The Christmas season has arrived. Every year it seems to come a little earlier than the previous year.
AUSTIN, Texas - To 15-year-old Andrea Hernandez, the tracking microchip embedded in her student ID card is a "mark of the beast," sacrilege to her Christian faith - not to mention how it pinpoints her location, even in the school bathroom.
During this holiday season, we should be experiencing the joys of our families and the many blessings God has bestowed upon us.
We can safely say Hinesville is quite a distance from Camuy, Puerto Rico. Pastor Miguel Rivera of the Iglesia Hispana Faro de Luz/Lighthouse Hispanic Church of Hinesville knows, as he is a native of Camuy. "I arrived in Hinesville to visit my daughter, and while visiting a Hispanic church here, the pastor there gave me confirmation of message the Lord had given to me three months before of a change in my ministry," he said. ...
WASHINGTON - It happens every week at meetings in towns, counties and cities nationwide. A lawmaker or religious leader leads a prayer before officials begin the business of zoning changes, contract approvals and trash pickup.
A few days ago, this nation paused for a moment to give thanks. We celebrated Thanksgiving, a day this country's forefathers set aside to give thanks to God for His help and bountiful harvest. Families, friends and even strangers got together to enjoy the blessings from the Lord. However, I'm convinced that every day ought to be a day of thanksgiving. God does not want our thanksgiving to be limited to one Thursday in November. ...
Although it is not a week that is widely recognized like others are, National Bible Week is gaining in popularity.
ATLANTA - The father of Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as a prominent Atlanta preacher and civil rights leader. But as a young man from a poor sharecropping family in rural Georgia, he is said to have walked north to Atlanta barefoot so he didn't wear out his only pair of shoes.
In "Help, I'm Lost," I retell a shared account. A new resident attended church where the sermon emphasis was a social issue. At the conclusion, the preacher asked, "Are you saved?" The lady was in a quandary. She didn't hear anything about salvation until this question.
It's community fellowship time. Each year on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, members of faith from Liberty County and Fort Stewart come together for the much-anticipated Mayor's Thanksgiving Service. The event is at 6 p.m. today at the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, 809 Veterans Parkway in Hinesville.
It is confusing for many, but it should be clearer to all of us how we see the events of our lives.
Today, as we remember our veterans, I am reminded that Jesus once taught, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13).
They fight to protect our country, and today, we give them a special salute. Our veterans make countless sacrifices every day to protect us. These courageous men and women of the armed services go beyond the call of duty to protect our freedoms and ensure we live in a safe country. They frequently must leave their own families to deploy to foreign countries so our families can be protected. Their efforts are not in vain, ...
ATLANTA - Dozens of Georgia's religious leaders are embracing a new movement to challenge a decades-old tax law that prohibits preaching about politics from the pulpit.
The mind is where the attack starts. It's the part of the body that when you change it, it's hard to change it back. The enemy knows this, so he'll do all he can to shape and mold your mind for his purposes. Everything you see, everything you hear, all your experiences help shape your thoughts. Even the experience in your mother's womb has shaped your behavior. Your mind is either your best friend, or ...
Many look forward to Mother's Day, a time to honor, remember and celebrate motherhood.
Eight years ago this April, my mother passed away. It has been a while since that thought has caused me to burst out in tears, but it still fills me with deep sadness. I miss her terribly. I would give just about anything to be able to hear her deep Southern drawl on the telephone again.
Jesus said, "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him; the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day" (John 12:48). Knowing how much depends on obeying his word, a study of the Bible should be important to everyone.
Millions of people walk every day for various reasons, primarily to get some exercise. Others walk to support different causes.
First and foremost, I wish all mothers a wonderful and happy Mother's Day.
Many of the major religions of the world have a lot in common. The similarities between Christians, Jews and Muslims, for instance, can be seen in the story of Abraham and Sarah.
Serving as a pastor close to a military base has been a wonderful experience for me. I have met so many wonderful people who have served our country, and for that I am grateful.
Serving as a pastor close to a military base has been a wonderful experience for me. I have met so many wonderful people who have served our country, and for that I am grateful.
God created man to worship and love him. He had prepared a place for man to dwell, providing all of man's needs. (Genesis 1, 2). In doing this, God allowed for his creation, man, to be able to decide to obey him or to follow another way (Joshua 24:15).
Few people may realize that the Apostle Matthew may have been the original party animal.
I am convinced that the Bible is right, but somebody else is wrong. I cannot call right wrong and wrong right.
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