A recent poll of Americans conducted by Joshua Fund, founded by Joel C. Rosenberg, asked Americans if they believed we are in the last days leading to the second coming of Christ. The poll was conducted between March 17 and 22, 2022.
Morning Star reports that an Islamic teacher and leader of a Mosque in Eastern Uganda was poisoned by his wife on April 2, 2022, shortly after he made the decision to become a Christian.
When Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, people laid their robes and palm branches on the street before the Lord, proclaiming him King. But why did Christ ride in on a donkey? It was a prophetic act. The Apostle John wrote that Jesus told His disciples where they could seek out a donkey colt for the Lord’s final journey into Jerusalem (John 12:13-16). And in this passage, John referred to a prophecy in Zechariah, where the prophet proclaimed that there would be a new King over Israel, the Messiah, who would enter riding a donkey: Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious,lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. (Zechariah 9:10 NIV) Donkeys or mules, the interbreeding of a horse and donkey, were often associated with royalty in ancient Israel. During times of peace, kings typically rode donkeys or mules, so they wouldn’t instill fear into a population (John 12:15). Having just come through a bloody civil war with Absalom, in 1 Kings 1:33, King …
There was a wave of enthusiasm among free speech advocates after Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announced last week that tech billionaire Elon Musk would join Twitter’s board after buying 9.2% of the company’s share. This made him the company’s largest shareholder.
Polish-Canadian pastor Artur Pawlowski, who found himself in jail for 51 days for preaching at a Freedom Truck Convoy protest taking place at the Alberta-Montana border, alleges that he was mistreated while in prison.
So, have you won a religious argument lately? I have not. I grew up in a rough neighborhood and I have an aversion to strife. There are probably times when I should speak up, but I just don’t want the consequences. We live in contentious times, with issues like Climate Change, COVID, war in places like Ukraine, and what did I leave out? … maybe religion and evolution, or sexual orientation. If you are religious, you believe something. I am a Christian, and what I am, includes many things that I am not. What I believe includes things that I don’t believe. If I am everything, I am nothing. The old joke for young church women in a church to say “We don’t smoke, and we don’t chew, and we don’t date the boys who do!” That is a very old joke. If you want to see a political argument mixed with religion, here is a good example: I don’t know the political topic, but the speaker is very articulate. It is easy to disagree …
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