Former Atheist, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, expresses her regret over mocking Christianity
In a recent panel discussion in New York City, a former atheist again revealed her belief in God and expressed regret over her past attacks on Christianity.
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How a supernatural vision led to one of the largest water baptisms in America’s history
Jesus told His disciples, “My sheep hear my voice” and I believe the Lord speaks to us through the Holy Spirit. We see an example of this in Acts 8, when Philip encountered the Ethiopian Eunuch. We are told that God spoke to Philip in two ways. First, we are told that an Angel of the Lord appeared to Philip telling him, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza” (verse 26). Some suggest the angel may have spoken to Philip through a vision or a dream. Then as Philip walked down this road, we read that Jesus communicated with Philip again when he encountered a chariot, but in a different way. “Then the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go up and join this chariot,’” Luke writes in verse 29. We are not told specifically how the Holy Spirit spoke to Philip, but it does not appear to be through a prophetic word or word of knowledge given by another individual. The Holy Spirit communicated this message directly to Philip, who …
Pastor miraculously saved as gun misfires during Sunday service
A miracle unfolded during a church service in Pennsylvania this past Sunday (May 5, 2024), the Daily Mail reports. Pastor Glenn Germany was preaching at the Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church, in North Braddock, PA, when a young man allegedly stood up, walked down the aisle with a gun, pointed it directly at Germany, and pulled the trigger. Everything was caught on camera as the service was being live-streamed. Miraculously, the gun misfired. Clarence McCallister, one of the church’s deacons, immediately leaped out of his pew, and tackled the alleged shooter, Bernard Polite, before he could fire again. Both Germany and McCallister were able to detain the young man who seemed to be struggling with mental health issues until the police arrived. Pastor Germany added that Polite actually apologized for what happened and allegedly told the pastor ‘Look, spirits was in my mind. They got in my mind and they told me come in and shoot the pastor.’ Germany added that he has already forgiven the alleged shooter, but added that the most difficult part was …
Ex-Latin Kings gang member now preaches the Gospel
Fox News had an interesting story about how a former member of the Latin Kings Nation is now preaching the gospel and serving God. Having just served a lengthy prison term, Andy “Rebirth” Pellerano became a Christian after surviving a near fatal drug overdose. Today, he is not only preaching the Gospel, but also sings and in 2018 won Nola Gospel Rap Artist of the Year. In an interview on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Pellerano explained how his gang life started. “I was around 14, 15 years old and I let five grown men jump me so I could be their friend, as I like to put it,” Pellerano said. “So what would I have to do to keep that friendship? And it led to a first-degree attempted murder, three counts of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated criminal damage. It was gang-related. I was 16, I made 17. I was charged as an adult.” But a close call with a drug overdose resulted in him starting to go to church, and ultimately transformed his life. …
The Holy Spirit is continuing to move on Gen Z at the University of Tennessee
Despite the negative reports of the rampant violence and antisemitism occurring in American universities, we have another report on how the Holy Spirit is moving on university campuses. This involves a recent outpouring at the University of Tennessee on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, CBN reports. Over 8,000 students gathered at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN, which saw hundreds of students respond, and 150 get water baptized. This was the last event of the year for the semester, and it was obvious many students were impacted. “We have been waiting for a move like this all school year,” a student told FOX & Friends. “At the finale of the event we were singing ‘Speak the Name of Jesus’ and students just rushed to the front. I brought my buddy and it brought us to our knees. There are just no words for the experience.” “Just seeing the presence of the Lord fill the room and how people from all different backgrounds came together for one reason and to worship Jesus is just so awesome,” another female …
Actress Candace Bure talks about how the Holy Spirit is invading Hollywood
In an interview with CBN, Christian actress Candace Bure stated that she has seen a growing interest in Christianity in Hollywood recently. In particular, the former Fuller House star talked about actress Danica McKellar’s decision to become a Christian due in part to Bure’s influence. Danica starred in the popular TV series, Wonder Years. “It’s pretty incredible from the people that I’ve walked hand-in-hand with and encouraged along the way,” Bure said. “And just to have a small part of knowing that I planted a seed, or maybe spoke a word that encouraged them along to become a believer — or strengthen their faith in Christ.” Bure also talked about her recent involvement in Christian movies, which she had purposefully avoided because of their poor quality. But that changed recently. “Within the last, I would say, five years, the quality is incredible,” Bure told CBN. “It’s like people of faith are coming out of the woodwork.” This led to Bure’s decision to serve as both the executive producer and act in the Christian movie Unsung …
Russel Brand announced plans to be baptized on Sunday, April 28, 2024
Russel Brand, a controversial British comedian, actor, and podcaster, just announced on April 26, that he will be getting baptized this Sunday (April 28, 2024), Fox News reports. Over the past several months, Brand has been expressing an increased interest in the Christian faith. This included videos stating that he has started reading the Bible and notable Christian author, CS Lewis. In one video, he also explained his decision to wear a Christian cross and even discussed the possibility of getting water baptized. “What’s been explained to me is, it’s an opportunity to die and be reborn. An opportunity to leave the past behind and be reborn in Christ’s name,” Brand said in his most recent video. “Like it says in Galatians: that you can live as an enlightened and awakened person,” Brand added. He also said that as the world seems to be getting crazier, he has noticed a growing interest in the Christian faith. “People are so cynical about the increasing interest in Christianity and the return to God, but to me, it’s …
The Holy Spirit performs a miracle in a city park
If I am honest, this is my favorite style of miracle. It is one that didn’t take place in a church or revival service, but rather one that occurs outside the church walls, like in this instance, a city park. In an Instagram Reel, Pastor Jake Lazar shared the story of a miracle that took place while he was out walking his dog and encountered a man by the name of Jeremy who was also walking his dog. Sensing a prompting of the Holy Spirit, Pastor Jake struck up a conversation with Jeremy, who served as an officer in the Marines, which led to an opportunity to share the Gospel. Before they parted ways, Pastor Jake asked if he could pray for Jeremy’s healing, as he was required to wear hearing aids. Though nothing noticeable seemed to happen at that moment, two weeks later, Pastor Jake was out walking his dog again and ran into Jeremy, who was excited to tell him the news. “I’ve been looking everywhere for you, man!” Jeremy exclaimed. In a …
Dealing with anger by forgiving a mass murderer who killed his sister
Many remember the Columbine High School massacre that took place, in Columbine, Colorado on April 20, 1999, resulting in the deaths of 12 students and a teacher at the hands of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Harris and Klebold committed suicide when police finally stormed the school. This year marks the 25 anniversary of the horrific mass murder that also saw 24 people injured. One of the survivors of that shooting was Craig Scott, now 41, who recently shared with the Christian Post how a missionary trip to Africa helped him deal with his anger and hatred by enabling him to forgive the two killers. Scott was in the library when he heard shots going off at the school and hid under a table. While under the table, he prayed to God for help dealing with the fear and felt impressed by the Holy Spirit that he needed to get out of the library. He ended up helping several students leave the library as well. Most of the killings ended up taking place in the …
How one Nigerian Christian came to terms with the horrific persecution taking place in that country
There is a horrific persecution of Christians taking place in Nigeria by Islamic extremists. According to a report published by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, an estimated 8,000 Christians were killed in that country last year because of their faith, some in horrific ways. The non-governmental agency added that 50,000 Christians have been killed in that country by Muslim extremists since 2009. Along with this, over 18,000 churches and 2,200 Christian schools were set on fire. In a recent op-ed for the Christian Post, Oscar Amaechina, who serves as the president of Afri-Mission and Evangelism Network, Abuja, Nigeria, wrote about his personal struggles dealing with this horrific persecution of believers. “I have persistently asked God in the past why He would not protect His servants,” Amaechina wrote. “I expected God to arise and fight for the Nigerian Christians, but He remained silent.” “I wept profusely when I saw the video of how Lawan Andimi, the chairman of a local chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), was beheaded,” he continued, …
Influential YouTuber explains his decision to delete videos and follow Christ
There has been a remarkable transformation in the life of a popular YouTuber, JiDion, who became a Christian probably sometime in 2023, Premier Christian News writes. He has over 7.7 million followers on his YouTube Channel and in October 2023, he deleted all his videos, except one. This meant 121 of his 122 videos were gone. Many of them had millions of views, with several exceeding 10 million. They were mostly prankster videos and his byline, before the deletion, basically described what he did. “I like messing with strangers…” JiDion wrote. JiDion deleted those videos because they conflicted with his decision to follow Christ. This decision comes complete with a new byline, “Retired menace. Full time follower of Jesus.” JiDion has since added two new videos, one of which explained his decision to delete the videos. “If I’m gonna truly give my life over to God, I gotta also take out the wickedness that I put into the world,” JiDion said. “As an influencer, I failed this generation horribly…I can’t be the way I was …
Over 12,000 people were water-baptized in France on Easter Sunday
Despite reports that France is going through what is described as a period of ‘de-Christianization’, a remarkable thing took place in Catholic Churches across France on Easter Weekend as over 12,000 people were water baptized, CBN reports. The Catholic Church focuses on baptizing infants, who are baptized without making a faith commitment. However, the number of infants being baptized has been declining for several years, making what happened on Easter Sunday even more significant. This is because the majority of the baptisms, 7100, involved adults and the remaining 5,000 were between the ages of 11 to 17. In other words, they involved people making the conscious choice to be baptized. France’s Roman Catholic Church traditionally hosts adult baptisms at Easter, and the number this year not only set a record but was 31% higher than the number of water baptisms at last year’s event. Also, young adults are expressing a renewed interest in faith, as the number of people between the ages of 18 and 25 being water baptized rose from 23% in 2023 to …
Skillet frontman, John Cooper, facing death threats over the title of his book
Things are definitely taking a negative turn for Christians in America, and it was perhaps best demonstrated by comments made by John Cooper in an episode of ‘Politically Rude,’ hosted by Abby Johnson, Church Leaders reports. Cooper, who is the lead singer for the Christian rock band, Skillet, recently published a book in November 2023 entitled, “Wimpy, Weak, and Woke: How Truth Can Save America From Utopian Destruction.” The book focuses on the “philosophies behind utopian dreams that become dystopian nightmares, and presents a positive vision for how we can thrive and flourish.” The book states that man’s solutions will not cure the raging ails of the world, and only God is the solution. In an interview with Church Leaders, Cooper added that the trouble started long before the book was printed and actually began when he released the title of the book. Initially, it resulted in “absolute hate and cussing” and people telling him to “go to hell.” This would have been fine because Cooper is used to this type of hate because of …
Holy Spirit on the move again, resulting in water baptisms in the back of pickup trucks at the University of Georgia
Over the past year, we have seen the Holy Spirit moving on several university campuses across the US, resulting in hundreds of people being saved. But perhaps, one of the more intriguing spin-offs has been the number of students also getting water baptized. We have seen people being spontaneously water baptized at a lake at Alabama’s Auburn University and more recently in the water fountain at Florida State University. But certainly, this next story may top the list of unusual baptisms as dozens of people were baptized in tanks located in the back of pickup trucks at the University of Georgia on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, CBN reports. The university, which is based in St. Athens, GA, has a student population of just over 40,000. Between 7,000 and 8,000 students attended the faith event held at Stegeman Coliseum led by Jennie Allen and Jonathan Pokluda. Allen founded IF:Gathering and Pokluda pastors Harris Creek Baptist church in Waco, Texas. Allen has been organizing faith events, called Unite, at University campuses across the US since 2023. During …
Despite laughing at people who spoke in tongues, Joy Ogeh-Hutfield tells how she was filled with the Holy Spirit
Premier Christianity has an interesting story about how Joy Ogeh-Hutfield was filled with the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues, despite having an attitude that essentially mocked this spiritual gift. Joy, an award-winning businesswoman, was born in Nigeria and immigrated to Britain when she was 16. She was religious and regularly attended services in the Roman Catholic Church, where she was also married. However, things took a negative turn when she had trouble conceiving a child and had several miscarriages. When she was finally able to have a child, her daughter was born prematurely. Shortly after this birth, she started being plagued by recurring nightmares and decided to talk to one of her aunts about the problem. Her aunt, who is a born-again Christian, suggested that Joy meet with her friend’s husband, who was both a pastor and prophet, to discuss these nightmares. Joy agreed and after asking if she was saved, the pastor wondered if Joy would like to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. “I don’t think God would like to give …
Former witch baptizes 200 people on Easter Sunday
In 2022, Jenny Weaver, a former drug addict and witch, started Core Group, an organization that was initially dedicated to transforming the lives of women with the Gospel of Jesus. This past Easter Sunday, her group water baptized 200 people on a beach in Clearwater, Florida, with 400 looking on, CBN reports. When Weaver started Core Group, rather than focusing on the Sunday service, Weaver emphasized a program of discipleship with people meeting in their homes during the week. “People are so used to going to church, hearing a sermon, high-fiving their neighbor, walking out, but sometimes there is no real transformation and actual change,” Weaver said. “In these groups, the women come in and they expect to meet with God.” Jenny’s husband, Stephen, has since started Core Group for men. Today, they have over 600 home groups, as well as hundreds of evangelism groups around the world, including the US, UK, Australia, and South Africa. During these meetings in people’s living rooms, they emphasize the Holy Spirit with such themes as spiritual warfare, prayer, …
The Power of Testimony, the story of Phil Robertson
Many of us underestimate the power of our personal testimony of what Christ has done in our lives, but we can be sure of one thing, Satan doesn’t. In his vision of the end time, the Apostle John writes that when Satan begins to directly attack believers in the end times, he saw them conquering Satan “by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony” (Revelation 12:11). Though the blood of Jesus played a major role in this spiritual battle, so did the believer’s ‘testimony’, which is the Greek word, ‘marturia’. It refers to the testimony that a person gives during an actual judicial trial as evidence, or more generally to any testimony. In this verse, it refers to the believer’s testimony of what Christ has done in their lives, and it’s this testimony that helped conquer Satan. We see a demonstration of a testimony’s power, in the life of Phil Robertson, the former Duck Dynasty star. The Robertson family recently produced a movie, entitled The Blind, which portrays Phil’s remarkable …
Dan Bongino shares a supernatural encounter he had with God on the same night his mother died
Dan Bongino, 49, is a popular conservative commentator with over three million followers on Rumble and 5.5 million on Facebook, where he hosts The Dan Bongino Show. Before developing his own podcast, he had worked with Fox News, served with the New York Police Department, and was a Secret Service agent for the CIA for 12 years. Recently, he shared a spiritual encounter that he had the same morning his mother died, Faithewire reports. At 4:43 am, he received a shocking call that his mother had died unexpectedly on Friday, March 15, 2024, after falling down a flight of chairs. He was actually awake when the phone call came in because of a supernatural encounter that happened to him about two hours earlier. It was so real that Bongino was actually reaching for his gun, thinking there was an intruder in his home. Before telling what happened to him, Bongino said “I want to tell you in advance, I’m not crazy, OK?” Bongino has trouble sleeping and around 3 am he had gone to the …
Sentenced to 60 years in prison for a murder he never committed, Josh Kezer was able to forgive
There was no DNA. The justice department didn’t even have a weapon, fingerprints, a motive, or any way of connecting the man to the murder of Mischelle Lawless from Sikeston, Missouri in 1992, who had been beaten and shot three times. In fact, the blood found beneath the murdered girl’s fingernails as she initially fought back against her assailant did not match Josh Kezer’s blood, who was charged and ultimately found guilty of her murder. The justice department was able to convict Josh because of a ‘fabricated story’ and ‘false testimonies’ given by jailhouse snitches looking for a lighter sentence, Christian Learning reports. As a result, Josh, who was 17 at the time at the time of the murder, was sentenced to 60 years and would spend the next 16 years in prison for a crime he never committed. Before his conviction, Josh had also chosen to believe in Jesus, and it was his faith that helped him survive his false imprisonment. Josh admits during the darkest hours, there were a couple of times he …
Talk About Carey’s Savior
By Dr. Michael Brown William Carey (1761–1834) began his career as an uneducated shoemaker in England. At the end of his life, he was living in India, hailed as “the father of modern missions,” serving also as a professor of Oriental languages at Fort William College in Calcutta. He was almost entirely self-taught. His accomplishments were almost inconceivable, but for Carey, they were just a way of life. His motto was, “Expect great things from God. Attempt great things for God.” In describing his own life mission, Carey said, “My business is to witness for Christ. I make shoes just to pay my expenses.” As for his staggering achievements, as reported on the Britannica website, Carey was called the ‘father of Bengali prose’ for his grammars, dictionaries, and translations.” He “translated the Bible into Bengali, Oriya, Marathi, Hindi, Assamese, and Sanskrit. He also translated parts of it into 29 other languages and dialects.” (If you’ve ever tried to master a foreign language, chew on that for a while.) Moreover, His social work extended beyond education …
‘The Chosen’ is having a powerful impact on prisoners
In a recent interview with Faithwire’s Billy Hallowell, Prison Fellowship CEO, Heather Rice-Minus, stated the popular TV series, The Chosen, based on the life of Christ, is having a profound impact on those who are imprisoned and their families.
Tennessee church sets a record for the number of single-day water baptisms
It was a record for the most water baptisms recorded in a single day at the First Baptist Church based in Hendersonville, Tennessee, the Christian Post reports. The church, which has an average Sunday attendance of 3,900 spread over four services, saw 93 people get water baptized: According to the Church’s senior pastor, Bruce Raley, perhaps the most significant thing about what happened this past Sunday was that the baptisms were spontaneous. People were not attending church expecting to be water baptized. However, because they were preaching on the importance of water baptism that morning, the church was prepared in case the Holy Spirit moved. A satellite city of Nashville, Hendersonville has a population of 62,000.
How hearing the Holy Spirit’s voice and putting money inside a devotional book, avoided a robbery
In these tumultuous times, it is becoming increasingly important that we hear and discern when the Holy Spirit is speaking to us. I believe God speaks to us more often than we realize, but many of us are failing to recognize it. We need to become accustomed to the tone of the Holy Spirit’s voice, listen, and obey. In an article on her blog, I Chase Sunsets, Beverly Green shared the time the Holy Spirit spoke to her. By listening to His very specific guidance, she avoided a serious loss due to a robbery. Beverly, who has written several Bible devotionals, is also a school teacher in St Clairsville, Ohio. Several years back, she was helping chaperone a group of senior Christian high school students on a trip to Orlando. They had a few excursions planned that included a visit to Universal Studios, Discovery Cove, and as well participating in a project at the facilities of the Wycliffe Bible Translators. They had arranged for the students to stay in two homes, one for the girls …
Mother’s refusal to let doctors remove her daughter from life support, rewarded as she awakens from a 5-year coma
Within three days after Jennifer Flewellen had lost consciousness after dropping her children off at school and smashing her car into a pole in 2017, doctors were recommending she be removed from life support, the Western Journal reports. However, her mother, Peggy Means, refused to accept their prognosis. “I said, ‘No, not as of today. We’re not going to do that.’ And then each day, they kind of encouraged me more, and I’d say, ‘No, it’s in God’s hands,’” Means said in an interview with ABC News. Over the next five years, she continued to lobby on behalf of her daughter and stated that there were instances when she butted heads with the hospital staff as she fought for her daughter’s care and right to live. But her persistence and faith paid off in August 2022 when Jennifer shocked everyone and laughed at her mother’s joke. This was the beginning of her gradual return to consciousness. Today, Jennifer is living with her mom and on the road to recovery as she is going through a …
How a prophetic word helped pave the way for Pastor Rodriguez to become involved in Hollywood
Over the past few years, Pastor Samuel Rodriguez has been involved in the production of two successful movies, Breakthrough and Flamin Hot. But it wasn’t always like that. In fact, in his early years, Rodriguez stated in an interview with Billy Hallowell on his podcast Higher Ground, that he preached against Hollywood and its excesses. Rodriquez, 54, was born in Puerto Rico and today pastors New Season Church, a mega-church based in Sacramento, California. He also heads the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, which has over 40,000 Hispanic churches as part of its network. It all changed for Rodriguez about ten years ago, when a woman went to an open mic and delivered what was essentially a prophetic word, .“Samuel, God says ‘Hollywood.” Sometime after that, a door to Hollywood cracked open, when the producers at Paramount asked Samuel to prescreen a movie entitled Noah to see if it would appeal to evangelicals. After watching the movie, he accurately told the producers that Evangelical Christians would not find the movie appealing. That prophetic word continued …
The incredible miracle of a young girl who was just practicing hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit
When you read testimonies of someone being healed of an incurable, you expect it would be at the hands of a proven minister, who has been moving in the power of the Holy Spirit for years. You don’t expect it to be at the hands of a complete stranger who was practicing hearing the voice of God. Yes, I said “practicing”. The video of the unnamed woman’s testimony was posted on Kris Vallotton’s YouTube channel. Kris is the Senior Associate Leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California, and co-founder of Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. After experiencing between 15-45 fainting spells in a day and at times finding it impossible to stand, she went to the Stanford Medical Clinic in August 2016, where she was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome. It is a rare autoimmune neurological disorder that attacks your nervous system. Though there is no known cure, in most instances, it does clear up on its own, but often many are never really the same after being affected by the disease. Over the next several …
Could you forgive this?
The most difficult thing that any parent can face is dealing with the death of their child. Perhaps, the second most difficult thing is coming face-to-face with your child’s killer.
Empowered to forgive: When a delivery truck smashes through the walls of your church
As believers, we have the Holy Spirit inside us and because of this, we have been empowered to forgive. We have the power to forgive, not because of our human ability, but because the Holy Spirit inside us is always willing to extend forgiveness and will do it through you if we will allow Him. Bienvenido Alegria, who pastors Iglesia Pentecostal Unida Hispana in Gastonia, North Carolina, was at home when he heard a loud noise outside, CBN reports. Rushing out, he saw that a large delivery truck had crashed into their church. In fact, the box truck had hit the building with such force it had smashed through the wall and was partially inside the building. The force of the crash was so powerful, that it had even blown a hole in the wall opposite, meaning the church now had two large gaping holes inside it. There was chaos inside the building as pews and debris were scattered all over the floor. “I was impacted in my soul,” Alegria said in an interview with …
WWE wrestling star, Elias, going into full-time ministry
Thousands of people follow World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Though I don’t, as a young teen I used to, or at least its equivalent, decades back. Every Saturday, I would faithfully turn on the TV to watch my favorite wrestling show, and suffered horrible mocking for doing so. I suspect not much has changed today. By the size of the crowds that come to watch its shows, WWE has a large, loyal following, many of them teen boys. So it caught my attention, when WWE wrestling star, Jeffrey Sciullo, who goes by the stage name of Elias, announced that he is hanging up his wrestling boots, to go full-time into preaching the Gospel, Breitbart reports. He came to this decision after being released from his contract in September 2023 and this decision even comes with a change in his stage name from Elias, to Elijah. In a recent TikTok Video, Elijah, who has been outspoken about his faith throughout his wrestling career, said “The good news of the Gospel is Jesus. We need to make a …
Amazon delivery person healed while dropping off a package at a church
In an Instagram reel, a teary-eyed Amazon delivery man said he had been off for two and half weeks because of a sprained ankle. He was back to work, but still struggling with pain, writes Lauren Koch in her article for Christian Learning. Bethel Church in Austin, Texas was his third delivery of the day. “I’m making deliveries, I sprained my ankle about 2.5 weeks ago and been out of work,” the young man said. “But making my third stop today, everybody here, beautiful people, they all prayed for me.” “He healed my leg. I have no pain anymore. I can fully step on it. It made the rest of my week and made everything so better.” We need to start stepping out with the spiritual gifts and giving the Holy Spirit opportunity to move. The one thing that has always puzzled me is that Paul writes that there are ‘gifts of healing’ (1 Corinthians 12:9). The word gifts is in the plural. This suggests that there are different types or kinds of gifts of …
How one transcendent moment on a Hawaii beach changed an alcoholic’s life
The Holy Spirit is always working and moving in people’s lives, drawing us to God and a relationship with Jesus Christ. Dr. Os Guinness says there is a word for this process. It is called transcendence when the supernatural briefly touches our lives. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, transcendence refers to an experience that is “beyond the limits of all possible experience and knowledge.” It is derived from the Latin word, scandere, which describes the process of “climbing so high that you cross some boundary.” Transcendence describes the moments when God reaches down and touches us. It is a spiritual experience meant to catch our attention. In an interview with, “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast“, Dr. Guinness says, “People have experiences that are incredibly profound. And what they do is two things. They puncture whatever they believe to that point, and they point forward to something which, if true, would make all the difference. So the signals of transcendence turn them into seekers.” “These signals of transcendence open us to a whole world of the supernatural …
How an Iranian woman, married at 13, came to Christ through dreams and visions
In an interview with CBN, the US director of Transform Iran, Lana Silk, spoke of the impact dreams and visions are having in leading Iranians and other Middle Easterners into a relationship with Christ, Faithwire, reports. It’s a serious decision for Muslims to become Christian in Iran as it can lead to banishment by their family. They can also potentially face arrest, because it is actually illegal for a Muslim to convert to Christianity in that country. As a result, many often need God’s direct intervention to help them make the decision and one of those ways is through dreams. “The Iranians are open to dreams; they are dreamers. They enjoy talking about their dreams, and they’re aware of their dreams, and God uses that to speak to them,” Silk said in the interview. She cited an example of one Muslim woman who was involved in an abusive relationship after being married at the age of 13. The woman started having visions of Jesus standing in her doorway and as well dreams, where Christ was …
Comedian Chris Distefano challenges Bill Maher to read ‘The Case For Christ’
Comedian Bill Maher, who hosts ‘Real Time’ on HBO has never shied away from speaking about his Atheist beliefs over the years. However, in a recent podcast interview on “Club Random,” Maher was challenged by fellow guest, Comedian Chris Distefano, to read Lee Strobel’s The Case for Christ, CBN reports. “I believe in Jesus, by the way,” said Distefano who stated he has just started reading the book and recommended that Maher read it. Distefano added that he grew up Catholic and never took his faith seriously until he read Strobel’s book. Maher, who said that he has found the defense of the Christian faith ‘underwhelming,’ agreed to take a look at it. Strobel, a former investigative journalist and atheist, wrote The Case for Christ after his research convinced him of the reality of Jesus Christ. He was challenged to investigate the Christian faith after his wife became a believer. Strobel’s book, a bestseller, defends the Biblical case for Jesus Christ.
Muslim who converted to Christianity fined by German authorities for Jesus sticker on cab
A former Muslim man from Iran, Jalil Mashali, who converted to Christianity, has recently been fined by the road traffic authority in Essen, Germany. His crime: He has the words, “Jesus – I am the way. The truth. And the life,” sticker on his taxi cab. The German authority fined Mashali 85 Euros and ordered the removal of the sticker, stating that it was advertising religion, the Christian Post reports. The agency is threatening a larger fine if he doesn’t comply. Mashali, with the aid of ADF International, is fighting the charge, stating the sticker is instead a personal testimony of what God miraculously did in Mashali’s life. While in Iran, Mashali had been severely injured in a bus accident that resulted in permanent damage to his left leg and chronic pain, despite having 20 surgeries in Germany. The pain was so bad, that Mashali became suicidal. However, the pain suddenly stopped after a Christian woman prayed for him. This played a major role in Mashali’s decision to leave Islam and embrace Jesus. “Jesus is the …
Pastor Jack Hibbs gets a first-hand lesson in Jesus’ warning, ‘Beware when all men speak well of you’
In Luke 6:26, Jesus gave His disciples a stark warning, “Woe to you when all the people speak well of you.” The verse tells us if we are preaching God’s Kingdom, then we will have enemies. In fact, the verse suggests that we should want enemies, because it means we are preaching the truth. In fact, it should concern us when we don’t have critics and everyone likes you, because it means your message is so watered down it threatens no one. Todd Starnes reports that Pastor Jack Hibbs, who pastors Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills, California stirred up some enemies after he was invited to give the prayer invocation at US House by speaker Mike Johnson. “Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA), a self-described secular humanist who denies the existence of God, became enraged after Hibbs was invited by Speaker Mike Johnson to deliver an invocation before the House,” writes Starnes. “Huffman, along with more than two dozen Democrats, wrote a letter that libeled and slandered the beloved evangelical Christian leader – calling him ‘an ill-qualified hate preacher’ …
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