturally divided against itself, we need much more than quaint rituals and heavily scripted White House proclamations — we need to follow the lead of our greatest forefathers by putting our heads down and bringing our hearts to God.
Sentimentalism and American Atheism
By Dwight Longenecker Published on October 7, 2021 This week the officials of the State of Missouri executed Ernest Johnson, who was convicted of three brutal murders during a convenience store hold up in 1994. As usual, the execution raised protests and continued the debate over capital punishment.
Still Think We Don’t Face a Police State? Biden DoJ Targets Dissident Parents at School Board Meetings as “Extremists”
We now know that FBI plants and informants outnumbered the actual conspirators in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. It even seems likely that the idea originated with FBI agents. They then trolled right-wing groups to try to recruit Michiganers disgruntled by her seizure of emergency powers citing COVID. (Her power-grab entailed dumping COVID patients at nursing homes, where they killed thousands of old folks.
Playboy Magazine: From Lewdness to Perversion
In many ways, the story of Playboy Magazine is the story of the sexual revolution, from its first cover featuring Marilyn Monroe in 1953 to its current cover featuring a gay man dressed as a Playboy bunny. It is the story of moral degeneration, from lewdness to perversion. I wonder how all the hot-blooded, heterosexual male Playboy readers will fancy this bold new cover?
John Zmirak Interviews Eric Metaxas: Is Atheism Really Dead? Or Is It Just Pining for the Fjords?
John Zmirak Interviews Eric Metaxas: Is Atheism Really Dead? Or Is It Just Pining for the Fjords? By John Zmirak Published on October 5, 2021 •
I Oppose 'Public Health,' and You Should Too
Perhaps the most alarming Gospel reading that exists confronted us last Sunday, at least in my church: ‘If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than with two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut if off. It is better for you to enter into life crippled than with two feet to be thrown into Gehenna. And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out.
Book Teaches How to Test a Vision of Justice
By Lewis Waha Published on September 18, 2021 The term “social justice” divides Christians. For some, these words signal action that the church has long put off, to its shame. For others, they mean a misguided project poisoning all it touches. Others are undecided or confused about it all. Thaddeus J. Williams aims to help Christians think through the debate in his book Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth. He affirms that social justice can be biblical.
Sobering Questions About the Afghan Debacle
An interview with religious freedom advocate Johannes de Jong By John Zmirak Published on August 27, 2021 For years now, Stream readers have been informed by Johannes de Jong, who specializes in promoting religious freedom in the Islamic world. John Zmirak reached out to him for his insights on the current crisis in Afghanistan.
Sorry, the End Isn’t Near
I know people who think that Jorge Bergoglio isn’t the pope. I know others who firmly expect that the Apocalypse is just around the corner. Tempting as I find both opinions, I rather suspect that they’re wrong. It’s easy to get misled by Polyannish wishful thinking. Just a few more years of crisis, then KABOOM and Jesus wins.
What Makes This 91-Year-Old Man So Energetic and Full of Life?
It’s hard to believe Don Finto is 91 years old. Very hard. In fact, unless you actually knew his age, you would have no way of knowing that he was that old. Not from his energy level. Not from the clarity of his thought and speech. Not from his appearance. Not from the firm backslap he greets you with. And certainly not from his overflowing enthusiasm. What is the key to his longevity?
The Stumbling of Our Country Recalls Us to the Cross
Let’s confess it: America has been humbled. First during Trump’s presidency, when our elites abandoned any pretense of patriotism and high-minded civic concern. Instead, they treated our duly elected president like some foreign-imposed dictator, the fruit of “Russian collusion.” Then our media and social media decided that half of their fellow citizens were reckless, hate-mongering rubes. After that, our cities erupted with carefully coordinated, Marxist-led riots.
Innocent as Serpents, Wise as Doves: America’s Church Leaders and the COVID Vaccine Betrayal
Joshua Charles did the world and the Church a service by going public with his experience in the White House, regarding the abortion links of the COVID vaccine. If you haven’t read his account, please do. I’d like to put his narrative back in context, and explain what we can learn from it — especially about how not to run a Church or advance the Gospel. After China’s engineered bioweapon escaped the lab, China locked down domestic travel, even welding sick people to die in their homes.
Academics Shine a Critical Light on Progressive Christians
By Lewis Waha Published on July 31, 2021 Elites have long seen conservative Christians as intolerant and obsessed with politics. It’s a simple view that few have been able successfully to complicate into a more realistic picture. George Yancey and Ashlee Quosigk may have done so in their new book One Faith No Longer: The Transformation of Christianity in Red and Blue America. From sociological research data, they argue that progressive and conservative Christians are headed for a permanent split.
Parents, It’s Time for Some Righteous Indignation
To all parents with children in school, you have every right to be angry when your kids’ teachers treat you as the enemy. When they decide to teach your children something controversial and hide that information from you. When they insert themselves between you and your offspring. That is unethical, and that is evil. To repeat: you have every right to be angry.
Is Taking the Dead Baby Vaccine Our Pinch of Incense for Caesar? Obadiah Asks Karen
The Stream is running a series of fanciful political dialogues between a white female Democrat, “Karen,” a Manhattan native, and a white male Republican from Lubbock, Texas, “Obadiah.” Since Obadiah has been banned from Twitter and Facebook thanks to Karen’s complaints, the exchange takes place on Gab.com — a free speech platform which Karen has joined with the intent of monitoring it for “hate speech.” Blood on Your Hands KAREN: Here you are again, undermining public health and proving that...
Middle School Teacher Fired for Informing Parents That Their Two Children Had Decided to Become 'Transgender'
School officials pushing the “transgender” agenda in middle schools have become hostile and brutal toward those who refuse to comply. A Massachusetts middle school teacher with a spotless 20-year record has been fired by the principal and superintendent. Her “crime” was informing the parents of a boy and girl what the school staff was doing to their children. In their zeal to fire her, they concocted a list of phony reasons that were easily debunked by the teacher’s attorney.
The Morning Brew: Big Tech Giants Collude Against 'Hate Speech,' More Lies from Dr. Fauci, and How to Get Thrown Off Your Woke Neighbor's Lawn
By John Zmirak Published on July 27, 2021 Good morning! We hope you’re ready for another day living under the Bidenist Occupational Government. Big Tech has announced that it’s coordinating with left-wing pressure group the Anti-Defamation League to share databases of people and organizations Big Tech really hates. That’s why they call them “hate groups,” just as the Oligarchs label speech they really hate “hate speech.” Read more about it at Gab.com.
Thoughts on Patriotism and the Olympic Games
Can you imagine what would happen to an Olympic athlete from China or North Korea if he or she decided to protest their national flag at a medal ceremony? That would likely be the last thing that person did as a free human being. That’s another reason why I appreciate the freedoms we have here in America. At the same time, that doesn’t mean that I have to like such protests at the Olympics. In point of fact, I don’t. That’s part of my freedom as an American, too.
What’s So Bad About Encouraging Female Modesty?
There is no doubt that many Christians were injured by the so-called Purity Culture movement, however well-intentioned it may have been. Some were under the misimpression that if they stayed pure before their wedding, they were guaranteed to have a wonderful marriage, sexually satisfying as well. Some were made to be feel shamed and unclean, as if having a nice figure was sinful or as if being attractive was ungodly.
Sean Hannity is Right: Take COVID-19 Seriously
Both of my daughters battled COVID-19 earlier this month. The virus and its variants are very real. Natalie Sileo, the youngest daughter of Stream contributing senior editor Tom Sileo, rests in the hospital while recently battling COVID-19. By Tom Sileo Published on July 23, 2021 On Monday night, Fox News host Sean Hannity surprised some of his viewers by urging his large audience to “please take COVID seriously.” He is right and my family’s recent ordeal with COVID-19 proves it.
As Pope Francis' Allies in China Cannibalize Religious Prisoners in Concentration Camps, He Keeps the World Safe from Latin Chant
Catholics worldwide are lurching toward the “learned helplessness” that lab animals slide into after getting shocked too often, till they just stare blankly and tragically through the bars of their little cages. Or parishes, as the case may be. Deviating the Papacy Down I wrote two weeks ago about how Pope Francis has discredited major aspects of papal authority by endorsing Rev. James Martin’s campaign for same-sex marriage.
Grace and Truth Must Go Together: A Biblical Perspective on Tolerance
The traditional definition of tolerance is sympathy for others’ beliefs that conflict with our own, even admitting that our views may be wrong. But today’s definition refuses to assess right and wrong, assuming that all beliefs, values and lifestyles are equally valid.
Trans Pushiness: You Don't Have to be Wrong to be Bad; You're Just Bad
Hey, folks, this is almost exciting. I’ve discovered a new principle in the gender world: You can “misgender” a person, and you’re never wrong — not wrong at all! I’m not sure there’s even such a thing as being wrong about it! Don’t get too excited, though. It’s only almost exciting. Misgender someone, and you’re a bad person. You may not be wrong, but you’re still bad. Very bad. I’m not making this up. It comes from long experience with trans activism.
What’s the Big Idea Behind a Biblical Worldview?
By Chip Tudor Published on March 31, 2021 What’s the big idea behind a biblical worldview? Actually, the Bible presents many big ideas. But here are three foundational to the Christian faith. A Big Idea Behind A Biblical Worldview Is Authority The Bible teaches that God is perfect, all powerful, all knowing and everywhere at once. Concepts that are impossible for my mind to grasp. But the big idea I can grasp is that God is the ultimate authority.
How I Educated Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
It was late on Christmas Eve when I happened upon a story with this headline: “Neil deGrasse Tyson: Santa ‘Doesn’t Know Zoology,’ Rudolph Was ‘Misgendered.”’ Intrigued, I clicked on the link, which then took me to Dr. deGrasse Tyson’s tweet, which was absolutely devastating. It read: Santa doesn’t know Zoology: Both male & female Reindeer grow antlers. But all male Reindeer lose their antlers in the late fall, well-before Christmas.
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