The Church

Hannah and God’s Transcendent Presence

Rev. Benjamin Glaser, Newsletter, 1/24 Good Morning, As I noted last week we are going to spend some time considering what the Bible has to say about the Lord’s transcendence and His immanence. Those words need not overwhelm us. They merely represent the truth. We are not God, and our God is ever present with His people. There […]

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The UFO Phenomenon—Growing and not Going Away! Is it the next great challenge for the church?

Gary Bates, creation.com, 1/24 Gavin C. from the UK sent an insightful email to CMI’s resident “UFOlogist”, Gary Bates. Gary’s reply is below Gavin’s original email. Dear Gary,Thanks once again for your book Alien Intrusion. I’ve been reading quite a lot recently, I’ve gone through Tim[othy] Good’s books, now I’m comparing it with what Missler & Eastman have

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Progressive Global Church-Planting Network Hemorrhaging Members

Steve Jordahl, Jody Brown, American Family News, 1/11/24 A few prominent churches are leaving the Acts 29 Network amid charges of compromises on biblical sexuality and a lack of transparency. A well-known Christian radio personality expects the exodus to continue. Acts 29 is a church-planting ministry once led by Matt Chandler – pastor of The Village

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The God of Abraham is the God of Christ: Seeing the Uniqueness of the Christian Faith to Answer the Big Questions

Rev. Benjamin Glaser, News Letter, 1/9/24 Howdy! As we got going in the new year we had a brief discussion last week on union with Christ and the benefits which flow from redemption. It’s an important topic because it emphasizes very directly one of the central differences between Christianity and non-Christian religions. Whenever we talk

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Gen Z is Spiritually Illiterate and Abandoning Church: How Did We Get Here?

Tessa Landrum, KentuckyToday.com, 2019 Our society is in the midst of a massive cultural shift. According to the Barna Group, “rates of church attendance, religious affiliation, belief in God, prayer and Bible-reading have been dropping for decades. Americans’ beliefs are becoming more post-Christian and, concurrently, religious identity is changing.” This is the environment in which

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When Does God Identify “You” As “You”?

J Warner Wallace, ColdCaseChristianity, 2019 Life begins at the moment of conception. We know this to be true due to the unique genetic nature of every fetal human. I didn’t always accept this truth, however. In fact, for most of my life, I was pro-choice. I came to this realization about the nature of human life

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Three Marks of Progressive-Lite Evangelicals

In the name of “niceness,” they are dulling the sharp edge of the call for repentance that our world desperately needs to hear. Drake Isabell, The Aquila Report, 12/23 For all their talk of evenhandedness, winsomeness, and giving others the benefit of the doubt, these ideals are tossed out the window the minute the discussion

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Two Momentous Events Took Place This Week That Will Forever Change the Course of Western Christendom

Virtue Online Special Report, 12/23 Dear Brothers and Sisters,www.virtueonline.orgDecember 22, 2023 TWO MOMENTOUS events took place this week that will forever change the course of western Christendom. The Church of England formally allowed prayers for the blessing of same-sex unions thus paving the way for even greater sexual license in the coming years. Across the Tiber,

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They are “Trafficking in Children’s Souls…”

Such clear, compelling, brutally honest truth has not been heard in our evil land for a very long time and it needs to be heard. Perhaps it might awaken a love for truth and the courage to speak it once more. Linda “Let me be clear: Parents, these are YOUR kids. These kids are yours. But they’re GOD’s first. And that’s

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Not to Think is a Sin: One of the Greatest Needs for Christians Today is to Start Using the Minds That God Gave Us

Bill Muehlenberg, Aquila Report, 11/22 I am talking about normal Christians who do have a working mind. It is a sin for them not to use it. Sure, some folks might be smarter or brighter than others – maybe even have higher IQs and the like. But that is still no excuse. Some Christians will

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Know Your God and His Ways: Loving the Truth in Order to Fight Against Darkness

Rev. Benjamin Glaser, 12/23 Good Morning, In the prophecy of Hosea of the many reasons why God gives for the judgment then coming upon Israel he notes that central to it is a lack of knowledge. It’s not that the people are dumb, or ignorant, or even that they lack understanding. I’m sure folks were

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Pastor Rob Golding: The Secret Benefit of Depression

The Fight of Faith, 4/23 The following is by Pastor Rob Golding of First Artesia Christian Reformed Church I have noticed a world of difference between visiting the depressed and visiting the physically sick. The physically sick will chat with you and will enjoy a prayer at the end of your conversation about their illness and

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