Prayer

National Day of Prayer

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Our American national prayer day was established in 1952 and signed into law by President Harry Truman in his final year in office. In the Bible Jesus teaches us to pray, not just for our friends, but even our enemies.  When Paul wrote these words, the king he urged Christians to pray for was Nero, the same king who later executed him. Imagine what God might do if today we prayed for all kinds of people, and not just those we like. Imagine how God could move if we spent more time on our knees than at our television sets, laptops and phones. God changes neighborhoods and nations by transforming hearts and healing lives, one person at a time.

Standing For the Truth

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Truth is not negotiable. There is no gray area between arriving in Philadelphia and landing in Miami. It does not matter what my feelings are or what popular opinion is being promoted on social media, the Liberty Bell is still in Philly, and palm trees still grow in Miami. The same is true about our opinions about history and more specifically about the history of Israel. Carol from The Real Christian Woman blog has done such an excellent job of explaining things, that I have reposted her article on my blog today.

Why Should We Care About Israel?

Update on Iran

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When I worked for his dad thirty years ago, I met Jacob who was a young man right out of Bible school. The one thing that impressed me then was his passion for serving Christ, right in our local community. This was long before he left for the mission field and I have been blessed to follow his ministry through the years, first in Turkey, and now in Armenia. If you are interested in learning more about what is really happening on the ground in Iran from both a spiritual as well as a personal perspective, it is worth investing twenty-one minutes of your time to listen. Then I would ask you to pray for that outreach, just over the border from the war.