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“He was hell-bent on creating the carnage and damage that he did. This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could.” This is how New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick described the driver of a pickup truck flying an Islamic State flag who plowed into a large crowd in […]
By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, January 01, 2025 Pastor Jack Hibbs speaks at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Chino, California, on Dec. 28, 2024. | Screenshot/YouTube/Real Life with Jack Hibbs Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills is calling on Christians to “armor up” spiritually as they enter the new year. […]
It’s that time of year again. We’re going to lose weight, exercise more, get out of debt, stick to a budget, stop smoking, save for the future and spend more time with family. We make resolutions because we want to bring change to bear on our circumstances. We want to improve ourselves and our quality […]
If you want good luck in the new year, consider these new year’s traditions: In Brazil, jump over seven waves while surfing. In the Philippines, wear clothing with polka dots. (I’m out of luck here.) In Greece, hang onions outside your door. In Puerto Rico, throw a bucket of water out your window. In […]
As a year filled with conflicts draws to a close, our hearts yearn for lasting peace in the new year. To this end, let’s look to the unlikeliest of places for the hope we need. In the Middle East, 2024 began with Hamas’s leadership seemingly entrenched as the conflict in Gaza continued. Hezbollah bristled […]
The results are in: America’s stage four cancer has metastasized to the family and the church as well as to the government and the schools. We are more depraved than ever before. Animals are guarded, but innocent children are slaughtered. Porn is protected, and sex trafficking is on the rise. Cardi B’s lyrics get a […]
Our attention spans have never been more challenged than they are today. We have a plethora of technology today than we ever have in history. Even with the large consumption of content brought forth by the digital age, our concentration and comprehension has greatly diminished. Although this is something that most with access struggle with, it is a greater challenge […]
Denzel Washington has made fifty movies and won two Oscars, but he wrote recently in Esquire, “The biggest moment of my life was when I was filled with the Holy Spirit,” an experience that occurred forty years ago. Last Saturday, he received his minister’s license and was baptized. In a video he shared online, […]
In Matthew 17:21, Jesus said that a certain evil spirit does not go out of a person except by prayer and fasting. Some manuscripts disagree on whether this verse should be included or not, but the principle is found throughout Scripture: Fasting applies pressure to the spiritual realm. Arthur Wallis notes, “Often, pressure has to […]
In July 2019, I described my journey to salvation in front of about 200 Christians at a church in a township near Cape Town, South Africa. As the pastor translated my testimony into the local Xhosa language, I had time to really think about the differences between me and my audience in the small, sparsely […]