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Most of the news items below illustrate the challenges Christians will face in a world that's growing increasingly hostile to Biblical values. We hope the information will encourage you to stand firm in God's Truth -- no matter how great the pressure to compromise.

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"...in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."  Romans 8:37-39  

"My refuge is in God!"

Psalm 62:7

 

Education. Campus Censorship: Orwell Ignored: ‘When you hear the quite horrific stories of censorship and dangerous restrictions on expression at universities in the US, the UK and Europe, your first reaction might be to laugh at how infantile the nature of political discourse in the student world has become.’ See Brainwashing in America

 

Islam.  While Christianity dies in Germany, Islam springs up in its place: All across Germany, churches now sit mostly empty on Sunday mornings, and it’s a problem for Catholics and Protestants alike. In the year 2016 alone, the German Catholic Church lost 162,093 faithful attendees and closed 537 parishes, according to data from the German Bishops’ Conference. ...in 2016, 340,000 German Protestants died while 190,000 people left the church. Only 25,000 people joined the church. See Plots to Rule an Islamic World 

 

Signs of the Times.  Jihadism: The Fear That Dare Not Speak its Name: One of the most troubling aspects about "peace and justice" activism in the current era is that the very same institutions that condemn Israel so vociferously have had a difficult, if not impossible time confronting the terrible misdeeds of the Assad regime in Syria, ISIS in Iraq and Boko Haram in Nigeria with the same force with which they assail the Jewish state.... In the United States, the problem is most pronounced in liberal Protestant mainline churches such as the United Church of Christ... denominations that have to varying degrees of intensity support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement that singles Israel out for condemnation... while remaining shamefully silent about the genocide of Christians in the Middle East.  See Plots to Rule an Islamic World

 

Crisis. America's Shifting Religious Landscape: White Christians Now the Minority: Four decades ago, about 80 percent of Americans were white Christians. The change comes from immigration and because more and more people are rejecting organized religion altogether. About one-quarter of Americans don't identify with any faith group. And while white mainline denominations are shrinking, the percentage of white evangelical Americans has declined as well. Please Pray for America!

 

Soros Caught Helping Kim Jong-Un: George Soros, the owner of one of the deepest and most secretive wallets in the Democrat Party, may have finally extended his reach too far. He is helping North Korea and Kim Jong-un. Refuse Fascism, a group funded by Soros, is attempting to pull the Democrats away from working in the interests of the United States.... Despite Kim Jong-un threatening nuclear annihilation, Refuse Fascism has much bigger “goals.” ... they also have a completely distorted opinion on Jong-un threatening American territory with nuclear weapons that could annihilate Guam, the US mainland, or anywhere in between.

 

Faith . Millennials find unity, strength in Christ: This past week, our Florida barrier island home was invaded by 10 “twentysomethings.” I say “invaded” because their laughter, energy and noise gloriously shattered my solitude. ... These amazing young people defy the stereotype of their generation. They are accomplished, hard-working and thoughtful. Their speech is respectful and wise. No drugs, no cursing, no drunkenness. ... Their love for each other springs from the love of Christ. See In joy or pain, our course is onward still

 

 




 

 

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“O Lord God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations, and in Your hand is there not power and might, so that no one is able to withstand You? ...we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, BUT OUR EYES ARE UPON YOU." 2 Chronicles 20:6, 12

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