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  • 750 people slaughtered at church alleged to hold the Ark of the Covenant

    by Dean Smith

    According to Europe External Programme with Africa, a Belgium NGO, the Maryam Tsiyon Church in Axum, Ethiopia was recently attacked by a group made up of soldiers with the Ethiopian army and members of the militant Amhara militia who slaughtered 750 members of the congregation. Amhara is a brutal terrorist organization that has been responsible for several massacres in Ethiopia in recent years. Several...

    January 22, 2021
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    Persecution
  • The Discovery of an ancient description, ‘Christ, born of Mary,’ hints to an earlier battle with heresy

    by Dean Smith

    Israeli archaeologists working in the Jezreel Valley recently announced that they found an ancient description of Jesus dated to the fifth century. It was found in the remains of a Byzantine Church located near the village of et-Taiyiba. Curiously, the phrase, “Christ, born of Mary,” may hint of a great theological battle that raged in the early church a couple of centuries earlier. The...

    January 21, 2021
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    Archaeology, Bible, News
  • Enforcing religious freedom in Moscow, Russia, err Idaho

    by Dean Smith

    A court has just ruled in favour of Gabriel Rench who was arrested on Sept 23, 2020, when nearly 200 believers gathered to worship and praise God during an outdoor service in the parking lot of the city hall in Moscow, Idaho. The event, called Psalm Sing, was sponsored by Christ Church and according to Gabriel Rench, who serves as a church deacon, they...

    January 20, 2021
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    Persecution, Politics, Religious, Teaching
  • Ironically, doing good to others, is good for you

    by Dean Smith

    Most have heard of Jesus’ story of the Good Samaritan who provided aid to a man who had been mugged by robbers and left for dead by the side of a road (Luke 10:25-37). And while he provided both medicinal and financial aid to the fallen man, studies have shown that people who are kind or help others may also be helping themselves. This...

    January 19, 2021
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    Studies, Teaching
  • Lessons from Nothing

    by Andy Becker

    Nothing. Scientists claim that everything came from nothing. But they have a hard time describing nothing or where it came from or why it was there. Nothing is crucial to their Big Bang Theory which is man’s attempt at explaining what God did without actually saying God did it. As you can imagine, this takes a lot of work and a lot of words....

    January 18, 2021
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    Creation, Opinion
  • Are religious people stupid?

    by smcintos

    You may have heard the arguments, psychologists have done many studies, and they have found that atheists are more intelligent than religious people. Here is a quote from an article linked here: “the research found that atheists performed better overall than the religious participants even when demographic factors like age and education were taken into consideration. Agnostics mostly placed between atheists and believers on...

    January 17, 2021
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    Religious, Studies, Teaching
  • OpenDoors reports a 60% increase in the number of believers who died for their faith in 2020

    by Dean Smith

    According to OpenDoors annual report, there was a 60% increase in the number of Christians who died for their faith in 2020 over 2019. This was a largely led by a dramatic rise in the number of Christians murdered in Nigeria by Islamic extremists. OpenDoors reported that 4,761 Christians died for their faith last year with 2,200 of them taking place in Nigeria. Several...

    January 14, 2021
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    End times, Persecution
  • Trump prophecies: Believe the prophets and you shall prosper?

    by Dean Smith

    “Believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.” (2 Chronicles 20:20 NKJV) Over the past few months, there have been dozens of prophecies proclaiming Donald Trump’s reelection as the President of the US. But along with these prophetic words, many have also cited a verse from Chronicles exhorting us to believe the prophets. In this article, I want to discuss why I believe this verse...

    January 13, 2021
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    Politics, Spiritual Gifts

News Briefs

January 23, 2021

Confused government = confused police = people paying the ...

January 23, 2021

How to manufacture a pandemic, $500 at a time

January 23, 2021

Canada’s sick political system

January 22, 2021

Are Jews being cleansed from UK universities?

January 22, 2021

Gold standard COVID test downgraded to tin?

January 21, 2021

Video: Monkey 1 – Tiger 0

January 21, 2021

Portland: Antifa peacefully celebrates Biden’s ...

January 21, 2021

People fleeing lockdown oppression?

January 21, 2021

It’s only a game?

January 20, 2021

Not a good sign

January 20, 2021

US Study: 900,000 deaths due to lockdowns

January 20, 2021

Manitoba: Private gyms closed, government gyms remain ...

January 19, 2021

Children suicides & self-harm skyrocket during lockdown,...

January 19, 2021

Some COVID good news, for a change

January 19, 2021

Wuhan doctors ordered to cover-up person-to-person...

Recent posts

A Strong Appeal to Those Who Prophesied Trump’s Reelection

Published by Guest Post

By Dr. Michael L. Brown Jan. 20 is past, and Joe Biden, not Donald Trump, is the president of the United States. To all those who prophesied that Trump...

January 23, 2021
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Main, Opinion, Politics, Spiritual Gifts

Disturbing reaction to Jeremiah Johnson’s apology on Trump prophecy

Published by Dean Smith

Last year, there were several prophecies that Donald Trump would win re-election as President of the US in 2020. And I have to confess I was sucked into this...

January 12, 2021
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Main, Politics, Religious, Spiritual Gifts

Mad Hater

Published by Andy Becker

Remember the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland? He was intense and temperamental, disturbed and dramatic. He may have been a fictional character yet he and his friend, the...

January 11, 2021
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Culture, Main, Opinion, Politics

Have archaeologists discovered the dance floor on which John the Baptist was condemned to death?

Published by Dean Smith

According to a report on Live Science, archaeologists claimed to have found the very dance floor on which John the Baptist was condemned to death. In the Gospels, we...

January 8, 2021
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Apologetics, Archaeology, Main, News, Spiritual Warfare

It was legal until God said ‘No’

Published by Dean Smith

An interesting thing happened to Howard Kirby who lives in Ovid, Michigan. In 2019, he bought an old couch for $70 from a Habitat for Humanity Restore. After he...

January 7, 2021
Comments 0
Main, Teaching, Testimony

House church found in Laodicean home may explain Revelation 3:15-17

Published by Dean Smith

Archaeologists working in the ancient city of Laodicea recently discovered a home in the ruins of the city dated to the first century that also contained a church. This...

January 6, 2021
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Apocalypse, Archaeology, Main, News

Are micro churches, the church of the future?

Published by Dean Smith

The COVID lockdowns has caused some church leaders to take a second look at their church structures. Typically, most churches have meetings on Sunday morning in a larger building...

January 5, 2021
Comments 0
Main, Teaching

The World keeps on Churning

Published by Andy Becker

Churning is not a word that most of us in daily conversation. When’s the last time you heard this: “Hey, Bob. What’s you got churning?” And that famous old...

January 4, 2021
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Apocalypse, End times, Main, Teaching

Our History and Our Future: What scary things will happen in 2021?

Published by smcintos

Our History and Our Future: What scary things will happen in 2021? This is a history lesson. I am writing this on January 1, and everyone I know is...

January 3, 2021
Comments 2
Main, Teaching, Thought for the day

Does a ritual bath confirm the location of the Garden of Gethsemane?

Published by Dean Smith

Oddly, the discovery of a ritual bath, also known as a mikveh, at the Church of Gethsemane (officially called The Church of All Nations and the Basilica of the...

December 31, 2020
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Archaeology, Bible, Main, News

Communist China: Jailed for doing God’s will?

Published by Dean Smith

On Dec. 28, 2020, China’s despotic communist regime sentenced a young woman, Zhang Zhan, 37, to four years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” in the communist...

December 30, 2020
Comment 1
Main, Persecution, Politics, Religious, Teaching, Testimony

The importance of the word ‘in’

Published by Dean Smith

Sometimes we completely underestimate the importance of some of the smallest words in the English vocabulary. Today, I want to talk about the simple two-letter word ‘in’ and more...

December 29, 2020
Comments 0
Main, Teaching

Book of Life

Published by Andy Becker

It is customary for essayists and journalists to write a year-end review or to make predictions for the new year. 2020 was a year that was difficult for many...

December 28, 2020
Comments 0
Bible, Main, Teaching

Low Temperature Religion: Is a Muslim Christmas possible?

Published by smcintos

There are stories this Christmas of Muslims putting up Christmas trees and putting gifts under them. I have read at least two of these stories in the news. The...

December 27, 2020
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Islam, Main, Religious, Teaching

Español

November 25, 2019

La mentira del suicidio

The angel Gabriel announcing Mary's conception by Paolo de Matteis 1712. This was part of the Feast of Annunciation (Mary's conception) celebrated by some Catholics on March 25th.
November 24, 2019

Por qué el 25 de Diciembre fue elegido como el cumpleaños de...

November 18, 2019

Revisado por especialistas, estudio médico revela que Dios...

November 17, 2019

Sigue siendo El Pecado una cosa?

Balaam confronted by Angel of God by Gustav Jager (1808-1871): Wikipedia
November 16, 2019

La arqueología confirma la existencia de Balaam

Small Pentecostal church service in Liberia. Photo: Multimedia Photography/Flickr/Creative Commons
November 15, 2019

¿Qué pasa cuando se hace una exploración de neuroimagen del...

November 10, 2019

Mayor estudio dice que el divorcio tiene un impacto negativo...

November 10, 2019

Un estudio revela los beneficios del optimism para la salud...

November 10, 2019

Estar enfadado y no pecar, pero ….

Denzel Washington Credit: GabboT/Wikipedia/Creative Commons
September 22, 2019

La profecía de una anciana sobre el actor Denzel Washington...

Credit: National Park Service, Alaska Region/Flickr/Creative Commons
September 21, 2019

‘Dame esa montaña’: Vivir la vida con la actitud...

September 20, 2019

Dios va a encontrar la manera

September 18, 2019

Orar como un hijo de Dios

Credit: Ruby Babson/Flickr/Creative Commons
August 27, 2019

Perdóname por el bien de tu corazón

Considered to be the location of the Garden Gethsemane located at the foot of Mount Olives in Jerusalem where Jesus sweated blood Credit: tango7174/Wikipedia
August 27, 2019

Mujer Italiana suda sangre confirmando Lucas 22:44

View of the Dome of the Rock and Western Wall. Many believe the Muslim Dome of the Rock is built on the original site of the Jewish Temple destroyed in 70 AD. Credit: Boris G/Flickr/Creative Commons

Will God allow a third Jewish temple to be built?

Published by Dean Smith

Many orthodox Jews and Evangelical Christians are looking forward to the day when Jews build a third temple in Jerusalem, replacing the one destroyed by the Romans in 70...

April 11, 2017
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Apologetics, End times, Israel, Main, News, z1, z75
Credit: Matt Fields/Flickr/Creative Commons

Fill my cup

Published by Barb Smith

‘’Chronically depleted’ is a term I have been running across lately describing the way women are functioning these days. It was a wake up call for me. I use...

April 10, 2017
Comments 6
Emotional health, Main, Spiritual, Women, z1
Hitler in Finland Credit: Wikipedia/SAkuva/Creative Commons

Those Pictures of Hitler

Published by smcintos

A few days ago I met a man who saw Hitler. He told a small group, including me, that he was four years old, in Czechoslovakia, and he remembers...

April 9, 2017
Comments 2
Main, News, Opinion, z1
Balaam's donkey could count. Credit: JohnBWilson/Flickr/Creative Commons

Can horses count and does it matter?

Published by Dean Smith

I have always wondered what is going on in my dog’s mind other than the obvious – did I leave the cupboard door open to the garbage can? In...

April 7, 2017
Comments 0
Apologetics, Bible, Main, News, Studies, z1
Queen Esther's feast where she exposes Haman by Johannes Spilberg the Younger (1619-1690) Credit: Rauantiques/Wikipedia

Artists and craftsmen point the way

Published by Myrna

Since the early stages of mankind, artists of the day have used imagery in their drawings to relate and preserve stories of their era.  In countries where Cave Drawings...

April 5, 2017
Comment 1
Arts, Main, Women, z1
Replica roman shields Credit: Kim Benson/Flickr/Creative Commons

Above all the shield of faith to repel condemnation and fear

Published by Dean Smith

When the Apostle Paul outlined the spiritual armor of the believer, one of the most prominent pieces he mentioned was the shield of faith: 16 above all, taking the shield...

April 4, 2017
Comment 1
Bible, Main, Teaching, z1
Lahore, Pakistan Credit: Usman Malik/Flickr/Creative Commons

Pakistani prosecutor tells 42 Christians to convert to Islam to escape murder charges

Published by Dean Smith

After Muslim extremists blew up a Catholic church in Lahore, Pakistan in 2015 killing 14 and injuring 75, Christians took to the streets. In the mayhem that followed, the...

April 3, 2017
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Islam, Main, News, Persecution, z1
A view of the Transantarctic Mountain Range in summer. Credit: Hannes Grobe/Wikipedia/Creative Commons

What do ancient tropical forests in the Arctic and Antarctic tell us?

Published by Dean Smith

When we look at the Antarctic we think of it as one giant bed of ice with the odd penguin strutting its stuff. But in the 1980s beneath all...

April 2, 2017
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Apologetics, Creation, Global Warming, Main, z1
Credit: Brandon Watts/Flickr/Creative Commons

Post Modernism: The Case for Rachel Dolezal

Published by smcintos

You might have heard of Rachel Dolezal, also known by her new legal name Nkechi Amare Diallo. She was once the president of the National Association for the Advancement...

March 30, 2017
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Main, News, News, Opinion, z1
Young Turkish women in traditional head scarves. Credit: Ozgur Mulazimoglu/Flickr/Creative Commons

Muslim woman hated Christians, but Jesus spoke to her in a dream

Published by Dean Smith

A story on Christian Aid about the conversion of a young Muslim women living along the coast of the Black Sea in Turkey tells us not to underestimate the...

March 28, 2017
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Islam, Main, News, Testimony, z1

Signs and wonders

November 17, 2020

A miracle on Mount Rainier?

October 30, 2020

Some call it a miracle: She survived COVID, a stroke, heart...

October 30, 2020

A ‘small miracle’ during Philadelphia’s...

October 27, 2020

Did Luke Bernard’s healing involve ‘battering&...

October 20, 2020

Young Norwegian boy, sick for 11 years, healed by power of...

September 18, 2020

Power of worship: Boy raised from the dead after drowning

July 17, 2020

A COVID-19 miracle

July 7, 2020

The secret to effective prayer may surprise you

May 19, 2020

Study confirms miraculous healing from blindness

April 28, 2020

How change reveals the truth of a miracle

March 31, 2020

Three interesting stories out of the COVID-19 pandemic

March 12, 2020

The ‘secret’ power behind speaking in tongues

March 5, 2020

Help my unbelief: An honest confession leads to a miracle

January 23, 2020

British pastor raised from the dead through world-wide prayer...

October 30, 2019

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Guru Jesus: It’s Not About You

Is it possible to learn from Jesus, without being Christian? Yes. Mahatma Gandhi was a Hindu who admired the teachings of Jesus, but never became a Christian. Gandhi’s ideas...

April 21, 2019
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Apocalypse, Apologetics, End times, Main, News, Persecution, Politics, Religious, z129

Can’t buy or sell because of Conservative beliefs?

Tucked within the Book of Revelation, a vision of the end times given the Apostle John, he saw a time coming when people would not be able buy or...

April 19, 2019
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Bible, Main, News, Religious, Teaching, z129

Why did it take five centuries for the cross to be embraced as a symbol of Christianity?

You may have seen the images circulating of how Notre Dame’s alter and cross survived the devastating fire that destroyed much of the church on Monday, April 15, 2019....

April 18, 2019
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Bible, Main, Teaching, Thought for the day, z129

Ultrasound of dangerous Mo-Mo pregnancy reveals two sisters fighting in the womb

A video out of China has caught the attention of millions of people worldwide. According to an article in the Daily Mail, Mr. Tao, 28, provided a video that...

April 17, 2019
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Apologetics, Archaeology, Main, News, Religious, z129

Catholic relics of Christ’s crucifixion saved from Notre Dame fire

The world was captivated by the burning of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris yesterday, April 15, 2019.  It is unquestionably one of the world’s most famous Christian landmarks and...

April 16, 2019
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Bible, Main, Teaching, z129

Three Crosses

On Easter we focus on Jesus and the cross. This is awesome and good. However there were three crosses that Good Friday. The middle cross has Jesus on it...

April 15, 2019
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Bible, Main, Opinion, Teaching, z129

Is Che Guevara Like Jesus?

When I was in high school, some of my fellow students were radical leftists, or at least they tried to be. We always knew them because they wore army...

April 14, 2019
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Emotional health, Main, Spiritual, Women, z129

Burnout: Fighting your past and future expectations

For the past month, I have been feeling anxiety, fear and intimidation and it has risen like a giant wall of foreboding in my life. At night I would...

April 12, 2019
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Abortion, Main, News, Religious, Testimony, z129

Why did Twitter shut down ‘Unplanned’ movie’s account?

It was a concerning development when Twitter shut down Unplanned movie’s Twitter account @UnplannedMovie. But it was certainly not unexpected as Twitter is gaining a reputation for trying to...

April 11, 2019
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Apologetics, Archaeology, Bible, Main, z129

Natan-Melech’s rise from obscurity: Archaeologist discover his bulla

It was a remarkable find, mostly because of its obscurity. Archaeologists working in Old Jerusalem found a small, burnt, clay bulla with the name “Natan-Melech, servant of the king”...

April 10, 2019
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