Spirit
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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 […]
What better way to start the New Year than to remind ourselves how God is at work in His world and in our lives? That’s what John Newton did in 1773, and we’ve been singing his words ever since. In this classic Breakpoint commentary, Chuck Colson told the story of the beloved hymn, “Amazing […]
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 […]
I am focusing today on hope that transcends every challenge we face. But to get to the good news, we need to set the stage. Today’s headlines illustrate the fragility of life: from the passenger plane that skidded off a South Korean airport runway yesterday, killing all but two of the 181 people on […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s the day after Christmas, and all through the house…. There are several possibilities beyond “not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” You are exhausted. You are depressed. You are secretly relieved. You are feeling over-fed and over-spent. But did you hear, more than once during the Christmas season, about the importance […]