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Thursday, November 24, 2022

BCLife: Four Reasons Why the Pilgrims Came To America

...Next year will be the four hundredth year since the Pilgrims left their homes in Leiden, Holland, for America. Why they left for the uncertainties of the wilderness is not known to many.
CCW Today: But I Don’t Feel Thankful

...When the Pilgrims ate the first Thanksgiving meal in 1621, they were being thankful even though they had seen horrific tragedies from the very beginning of their experiment in this new land.
Lifeway: Nine Most Popular Bible Verses During Thanksgiving

In the past five years, Scripture readers seem to prefer to spend more time in the Psalms during the last two weeks of November than any other book of the Bible...
T. M. Suffield: On Thankfulness

We should thank God when he does things that are good. Because it’s polite.
AP: Prayers Go On, Sometimes Out of Sight, In Prep Football

...According to polls, a majority of Americans think a coach or player leading a team in prayer should be allowed in public high school sports.

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Townhall: America's First Thanksgiving Proclamation

What a bad year 2022 has been...1864 wasn’t a great year either.
California Elementary School To Allow New After-School Satan Club

An “After School Satan Club” has been given permission to hold monthly meetings inside a California elementary school cafeteria. Last week, Tehachapi Unified School District approved the decision for...
Churches Should Capitalize On Thanksgiving, the Hidden Christian Holiday

...Most Americans will spend at least some time this week contemplating God. A study found 67% of U.S. adults say they typically give thanks to God at Thanksgiving.
Biblical Counseling: What To Do In a Spiritual Emergency

Three principles to keep in mind for ministering to those in crisis.
Federalist: Americans Have Much To Learn From the Pilgrim Story
Study Shows Even Light Drinking In Pregnancy Can Affect Baby’s Brain

While many pregnant women generally know of the risks involving drinking alcohol while pregnant, a new study is shedding light on the effect that even a small amount of the substance can have on a...
OpenTheBible: What the Bible Says To the Jaded and Discouraged

...Isaiah 40 is full of anticipations of the birth of Christ, but I want to show you the promise of renewed strength God gives to all those who are discouraged.
Am Thinker: The Club Q Shooting and the Religion of the Left

...For leftists and for the institutions they have coopted, the Bible is a book that should be shunned to the extent it teaches lessons or makes demands inconsistent with their sexual values.
249 North Carolina Churches Leave UMC Amid Homosexuality Schism

Nearly one-third of the congregations belonging to a regional body of The United Methodist Church have left the mainline Protestant denomination amid its ongoing debate over homosexuality.
Ch Headlines: Bringing the Giving Back To Thanksgiving

...Giving traditions teach the truth to even the very young that it is better to give than to receive. Giving to others indwells the giver with a unique joy that cannot be reproduced.
Christian Post: 10 Blessings That Will Enrich Your Thanksgiving

With the avalanche of anxiety-producing stories in the news, aren’t you glad we can pause this week and express gratitude to God for our manifold blessings?
WND: Will the Wokesters Succeed In Killing Thanksgiving?
Jeopardy! Makes 'Massive' Bible Error In Clue About Hebrews Authorship

A new episode of Jeopardy! launched a social media debate over the authorship of Hebrews and, apparently, flubbed both the clue and the answer.

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Hare Family: The Discipline of Gratitude

...I have learned that exposure to poverty does not make the rich less entitled. Exposure to the sick does not make the well more thankful for their health. Rather, I have come to see that gratitude is a discipline.
Am Greatness: Media, Schools Continue To Demonize Thanksgiving
Tabletalk Mag: Thanksgiving and Christian Community

...Not only was Paul grateful for the brothers and sisters at Philippi, but he gave thanks every time he remembered them. If we take Paul at his word—and we should—this is a remarkable statement.
Newsmax: Santa Faces Belt Tightening---Charities Even More So

American households are feeling the grip of inflation as they are bracing for a lighter gift-giving Christmas.
How To Care For Military Families In Your Church Around the Holidays

With all the sentimentality, family traditions, and memory-making, the holidays accentuate the needs a military family feels throughout the year.
PNW: Biblical Lessons From the Fall of Cryptocurrency Exchange FTX

The sudden rise and spectacular fall of FTX is a cautionary tale for everyone, but believers, in particular, can benefit by applying the wisdom of Scripture to this case study.
Israel 365: Euphrates River Drying Up---Fulfilling Jeremiah’s Prophecy?

The region once known as the Fertile Crescent is on the verge of a food crisis as the main sources of water disappear. Officials struggle to cope as a prophetic scenario appears to materialize.
David Cloud: The Fundamental Doctrine of the Pre-Tribulation Rapture

...God’s people are to live in expectation of the Lord’s coming for them at every moment. We are taught to look for the coming of Christ, not the Antichrist.
Brownstone: Technocracy and Totalitarianism

...In our own day, the pseudo-scientific ideology that drives societies in a totalitarian direction is scientism, which must be clearly distinguished from science. The ideology of scientism and the...
World Mag: Is the U.S. Senate Really Going To Redefine Marriage?

And it’s not just marriage at stake, but religious freedom as well.
Ch Headlines: Republicans Are 'Headed Toward a Civil War,' Pastor Says

A key evangelical ally during Donald Trump's administration says he will not endorse the former president for the 2024 Republican nomination.
Federalist: Anti-Thanksgiving Activism Is Rooted In Ungratefulness

Anti-American activists are given liberty to express their disdain for everything our nation represents.
Frontpage Mag: The Misuses of a Colorado Atrocity
'The View' Host: ‘Jesus Would Be the Grand Marshal At the Pride Parade’

...“I don’t know that they hide behind religion. Because I said this on this show once before, Jesus would be the grand marshal at the pride parade. I really, really believe that.”

Monday, November 21, 2022

Newsmax: Cold, Flu Season Put Added Stress On Hospital Staffing Issues

America's hospitals are filling up to the point near capacity amid a particularly problematic cold and flu season, The Washington Post reported. It is not just the variants of COVID-19, but also RSV...
Christian Persecution On the Rise In at Least 18 Countries, Says Report

Persecution of Christians is on the rise in at least 18 countries, especially in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, due to growing jihadism and nationalism, according to a report that examined human rights...
Harbingers Daily: Is America Near The End of the Road As a Nation?

Have we reached a place similar to that of Judah just before Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and the temple?
Breitbart: Oldest American President In Office Joe Biden Turns 80
61% of Americans Say Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Is Good For Society

...About six-in-ten adults (61%) express a positive view of the impact of same-sex marriage being legal, including 36% who say it is very good for society. Roughly four-in-ten have a negative view (37%)...
Nondenominational Churches Surpass Southern Baptists In Adherents
IFStudies: Trends In Sexual Activity Among Religious Teens

...Explanations for declining sexual activity among teens include fear of “rough” sex, competition with electronic games and screens in general, online porn, declining incomes, less romance, concerns about...
Candace Cameron Bure Used Haters' Attacks To Share the Gospel
Crossway: Is the Hope of Resurrection Found In the Old Testament?

...The hope of resurrection is an Old Testament idea because death is an Old Testament problem and because God’s steadfast love is an Old Testament reality.
Protestia: Charismatic Revival Night Sees Young Children ‘Slain In the Spirit’

...At the conclusion of the service, she specifically targets the children, ‘speaking in tongues’ over them while proclaiming, ‘the Lord wants to baptize you in the Holy Ghost.’
Cripplegate: Blessed Assurance

Fanny Crosby was born on March 24, 1820, and by six weeks old she lost her eyesight. But through her life, the loss of her physical sight did not prevent her from fixing the gaze of the eyes of her heart on Jesus.
Newsmax: Spiritual Lyft---Ride-Share Drivers Steer To Ultimate Destination

One is an ordained pastor in Brooklyn, the other a single mother and children's book author in New Jersey. Both drive for Lyft. Both share the word of God as roving preachers.
Brownstone: Reality Check On the Vaccine Narrative

...Only 35 percent of the 45,000 vaccinated respondents in the poll said they would make the same decision again, while not a single unvaccinated person expressed regret for the decision.

Sunday, November 20, 2022

Lifeway: Practicing Giving Thanks as a Church This Thanksgiving

How can you encourage your church to be a place of thanksgiving as Thanksgiving Day rolls around?
Sharper Iron: Helping Churches Feel Safe

Recent headlines and incidents nationwide have demonstrated that church attacks are on the rise. Definitions and data vary, but it is undeniable that violence against houses of worship is increasing...
CNN: People Are Turning Off Their Heat as Prices Surge
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Inflation Is Affecting Thanksgiving Plans
Am Thinker: Godly Rainbows and Ungodly Replicas

Why would LGBTQ+ leaders hijack a beloved biblical symbol and call it their own when the Bible repeatedly identifies their lifestyles as abominations?