Podcasts about chrisitianity

On this episode of the AACC Podcast, Raymond Chang sits down with the dynamic author and speaker, Simi John, for a powerful conversation about identity, faith, and culture. Simi shares her journey of navigating life as both an Indian and a Christian woman—two identities that often felt at odds. Through raw insights and personal stories, she reveals how she found clarity and confidence in scripture, embracing both her faith and heritage without compromise. Simi dives into the importance of Southeast Asian representation, the challenges and joys of raising Indian children in faith and culture, and why meaningful connection matters now more than ever.    Linked Resources:  https://www.simijohn.tv/  Hosts: Raymond Chang   Guest: Simi John   Engineer: Elliot Koo   Producer: Daniel Harris   Manager: Gracie Hulse   Follow us on IG: @aachristcollab   To find out more about AACC's work, donate, or learn more visit asianamericanchristiancollaborative.com.

With awful logic, Christian professor says atheism leads to more sexual assault and self-harmThe Friendly Atheist, By Hemant Mehta, on January 15, 2025https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/with-awful-logic-christian-professor This discussion revolves around a sociological article published in the Journal of Sociology and Christianity by Professor Philli Truscott of Southern Baptist University, making unsupported claims linking the rise of religious "nones" to increases in sexual assault and suicide rates. The article's methodology was criticized for skipping the scientific rigor necessary to distinguish correlation from causation. Several issues were flagged, including the selective publication of such a study in a Christian journal, which allowed unverified claims to pass under the guise of academic credibility.The panel dissected the misuse of data and how such narratives are weaponized for right-wing agendas. Key arguments included the cherry-picking of statistics, misinterpreting graphs, and ignoring broader societal contexts, such as increased awareness and reporting of sexual assaults in recent years. Comparisons between unrelated data points, like rising sea levels and transgender identification rates, were humorously used to illustrate the absurdity of such faulty correlations.The panelists criticized this manipulation as a tool for fearmongering, promoting the idea that non-religious individuals or minorities are societal threats. They noted this tactic aligns with the broader goals of some religious institutions to bolster membership and financial support. The conversation closed by pointing out the hypocrisy within Christian leadership, where higher rates of misconduct are often uncovered.The Non-Prophets, Episode 24.04.2 featuring Jimmy Jr. , Jonathan Roudabush, and AJBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-non-prophets--3254964/support.

Just like Peter saw the vision about the "unclean food" that challenged his fundamental beliefs, there are times when as a church, the vision ahead challenges our fundamental beliefs but how do we respond? Do we rebel and reject, or do we rethink and reach for God's divine understanding to do His will? Wherever you are on your journey of faith, we're so glad you're here. You can stay connected with us by going to zeochurch.com/connect If you received Christ through this message or need prayer, email us at hello@zeochurch.com If you are struggling currently and need some help and peace, get in touch with us at https://zeochurch.com/findpeace/ We would love to hear how God is touching your life through our Zeo Online ministry! Drop us a note at https://zeochurch.com/contact/ as we'd love to hear from you. If you would like to support Zeo Church financially you can give by going online through our website: https://zeochurch.com/give/ For more information about Zeo, visit https://zeochurch.com Connect with us on social www.instagram.com/zeochurch www.twitter.com/zeochurch www.facebook.com/zeochurch

with Pastor Micheal Oxentenko

Father Richard Graham II of Saint Dominic Catholic Church joined VERONICA LIVE to discuss how he became a priest, Christmas, Faith, Saints, Catholicism and so much more. Such a blast talking God and Jesus with this exceptional God Warrior. 

THE GIFT OF GOOD NEWS!As we gather with family and friends this Christmas, let's remember that the most precious gifts we celebrate are the ones rooted in our Savior's love, light, and life—a legacy we are invited to share with the world. 

Hey Angels! This is the final part of a 3 part series with my girl Amber Natasha  singer, songwriter, and CEO of first7seven her Christian brand and shares her testimony and TRUST ME, you're going to want to tune in! From parties, to sororities, and dealing with homosexuality, I KNOW there is something you can relate to and it's going to edify you! If you would like to download my FREE guide on Idolatry (trust me its good) Head over to my website   If you would like a 1:1 Coaching session with me! Head over to https://www.ashachristina.com  If you have enjoyed this episode, please be sure to rate and review this podcast! Thank you for your time, thank you for listening and thank you for your support! And remember to always stay Kind! xo A

Hey Angels! This is part 2 of a 3 part series with my girl Amber Natasha  singer, songwriter, and CEO of first7seven her Christian brand and shares her testimony and TRUST ME, you're going to want to tune in! From parties, to sororities, and dealing with homosexuality, I KNOW there is something you can relate to and it's going to edify you! If you would like to download my FREE guide on Idolatry (trust me its good) Head over to my website   If you would like a 1:1 Coaching session with me! Head over to https://www.ashachristina.com  If you have enjoyed this episode, please be sure to rate and review this podcast! Thank you for your time, thank you for listening and thank you for your support! And remember to always stay Kind! xo A

Check out this week's message in Daniel with Lead Pastor, Dennis Daniels

Live stream recorded on the 23rd of August of 2024 at YWAM Harpenden Studios. • • ** This is a personal podcast and reflects my thoughts and convictions. It does not represent any official position held by Youth with A Mission.**

Do you think being a Christian is or would be boring? Today on Bold Steps Minute, Pastor Mark addresses this idea that Christianity is boring or just a bunch of rules to follow. Mark expresses how it can be quite the opposite.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Live stream recorded on the 12th of July of 2024 at YWAM Harpenden Studios.   • • ** This is a personal podcast and reflects my thoughts and convictions. It does not represent any official position held by Youth with A Mission.**

Live stream recorded on the 14th of June of 2024 at YWAM Harpenden Studios. • • ** This is a personal podcast and reflects my thoughts and convictions. It does not represent any official position held by Youth with A Mission.**

Live stream recorded on the 3rd of May of 2024 at YWAM Harpenden Studios. • • ** This is a personal podcast and reflects my thoughts and convictions. It does not represent any official position held by Youth with A Mission.**

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Welcome to Season 6 of More Than The Bag!!!!!I am your host Dr. Kerrie and I am excited to be bringing back MTTB.Today's episode is about how God gives and trusts you with gifts he gave you early in life. You learn these skills and one day you realize how to use them for the calling God gave you.I shared the story of David and Goliath and the story of Matthew. Both stories are examples of how God gave these men gifts early that were later used in a major way. David killed and defeated Goliath and Matthew record keeping and writing the Gospel of Matthew.What gifts and skills has God given you that will help you in the calling he gave you?Listen to this message and share your thoughts with me.Also if you have any questions about business, real estate, healing, marriage or entrepreneurship, feel free to comment. Also, I shared about my companies and if I can be of service or if you have questions on how I can assist you, you can book a consultation or email me at info@drkerriecarterwalker.com.I pray you enjoy this episode!Stay Anchored with me on all social platforms at dr_kerrie.

with Pastor Micheal Oxentenko

"Chrisitianity is comforting but it is often not comfortable." (Holland) Philemon 21: "Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say." I hope to do more than God says, to prove I am His.

Live stream recorded on the 29th of June of 2023 at YWAM Harpenden Studios.   • •     ** This is a personal blog and reflects my thoughts and convictions. It does not represent any official position held by Youth with A Mission.**

In Part 2 of this series, Miyanovich and Pastor Jeremy discuss: how fully gay-affirming Chrisitianity is going to be a matter of decades or a century, how Chrisitianty is about loving people as they are, the religious roots of anti-gay sentiment, Jeremy's deconstruction from Evangelical lies about gays, and seeking change through relationships.

Arthur Kwon Lee joins Graham for a fascinating chat about getting artist artist of the year in 2020 then getting cancelled in the Fine Art world, the importance of Beauty, the challenge with conservative culture making, and whats happening in the culture war.   We chat about the art world, the pandemic effect, the main galleries, the lack of cultural infrastructure for those who like freedom, the Genesis Council, atheism and materialism, living under the Matriarchy, and the 3 signs of the apocalypse; death of God, female sexual liberation, and the desecration of beauty. Where are we now? Lilith vs a benevolent patriarch solution…. And Christian Anarchy.   In the second half we get deeper into the importance of Beauty, Cathedral building and art confiscated and kept safe by the Nazi's, accessing flow states, a quote from Manly P. Hall on Beauty, Koreans and the competitive compliance culture, genetics, cancel culture, and more on the Matriarchy, Enlightenment and the worship of scientism/materialism.    Arthur Kwon Lee has launched a powerful visual art exhibit titled From Creation to Resurrection—featuring twelve large-scale, stunning paintings to revitalize Christianity. The works include Creation, The Fall, Cain & Abel, The Flood, The Tower of Babel, Parting of the Red Sea, David & Goliath, Samson & Delilah, Jonah & the Whale, Birth of Jesus, Raising of Lazarus, Crucifixion & Resurrection.   The world-class artwork allows us to move our culture toward appreciation and reverence for life and Judeo-Christian ethics. Lee will embark on a nationwide art exhibition tour after completing the series.   Help support Arthur's beautiful art: https://www.arthurkwonlee.com/about   Links to some stuff we chatted about: https://archive.org/details/b20442580 Sex and Culture Book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6323955-beauty   To gain access to the second half of show and our Plus feed for audio and podcast please clink the link http://www.grimericaoutlawed.ca/support.   For second half of video ( I messed up the second half video but the full audio will be available here go to our Substack and Subscribe. https://grimericaoutlawed.substack.com/ or to our Locals  https://grimericaoutlawed.locals.com/   Help support the show, because we can't do it without ya. If you value this content with 0 ads, 0 sponsorships, 0 breaks, 0 portals and links to corporate websites, please assist. Many hours of unlimited content for free. Thanks for listening!!   Support the show directly: https://www.patreon.com/grimerica Our Audiobook Site: www.adultbrain.ca Our Audiobook Youtube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@adultbrainaudiobookpublishing/videos Grimerica Media Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@grimerica/featured Darren's book www.acanadianshame.ca Check out our next trip/conference/meetup - Contact at the Cabin www.contactatthecabin.com Other affiliated shows: www.grimerica.ca The OG Grimerica Show www.Rokfin.com/Grimerica Our channel on free speech Rokfin Join the chat / hangout with a bunch of fellow Grimericans  Https://t.me.grimerica https://www.guilded.gg/i/EvxJ44rk Get your Magic Mushrooms delivered from: Champignon Magique  Mushroom Spores, Spore Syringes, Best Spore Syringes,Grow Mushrooms Spores Lab Get Psychedelics online Leave a review on iTunes and/or Stitcher: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/grimerica-outlawed http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/grimerica-outlawed Sign up for our newsletter http://www.grimerica.ca/news SPAM Graham = and send him your synchronicities, feedback, strange experiences and psychedelic trip reports!! graham@grimerica.com InstaGRAM https://www.instagram.com/the_grimerica_show_podcast/  Purchase swag, with partial proceeds donated to the show www.grimerica.ca/swag Send us a postcard or letter http://www.grimerica.ca/contact/ ART - Napolean Duheme's site http://www.lostbreadcomic.com/  MUSIC Tru Northperception, Felix's Site sirfelix.bandcamp.com

The hosts and guest dive into the topic of spiritual awareness and warfare, defining what it is and exploring its different facets. They discuss the importance of understanding that we battle not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual principalities. The conversation also covers the tactics that the enemy uses to disrupt our walk with Christ and the importance of inviting the Holy Spirit into our lives to guide us through this battle. In the latter part of the episode, the conversation shifts towards the importance of defining terms in spiritual warfare to avoid miscommunication and assumptions. They also touch on the question of whether a Christian can have a demon, and the importance of having a proper understanding of how God made the body.Join our Membership -> https://unrefinedpodcast.com/member-areaJoin our Free Facebook Community ->https://unrefinedpodcast.com/join-unrefined-friendsAmy's Linkswww.biblicalguidancecounseling.comhttps://linktr.ee/eyesontheright0:01:34 - Discussion on the topic of spiritual awareness & warfare0:02:52 - Defining spiritual warfare 0:04:12 - Personal experiences with spiritual warfare and the need to recognize it in our own hearts0:06:25 - The importance of finding balance in spiritual warfare and being led by the Holy Spirit0:07:41 - Discussion on how some approaches to spiritual warfare neglect discipleship and walking in freedom0:09:20 - The power of the name of Jesus in spiritual warfare0:11:00 - The importance of knowing and using the Word of God in spiritual warfare0:12:20 - The need for discernment in spiritual warfare0:13:45 - Encouragement to engage in spiritual warfare with confidence in Christ's victory0:11:45 - Importance of finding balance 0:12:00 - Importance of an intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit and the Word for spiritual warfare0:14:20 - Personal experience with spiritual warfare 0:15:01 - Need to work out understanding of spiritual warfare with the Holy Spirit.0:15:01 - Importance of sharing personal experiences with spiritual warfare0:15:11 - Discussion on the danger of staying in the "cloud" of intellectual faith and not putting spiritual warfare into practice0:16:08 - Discussion on the two extreme camps of spiritual warfare and the need for balance0:17:35 - Importance of taking action in spiritual warfare rather than being dismissive or relying solely on reading the Bible0:18:16 - Discussion on the danger of a works-based faith and the need for balance in spiritual warfare.0:18:36 - The enemy's ploy of making one think they are not saved.0:18:44 - Discussion on the mockery of spiritual warfare in Hollywood.0:19:06 - Importance of caring for the person's heart in spiritual warfare.0:19:15 - The need to be led by the Holy Spirit in spiritual warfare.0:19:26 - Healing through renewing the mind and casting out spiritual oppression.0:20:06 - Importance of maturity and wisdom from the Holy Spirit in spiritual warfare.0:21:06 - Starting spiritual warfare with oneself for personal growth.0:21:47 - Need for both identity and authority statements in spiritual warfare.0:22:23 - Discussion on the balance between authority and helping others.0:23:07 - Discussion on sanctification and progressive spiritual warfare.0:24:18 - The importance of working towards progress in spiritual warfare and sanctification.0:26:24 - Discussion on progressive sanctification and the need for both encounters and progressiveness.0:29:56 - The enemy imitates and infiltrates; need for balance in spiritual warfare and discipleship.0:32:57 - Importance of grounding people in Holy Spirit-led Word and knowing the basics of faith.0:33:29 - Importance of being grounded in the Word and knowing how to interpret and study the Bible.0:35:00 - Discussion on the danger of extremes in spiritual warfare and the need for relational discipleship.0:36:31 - Importance of pouring deeply into a few for effective discipleship and spiritual warfare.0:37:01 - Miscommunication in spiritual warfare due to inaccurate understanding of spirit, soul, and body.0:40:21 - Importance of shaking off cognitive dissonance and being open to learning from God's Word.0:42:01 - Importance of defining terms and questioning assumptions in spiritual discussions.0:44:26 - Discussion on the three parts of a person and the warfare in the soul.0:48:10 - Discussion on the gray area in spiritual discernment and the need for the Holy Spirit's guidance.0:51:26 - Investigatory process with the Holy Spirit in deep wounds.0:52:11 - Importance of spiritual gifts as tools given by the Holy Spirit.0:53:13 - Spiritual gifts are for specific situations, not superpowers.0:53:38 - New age is witchcraft and the importance of humility and teachability in growing in Christ.0:54:48 - Importance of humility, being teachable and discipled, and avoiding pride in spiritual warfare.0:58:25 - Discussion on the danger of spiritual warfare becoming theater and the importance of relationship with God and people.1:00:01 - The gospel of the kingdom of God and its relation to spiritual warfare.1:01:51 - Discussion on the vision of hastening the return of the Lord through disciple making multiplication.1:02:37 - Winning souls by replacing lies with truth and the importance of hope and joy in Jesus.1:05:01 - Discussion on the gospel of the kingdom and the importance of getting heaven in you 1:06:29 - Importance of occupying till Christ comes and living victoriously in spiritual warfare and sharing that hope with others.1:08:46 - Discussion on the use of worship and thanksgiving in spiritual warfare.1:12:07 - The power of worship and thanksgiving in spiritual warfare.1:15:22 - Practical challenge for listeners to engage in spiritual warfare and gratitude.

Day of Pentecost The Collect: Almighty God, on this day you opened the way of eternal life to every race and nation by the promised gift of your Holy Spirit: Shed abroad this gift throughout the world by the preaching of the Gospel, that it may reach to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. or this O God, who on this day taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. First Lesson: Acts 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30 1When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.3Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. 5Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.7Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds of power.” 12All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.” 14But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 15Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. 16No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. 18Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.19And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 20The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord's great and glorious day. 21Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.' or 24So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord; and he gathered seventy elders of the people, and placed them all around the tent. 25Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again. 26Two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. 27And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, “My lord Moses, stop them!” 29But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit on them!” 30And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp. Psalm: Psalm 104:25-35,37 25 O Lord, how manifold are your works! *        in wisdom you have made them all;        the earth is full of your creatures. 26 Yonder is the great and wide sea    with its living things too many to number, *        creatures both small and great. 27 There move the ships,    and there is that Leviathan, *        which you have made for the sport of it. 28 All of them look to you *        to give them their food in due season. 29 You give it to them; they gather it; *        you open your hand, and they are filled with good things. 30 You hide your face, and they are terrified; *        you take away their breath,        and they die and return to their dust. 31 You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; *        and so you renew the face of the earth. 32 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever; *        may the Lord rejoice in all his works. 33 He looks at the earth and it trembles; *        he touches the mountains and they smoke. 34 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; *        I will praise my God while I have my being. 35 May these words of mine please him; *        I will rejoice in the Lord. 37 Bless the Lord, O my soul. *        Hallelujah! Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21 3No one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. 4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; 6and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. 12For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.13For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. or 1When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.3Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. 5Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.7Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 9Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds of power.” 12All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.” 14But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 15Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o'clock in the morning. 16No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. 18Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.19And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 20The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord's great and glorious day. 21Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.' Gospel: John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39 19When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”22When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” or 37On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, 38and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living water.'” 39Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive; for as yet there was no Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Have you found yourself in a waiting season? And during that season, have you struggled with doubt or fear?I myself have been there, and today, I'll share with you three things you can do when you find yourself waiting on God.  All scriptures not noted are in the NKJV. Find your copy of Healing the Father Wound here. Carolyn Rice is an author and Bible teacher. She overcame her past by sitting at the feet of Jesus, and she's written several books on finding freedom in Christ. You can find out more about Carolyn and her books at CarolynsBooks.comMusic is "Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" by Dan Brown Jr. Licensed and purchased at Premium Beat.

Fifth Sunday in Lent The Collect: Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Old Testament: Ezekiel 37:1-14 1The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. 3He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.” 4Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. 5Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. 6I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.” 7So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them.9Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” 10I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. 11Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.' 12Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. 13And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. 14I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act,” says the Lord. Psalm: Psalm 130 1 Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord;   Lord, hear my voice; *         let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication. 2 If you, Lord, were to note what is done amiss, *        O Lord, who could stand? 3 For there is forgiveness with you; *        therefore you shall be feared. 4 I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him; *        in his word is my hope. 5 My soul waits for the Lord,   more than watchmen for the morning, *        more than watchmen for the morning. 6 O Israel, wait for the Lord, *        for with the Lord there is mercy; 7 With him there is plenteous redemption, *        and he shall redeem Israel from all their sins. Epistle: Romans 8:6-11 6To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law—indeed it cannot, 8and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you. Gospel: John 11:1-45 1Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. 3So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” 4But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God's glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” 5Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, 6after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. 7Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” 8The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?”9Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. 10But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them.” 11After saying this, he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.” 12The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” 13Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. 14Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. 15For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” 16Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” 17When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, 19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. 20When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. 21Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.22But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.”23Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” 24Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” 25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, 26and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” 27She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.” 28When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.”29And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. 30Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. 31The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there.32When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.”35Jesus began to weep. 36So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”37But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” 38Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” 40Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” 41So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. 42I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” 43When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” 44The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” 45Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.

Pastor Ryan and Jake dive into three stories of Christians who are opposed while quietly standing up for their faith. They discuss what might be changing in America, as well as how Christians should respond to these new coming challenges.

As Christians, we often assume because we show up to church we are developing a biblical worldview. Parents assume that because they send their kids to a Christian school, their children are developing a biblical worldview. However, studies show worldview development is taught, not caught. Elizabeth is a former Christian school teacher and she quickly learned that many of her students coming from a Christian home had a syncretized (blended) worldview. It was more like Chrisitianity + a set of beliefs from a secular worldview. She wasn't satisfied with what she saw and knew the Lord was drawing her to create a curriculum for children that integreated a biblical worldview. If you wonder why a biblical worldview matters, listen to this!    Find Shanda www.shandafulbright.com Instagram & Facebook: @shandafulbright Email: hello@shandafulbright.com Free Resources: https://shandafulbright.com/links YouTube: http://bit.ly/ShandaYT2021 Store: www.Shandafulbright.com/shop

SUBSCRIBE to Kay & Olu Taiwo's Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/KayOluTaiwoJesus was no ordinary person. He was the Son of God. From His entrance into the earth, till He was raised from the dead, His life was marked with signs and wonders. Yet, in between His birth and resurrection, there are other events that marked His life and set him apart from any prophet, guru, teacher, or celebrity. These events set Him apart from any man or woman who has ever walked the earth. In this video, I outline these five significant events in the life of Jesus. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Get BOOK by Kay & Olu on VISION: The Vision Guided Life: God's Strategy for Fulfilling Destiny http://visionguidedlife.com/#order SUPPORT THIS MINISTRY FINANCIALLY https://www.vflm.org/join-the-club DOWNLOAD our Bible Scholar App http://thebiblescholar.com FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Website | https://www.vflm.org Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/visionguidedlife/ Twitter | https://twitter.com/visionforlife1 Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/visionguidedlife Tiktok | https://www.tiktok.com/@kayolutaiwo TO INVITE ME TO SPEAK: Want to have Kay and Olu Taiwo come and speak at your next event? https://www.vflm.org/invite-the-taiwos

  Hello, again, OOBTers!   Join M as she takes us back to the beginning… well, the beginning book of the Bible anyway! Following our completion of the book of Job, we are heading back to Genesis. Specifically, we are diving back in at chapter 12 with a promise of God to Abram (who will later be renamed, Abraham).   Listen in as M discusses covenants, waiting, the unbreakable promises of God, and how not even one of God's promises to Abraham remains unfulfilled. Did you hear that? Not a single one. Amazing!   So you may be asking, why should a set of ancient covenants in the Bible matter to us now? Because just like these people spent their lives waiting for God to fulfill his promises of redemption, we also find ourselves waiting. In our waiting, we can look to God's covenants with Noah and Abraham and find hope. As it turns out, our lives may not be all that different from Noah and Abraham's after all.   Be sure to listen in to learn about all this and so much more in today's episode of OOBT.   For the full episode show notes, please go to https://mfahring.com/genesis-12-15/.

Today, we are discussing what it means to really know God. On this episode, we go so far as to ask whether the entire goal of Christianity is to know God, to have a deep intimacy with Him.Join us as we challenge you to ask yourself, "Is knowing God the goal of Christianity?" and provide commentary on the benefit of knowing God in our own lives.

In Episode 2 of Season 4, Marta and Mandy talk to Mitch Randall and Autumn Lockett of Good Faith Media. They explore the ways that social media ministry can expand the work of the institutional church, and how when one organization thrives, we all thrive.

Why does singleness exist? How could singleness ever be useful or enjoyable? Why would God give someone a desire for a spouse but not...you know...a spouse? All this is explored in the first message of our new collection, "Single. Dating. Engaged. Married."

Daily Musings by Wes. On this quick musing, Wes questions if we actually believe what we “think” we believe, or is there dissonance between our thinking and behavior. If we eliminate possibilities that cannot be true then we can arrive at better questions that point us to better answers in our quest for truth.

In this episode of the Upstream TV Podcast, Sami and Joe cover the topic "WHAT is prayer and WHY should we pray?" So often we heard about prayer in the sense of praying to receive something. The world sees prayer sometimes as a "genie in a bottle". We wanted to take a deep look at what the Bible says about prayer and discuss why God gave us the ability to pray. We also cover the topic "why pray if God is completely sovereign", which is a common one in Chrisitianity. We hope you enjoy this week's episode!If you liked this episode, check out our YouTube channel with clips of the podcast as well as other related content! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9gRQPM1G4HGVsCIrTyWPVQConnect With Us!Sponsorship In Haiti: https://upstreamint.org/sponsor-childrenWebsite: https://upstreamint.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upstreaminternational/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/upstreaminternational

In Episode 3 we discuss the origins of Christianity in the Spiritual teachings of Ancient Kemet (Egypt) which were first integrated into Judaism and then later into Chrisitianity. Christianity is revealed as a Greek interpretation of the Ancient Mystery Teachings on the Immaculate Conception, the journey of the Soul and the Resurrection that had been part of the Mystery Teachings of Ancient Kemet recorded in Ancient Texts like the Egyptian Book Of The Dead for at least 3000 years before the birth of Judaism or Christianity. Recommended Articles: Africa's Egypt: The Ancient Land Of Kemet Egyptian Roots Of Greek Philosophy

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Especially in modern textbooks and broad historical surveys, the Mongol withdrawal from Europe in 1242 is presented as the Mongols ‘disappearing into the mists of the east,’ as far as the Europeans were concerned. But in the immediate wake of the 1242 withdrawal, Europeans needed to know more about this new foe. Rather than a ‘Mongol disappearance’ from the European mind, European diplomats and representatives made the trip to the Mongol Empire on behalf of Kings and Popes- even to distant Mongolia. A number of these travellers wrote down accounts of their journeys, providing us yet another viewpoint to events within the Mongol Empire. In this episode, we will discuss three of these accounts from the 1240s and 1250s- that of John de Plano Carpini, Simon of St. Quentin and William of Rubruck. I’m your host David, and this is Kings and Generals: Ages of Conquest.   Our first journey is that of John of Plano Carpini, or Giovanni da Pian del Carpine. Like today’s other accounts, Plano Carpini was a member of a religious order, in this case the Franciscans, an influential group of Christian mendicants founded in the early 13th century by St. Francis of Assisi. Known for their rejections of wealth, simple brown habits, or robes, and often going about barefoot, since the lifetime of St. Francis they had worked closely with the Catholic Church in Rome. John of Plano Carpini was a leading figure among the Franciscans, having been at the forefront of their expansion into Germany. The impetus for Plano Carpini’s journey could not have come from a higher authority, that of Pope Innocent IV. This Pope had in 1245 organized the First Council of Lyons, one of those great ecclesiatical gatherings held every few years in the High Middle Ages to determine church doctrine and how to react to temporal matters. At Lyons in 1245, the biggest topics on the menu were two great foes of the Pope: Frederick II Hohenstaufen, the Holy Roman Emperor and the Mongols. While Innocent’s main concern was the Kaiser, there was great worry over the mysterious horsemen. On the initiative to learn more about them and establish diplomatic ties to avert a repeat of the horrors in Hungary, Pope Innocent sent the 65 year old John of Plano Carpini on the long road east in late 1245.   Aided along the way by the King of Bohemia and the High Duke of Poland, Carpini soon reached the Prince of Volhynia, Vasilko. Vasilko and his brother, Daniel of Galicia, were the westernmost princes of Rus’, and who escaped most of the destruction suffered by the other Rus’ principalities. With Vasilko, Carpini was provided the most up-to-date information on the Mongols one could have in Europe. Passing the ruins of Kiev and an emptied countryside, only at Kaniv did Carpini reach territory under direct Mongol rule. As official envoys of the monarch the Mongols dubbed “the great Pope,” Carpini and his small company were provided escorts and use of the yam system, the great continental messenger route.     Once on the yam, Carpini’s route picked up speed. They rode day and night over the steppe, changing horses three or four times a day as they reached yam stations. By April 4th 1246, they were in the camp of Batu. Batu did not return to Mongolia after the invasion of Europe, instead setting up his camp in the great swath of grassland along the Volga River which made up the middle of his territory, where he held immense power.  Carpini saw that Batu used King Bela IV’s linen tents as his own, taken as booty after the victory at Mohi. At Batu’s camp their letters from the Pope were translated into Russian, Persian and Mongolian, and then they were sent on their way. This stage of the journey is one Carpini had little love for. They rode their horses day and night, sometimes eating nothing except millet with water and salt, or only drinking snow melted in kettles.  They passed the ruins of the cities of the Khwarezmian Empire, the names of which Carpini had no chance to learn before they had moved on.    By July 1246, they were in Mongolia. The hard ride had a purpose, for Carpini arrived in in time for the election of the new Great Khan, Guyuk. As messengers of the Pope they were treated well, provided their own tent and provisions. Carpini gives a fantastic description of Guyuk’s enthronement and the accompanying ceremonies- one detail is a sudden hailstorm postponing Guyuk’s official enthronement until August 24th.  He noticed representatives of powers from across Asia: the Rus’ Prince Yaroslav of Suzdal’, Chinese and Korean representatives, princes from the Kingdom of Georgia and the ambassador of the Caliph of Baghdad, among many others. Carpini’s embassy spent little time with the new Great Khan, offering only a brief description of him: quote, “The present Emperor may be forty or forty-five years old or more; he is of medium height, very intelligent and extremely shrewd, and most serious and grave in his manner. He is never seen to laugh for a slight cause nor to indulge in any frivolity, so we were told by the Christians who are constantly with him.”   On the matter of Chrisitianity, Carpini shares rumours that Guyuk was on the verge of converting. Guyuk did have affinity for the religion, as some of his closest advisers were Christians of the Nestorian flavour. No such baptism for Guyuk was forthcoming, however. As for Carpini’s actual mission to Guyuk, it proved less successful. Guyuk explained that the slaughter wrought in Hungary and Poland was due to the failure of the Europeans to submit to Heaven’s will and Mongol authority. Further, more would come, and when Carpini departed Guyuk’s camp for Europe in November 1246, he left utterly convinced that Guyuk was intent on marching on Europe.    With this fear in mind, Carpini tailored his work as a manual to prepare for the Mongol return. He wrote a very accurate description of the appearance of the Mongols, their culture and society, to detailed descriptions of their armour, tactics, and strategy. He follows this with recommendations on how they should be countered. His solution is that European armies needed to copy the organization of the Mongols and their discipline: literally, they should adopt the decimal organization system and instil the same punishment for desertion or failure to advance. The importance of crossbows were emphasized; the need to not allow themselves to be flanked and to watch for feigned retreats; maintain reserve units to assist the line and always have the army covered by scouts to alert to Mongol movements. If relying on fortifications, they needed to be built in places inaccessible to siege weapons. Care should be shown to captured prisoners: using the descriptions he provides, he argues that Europeans needed to learn to identify the Mongols from those subject peoples forced to fight for the Khan. These peoples, Carpini says, would fight against the Mongols if provided the chance.   When Carpini is describing things he did not directly observe, he falls easily into accepting myths and rumours. In his account Jesus Christ and the scriptures are honoured in China (which he never visited), there are literal monsters under Mongol control, and the Mongols were repulsed from Greater India by its Christian King, Prester John. However, he provides a keen eye at Mongol politics at the start of Guyuk’s reign, listing the top chiefs and mentions Mongke and his mother Sorqaqtani, who he says “among the Tartars this lady is the most renowned, with the exception of the Emperor’s mother [Torogene], and more powerful than anyone else except Batu.”  On his return journey, Carpini remet with Vasilko of Volhynia and Daniel of Galicia, who sent with Carpini letters and envoys to Pope Innocent for cooperation, leading to Pope Innocent crowning Daniel King of Ruthenia, or Galicia-Volhynia, a brief flirtation of Orthodox and Catholic unity. Innocent provided no support for the newly independent monarch beyond this, and Daniel saw his autonomy crushed at the end of the 1250s with a major Mongol attack.   Carpini’s account, written on his return to Europe, was hugely disseminated through Carpini’s own efforts and its inclusion in one of the most popular medieval encyclopedias, Vincent of Beauvais’ Speculum Historiale. It's clear, detailed descriptions of the Mongols, based entirely on observation, was hugely influential on the writings of other travellers. Some have even argued it spurned the beginnings to more analytic, scientific descriptions of the world, in part as it brought a detailed presentation on a world outside of Europe. It was not exactly a friendly world, mind you. Carpini returned with a letter from Guyuk demanding the submission of the Pope and all the monarchs of Europe, immediately, and in person- with the direct threat of horrific consequences if they failed to do so.   As Carpini returned from the Mongol Empire in 1247, another embassy reached the Mongols in what is now Armenia. Pope Innocent ordered a party of Dominican friars from the Crusader states to bear a letter to the Mongols, opening a second diplomatic front in the event Plano Carpini did not return. The Dominicans were another mendicant order founded in the 13th century, famous both as preachers and inquisitors, and visually distinctive in their black cloaks over white habits.  This group of Dominicans was led by a Friar Ascelin, but the account was written by another member of the embassy, Friar Simon of St. Quentin. An online translation has been made accessible online by our friend of the podcast Dr. Stephen Pow- check out www.simonofstquentin.org to read the full account, with maps!    The Dominican embassy arrived in the camp of the Mongol commander of the Caucasus- Baiju Noyan, on the 24th May, 1247. Learning of their arrival, Baiju sent a representative to enquire as to their purpose, and things immediately got off to a poor start. Upon being asked who they were the representatives of, Friar Ascelin replied, “I am the envoy of the Lord Pope, who among Christians is considered superior in dignity to all men and to whom they show reverence as to their father and lord.”   To which Baiju’s representative became immediately annoyed and responded, “How, speaking with such proud words, do you say that your lord pope is the greatest of all men? Does he not know that Khan is the son of God and that Baiju Noyan and Batu are his princes and thus their names are made known and exalted everywhere?” To which Friar Ascelin replied that the Pope knew none of these names, and that they were simply instructed to find the nearest Mongol army -wherever that might be- and to present a letter from the Pope urging a cessation to the slaughter of Christians.   From here, the meeting devolved. The representative returned to Baiju with the message, and returning in a new set of clothes, asked what gifts the Pope had sent for Baiju. The embassy had failed to provide any, stating that in fact, people sent gifts to the Pope! When he returned from Baiju, again in a new set of clothes, he scolded them for failing to show up with gifts- then inquired if they were at the head of any European armies being sent into Syria.  Before allowing the embassy to meet Baiju, they were then ordered to genuflect before him- which the Friars refused to do, fearing it was idolatry. One in their party who had some experience with Mongol customs informed them it wasn’t idolatry they were asking for- just a sign of the submission of the Pope and Catholic Church to the Khan. On this, the Friars proudly stated they’d rather be decapitated than imply the submission of the Church. They would genuflect and even kiss the soles of Baiju’s feet on the condition that he became a Christian. The response was… not ideal.   “You advise us that we become Christians and be dogs like you. Isn’t your pope a dog and aren’t all you Christians dogs?” the Mongols shouted at the party, and upon learning of this insolence Baiju ordered them all to be killed. Baiju’s advisers urged mercy- don’t kill all four of the friars, only two! Another suggested it would be better to skin the lead friar and send him back to Rome stuffed with straw. Or, have two of them beaten by sticks by the whole Mongol army! Another voice said the wisest course was to place them at the front of the army during a siege, and allow them to be killed by enemy missiles. Murder was only abandoned when one of Baiju’s wives talked him down from it- reminding him quite rightly it was poor conduct to kill envoys, and it would bring him into trouble with the imperial court.    Brought back from the brink- and this was still only the first day, mind you- Baiju’s representative inquired what would be an appropriate way for them to worship Baiju. No solution could be reached. The Mongols could not understand the stubbornness of the Christians in this regard: from their point of view, the Christians worshipped wood crosses and stone churches, and could not comprehend why the same respect could not be shown to Baiju, chosen by the Great Khan who was chosen by Heaven itself! The Friars’ explanations turned to theology, how St. Peter granted the keys to the Pope and so on. Lost in translation, the arguments went nowhere, until it was decided that Acelin would hand over the Pope’s letters but not appear before Baiju. The letter then needed to be translated for Baiju, which required Friar Ascelin explaining it word by word to Greek and Turk translators, who then explained it to Persian translators, who then translated it into Mongol, who then read it out for Baiju.   Annoyed by the initial proceedings, Baiju showed them disrespect after that. Left waiting in the hot sun, they were initially told they would be allowed to leave on the 12th of June, 1247, but this was rescinded when Baiju learned of the approach of Eljigidei to be his new superior. Eljigidei was a close ally of Great Khan Guyuk, sent west to resume military operations in the region.  Given only minimal bread and water, they could only wait. And wait. And wait. With no sign of Eljigidei and Ascelin fretting over continued delay, he finally got a councillor to plead on their behalf with promises of gifts. Baiju prepared a letter to send to the Pope, and things looked just about ready for the Dominicans to depart… when Eljigidei finally arrived. Then followed 7 straight days of feasting, drinking and celebrating before finally, some nine weeks after their initial arrival, on the 25th of July 1247 the Friars left Baiju’s camp.    Like Plano Carpini, Ascelin returned with a letter from the Mongols, this time from Baiju, and within it were only the strictest of demands. The Pope was to come himself, in person, and submit to the Mongols. Failure to do so meant he was an enemy to the Great Khan, and only one fate awaited the enemies of the Great Khan. By the end of the 1240s Pope Innocent IV had at least two letters from top Mongol leaders- one of them the Great Khan, Guyuk- demanding his immediate submission.  That’s a fairly strong indication that the Mongol high command was intent on the subjugation of Europe. Much like Carpini, Ascelin’s colleague Simon recorded considerable detail on the customs, habits and warfare of the Mongols, with information on the strategies and tactics they used in their expansion over Iran, the Caucasus and Anatolia- much of it from first hand sources. As much as they were failed conversion and diplomatic efforts, they were valuable sources of intelligence on a foe they had frustratingly little information on. The impression garnered over the 1240s was of an immensely antagonistic power interested in nothing less than mastery of the world.   Our final traveller for today is William of Rubruck, a Franciscan friar who also made the long trip to Mongolia carrying a letter from the King of France Louis IX- though insisting the entire time he was not a diplomat, merely holding the letter for a friend.  Rubruck’s mission both in structure and situation differed from his predecessors. There is no indication he ever met John de Plano Carpini: he was familiar with his work, but not enough that he could get Carpini’s name correct in his own account, referring to him as John of Policarpo. Rubruck provides one detail about himself in his own account: that he was rather on the large side. Stationed in the Holy Land, he joined  the crusading King Louis IX in Cyprus in winter 1248, and went with him on his disastrous Egyptian campaign of 1250- the Seventh Crusade. This campaign was a catalyst to the usurpation of the Mamluks in Egypt over the Ayyubids, something to have major consequences for the Mongols in a few years. Rubruck’s accounts do not indicate he was among them during the debacles further down the Nile in 1250, during which Louis was captured by the Mamluks, held for ransom and released. The following years the French King spent restoring local fortifications in Palestine, humbled and penitent. It seems in this period Rubruck spent quite some time with the King and Queen. Louis had already been in contact with the Mongols, having sent the Dominican friar Andrew of Longjumeau to the Great Khan’s court in the 1240s, and received envoys from Eljigidei in early 1249. This led to nothing: Guyuk was dead before the Dominican reached his court, and Eljigidei, as a close ally of Guyuk, was soon to follow him on Mongke’s orders.   Rubruck, as a good Fransciscan, was keen to spread the word of God among the heathens and had learned from Andrew of Longjumeau’s report of German miners carried east as slaves by the Chagatai prince Buri during the invasion of Hungary.  Keen to bring salvation to the Mongols, and peace to these slaves, it was Rubruck’s own initiative to travel to the Mongol Empire in 1253. Before he left King Louis provided Rubruck a letter to the Khan, as a sort of “while you’re going that way,” rather than an official embassy.. Learning that a Jochid prince, Sartaq son of Batu, was a Christian, Rubruck decided to make a stop at his court first, perhaps hoping to seek his assistance for the long trek. Taking his leave of King Louis likely at Jaffa, Rubruck set out north and reached Constantinople in April 1253, there getting a chance to preach in St. Sophia, the modern Hagia Sofia; he spoke with other men who had gone as envoys to the Mongols; and there picked up a companion, another Franciscan named Bartholomew of Cremona. Sailing across the Black Sea to Crimea, he travelled north into the steppes to the camp of Sartaq.    Sartaq was the first of many disappointments for Rubruck. His Chrisitanity Rubruck found lacking, and his secretaries admonished Rubruck for calling him a Christian, telling him “Do not say that our master is a Christian. He is not a Christian; he is a Mongol.” The customary gift giving resulted in much of his possessions being taken or outright stolen. In the four days they were there, they were not even provided food, only airag, fermented mare’s milk, though Rubruck took a liking to it. Rubruck stressed he was not an envoy, merely carrying a letter of friendly intent from King Louis. This made a real mess. This was not an area in Mongol diplomacy their world view accounted for. To quote historian Peter Jackson in his translation of Rubruck’s account, “the Mongols were in fact unable to comprehend why representatives of independent peoples should trouble to visit the imperial court if not to bring submission.” Sartaq, not understanding the purpose of Rubruck’s letter, decided this was a matter for his father Batu to settle. So Rubruck, at this time in his mid forties and trying to travel barefoot as in Franciscan tradition, was forced to follow Plano Carpini’s route over the Volga Steppe to the court of Batu.   He was amazed at the size of Batu’s camp, comparing it to a large city. Taken before the tent of Batu, he gazed upon the second most powerful man in Asia. Sitting upon a golden throne with a wife at his side, Rubruck provides us our only physical description of Batu Khan: “He regarded us with a keen gaze, as we did him. He struck me as being of the same build as the lord John of Beaumont, and his face was covered at this time with reddish blotches.” As numerous commentators have stated, it is a deep shame that we do not know what build John of Beaumont was. Through his interpreter, Rubruck spoke to Batu and the audience, in which he urged Batu to be baptized. Batu gave a slight smile, and the audience began laughing at Rubruck.    Batu interrogated Rubruck, having learned through spies of King Louis’ military expedition to Egypt. Telling the Khan that the purpose was to recapture Jerusalem, Rubruck was given airag and sent to the side. Batu decided it was best to send this representative of the French King right to the highest authority: Mongke Khaan, quite without Rubruck’s consent and with no choice in the matter. “There is no counting the times we were famished, thirsty, frozen and exhausted,” Rubruck says of the lengthy voyage in winter 1253 over Central Asia to Mongolia. Rubruck’s account, unlike that of Carpini, is full of personal opinions on matters: mainly in the form of how much he hated everything. Their hygiene and personal habits, such as relieving themselves in the middle of the open steppe right beside him he found ‘excessively tiresome.’   By the end of December 1253 William of Rubruck was in the camp of Mongke Khaan, some ten days journey from Karakorum. Unlike with Ascelin and Baiju, Rubruck was asked how he would like to make his obeisance to the Khan, per European custom or Mongolian. Rubruck would sing praises to God, then do as Mongke wished. Inside a tent Rubruck describes as covered in gold, the friar provides a brief description of Mongke. The Khan was seated on a golden couch with a wife, dressed in spotted fur, snub nosed, of medium build and about 45 years old. One of Mongke’s daughters was seated on the steps before him: Rubruck says she was very ugly. The initial meeting did not go very far. Alcohol was offered, and Rubruck’s interpreter helped himself. After Mongke’s first statement, “Just as the sun spreads its rays in all directions, so my power and that of Batu are spread to every quarter,” Rubruck’s interpreter was too drunk to translate, and the friar was quickly pushed to the side.   Rubruck did not have a good time in the Mongol court. Provided lodging and food, he found himself interrogated and often mistreated. The Mongols sought information on Europe, on what and how many goods and animals the French possessed, and if the Pope was really 500 years old. Rubruck had gone to convert the heathens and bring salvation to the captured German miners: he succeeded in converting only six people during his stay and learned the Germans were beyond his reach in Central Asia. Rubruck was stuck with Nestorian and Greek Orthodox Christians which he did not take a great liking too, there only to enrich themselves. The priests, among many others, were convinced Mongke was on the verge of converting to their creed. Rubruck saw that the Khan didn’t care for any of them, content to utilize all their prayers. Spending several months in Mongke’s camp and Karakorum, the imperial capital, Rubruck met persons from all over Asia. From ambassadors from the Nicaean Empire, the Delhi Sultanate, Baghdad and China to Europeans brought as captives to Mongolia. He met Hungarians, Germans, Russians and French. One was William Buchier of Paris, a goldsmith highly prized by the Mongols. He designed and built the famous silver tree of Karakorum: literally, a tree made from silver with conduits running through it, at the base through four silver lions and higher up coming down as spouts shaped as snakes. From the lions came airag, fermented mare’s milk; from the gilded mouths of four snakes poured grape wine; qaraqumiss, refined mare’s milk; bal, a honey drink, and a rice wine. At the top of the tree was a silver angel with a trumpet. On command, a man inside the tree would sound the trumpet, alerting stewards in another room to feed the alcoholic beverages through their respectives conduits. Below each animal was a vessel to collect the drinks, and when filled they were carried to the cheery guests, applauding at the show. Aside from this and the Khan’s palace in Karakorum, Rubruck found the city terribly unimpressive, likening it to a small town in France but with a very diverse population.    Rubruck endured a number of almost sitcom-like vignettes during his time there. On one occasion he joined with a Nestorian priest to ‘save’ one of Mongke’s sickly wives through a decoction of rhubarb and holy water. Most notable was a religious debate he took part in, sparked by a conflict between Rubruck and the Buddhist priests at Karakorum. While Rubruck gives a detailed and accurate description of the Buddhist customs he saw, he had little care for the Buddhists themselves. This spat turned into the Mongols hosting a religious debate- on one side, Rubruck representing the Catholic Church, with Nestorian Christians, Greek Orthodox Christians and Muslims, and on the other Buddhists lamas. Three umpires - a Buddhist, Christian and Muslim- judged. Mongke, in typical fashion, called for a respectful debate forbidding insulting remarks to opponents, on pain of death.   Rubruck’s version is that he was the star player, deftly disarming the arguments of the Buddhists while his own teammates proved incompetent. We lack any other accounts of this debate, so we should perhaps take it with a grain of salt. He does remark that even though his arguments were like, totally 100% awesome and really effective, no one was convinced to become a Christian because of it, and the debate ended with everyone drinking heavily with half his team singing loudly and presumably, off-key.    The most interesting portion of Rubruck’s narrative is his brief interview with Mongke Khaan, albeit through an interpreter. In this discussion, Mongke provides a fascinating explanation for his religious view:   “We Mongols believe that there is only one God, through whom we have life and through whom we die, and towards him we direct our hearts. But just as God has given the hand several fingers, so he has given mankind several paths. To you God has given the Scriptures and you Christians do not observe them. You do not find in the scriptures, that one man ought to abuse another, do you? And likewise you do not find that a man ought to deviate from the path of justice for financial gain. So, then, God has given you the Scriptures, and you do not observe them; whereas to us he has given soothsayers, and we do as they tell us and live in peace.”   After this, Rubruck was instructed to return to the west with a letter for King Louis, upon which he lamented he had no chance to attempt to convert the Khan. Mongke’s letter to Louis is preserved in Rubruck’s account, and it’s somewhat more cordial compared to the demands of Guyuk. I mean, it still has demands that the Kings of Europe come and submit to him, and that it would be foolish to trust in distance and mountains to protect them.  But it offered something of an apology- well, not quite an apology-  for inconsistent messaging by the envoys of Eljigidei, and for Andrew of Longjumeau’s journey which met not Guyuk Khan, but his widow Oghul Qaimish. On Oghul Qaimish, Mongke stated his opinion on her rather bluntly in his letter: “But as for knowing the business of war and the affairs of peace, subduing the wide world and discerning how to act for the best- what could that worthless woman, lower than a bitch, have known of this?” That he would so openly write this in an official channel- a letter to another monarch- is indicative of the malice he felt to her, and partially explains some of the violence Mongke ordered against the house of Ogedai.   Alas for William of Rubruck, but well for us, was that he was unable to return to King Louis to deliver the message in person. Believing Louis had remained in the Crusader States, after reaching the court of Batu in the Volga steppe, Rubruck cut south through the Caucasus- briefly staying in Baiju Noyan’s camp, where he heard of the approach of Hulegu, Mongke’s younger brother, and a massive army marching through Iran. Learning that Louis had returned to France, Rubruck’s Franciscan superiors ordered him to remain in Acre, forced to send Mongke’s letters alongside a written account of his journey, which luckily for us survives. Unlike Carpini’s account, Rubruck writes little on the warfare of the Mongols, spending more time on their customs and character, with remarkably astute, though not compassionate, descriptions of the cultures and religions he saw throughout his journey. It’s also a detailed geographical and observational survey, challenging views set out by ancient writers. For instance, noting that the Caspian Sea was not an ocean but a lake;  noting the proper courses of the Don and Volga Rivers; connecting the Chinese to the Seres mentioned in antiquity; noted linguistic connections between various groups and, upon finding no evidence for popular medieval monsters like the dog-headed people, argued against their existence. One of the few people to read Rubruck’s account in the 13th century was the English Franciscan Roger Bacon, who met Rubruck in Paris in 1257. Bacon was the first European to record the mixture for gunpowder in 1267. It’s sometimes suggested that Rubruck provided it to Bacon, but as Rubruck mentions nothing of the sort in his account, this is unlikely.    And that is a brief overview of three early European journeys to the Mongol Empire. Not as famous as the slightly later journey of one Messer Marco Polo, but fascinating nonetheless. Our next episode will be an overview of the reign of Great Khan Mongke, so be sure to subscribe to the Kings and Generals podcast and to continue helping us bring you more outstanding content, please visit our patreon at www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. Thank you for listening, I am your host David and we will catch you on the next one!

Dr. Gene Donaldson - May 9, 2020

Dr. Gene Donaldson - May 9, 2020

Stop lying to yourself black Christians and admit that Jesus and Money are the same thing in your twisted ass minds.

We all crave to be supported, especially by the ones we love the most. But we don't often get this luxury. Usually, we're trying to make healthy choices in an environment that may not be very conducive to our success. More often than not, our own home and family members can feel like the biggest obstacles standing between us and our goals. And not only that, but we truly desire for our family members to jump on board and make the same healthy changes with us! Isn't that ideal??  On this episode, Scott and I chat about having the right attitude with our health and fitness journey, and how you can be a powerful influence in your home without being aggressive or forceful.  We talk about the do's and don'ts for when your family isn't on board with you: phrases you should and should not say, how to ask for their support with humility, and how to stay focused on the things you CAN change, not the things you can't.  Resources from this episode: Couch to Strong Momma 8-Week Beginner Program  1 Peter 3:1-4  

Chrisitianity is based on the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and we celebrate HIs Resurrection every Easter. But do we realize the far-reaching implications of the Resurrection in our lives as believers-

On this episode I sat down with a friend from high school to debate her evidence for the existence of the christian god.  We went down multiple paths and proposed evidence and I approached it from a skeptical point of view.  Let me know what you think about this episode in the comments section and share with friends that would enjoy this discussion.   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MindfulSkeptics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfulskepticpodcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MindfulSkepticsPodcast  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mindful-skeptics-podcast/id1438359423?mt=2  Website: http://mindfulskeptics.libsyn.com  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mindfulskepticspodcast  r/mindfulskeptics

Learn how in an age of immediate gratification God has empowered you to practice moral restraint through the Holy Spirit who gives you a spirit of self-discipline. This is part five of a nine part prayer series about the Holy Spirit. To access all the episodes and a free devotional guide about the Holy Ghost visit http://ThePracticalDisciple.com/holyspirit

Some of us have been caught out in our quest for solutions to life's problems. We have to be cautious. We can't afford to open up to everything out there. Test. Examine. Weigh up what is said, before you act on it.​Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world. 1 John 4:1 (NLT)

In today's politically charged atmosphere, we are missing the needs of the poor and disenfranchised, we are fighting in our own households, we are becoming judges of people we have never met. In short, we are failing the life and mission of Jesus. Join Senior Instructor David Fournier from Restoring Grace as we exam getting back on track, loving each other and being the people God has called us to be.

Chrisitianity is not intended to be a solo effort.  Being present in a community of faith is vital. Listen to this message to hear why you should be present in the faith community.  

In his should-be famous book, Mortimer J Adler talks about how to think about God from a pagan perspective. That is, how to deduce that God exists, and how to figure out what he is like, purely from thinking like a philosopher. In other words, without reliance on revelation. What Adler attempts to point out is that you can use reason alone to come to know about God. You might not be able to use reason alone to know everything about God, but you can at least get to the conclusion that God's existence is more probable than not. The argument that Adler presents in his book is a contemporary version of the Argument from Contingency, famously developed by Aquinas and brought into its more common form by Liebniz. (This was Aquinas's "3rd Way", or argument from necessity to possibility, and then became Leibniz's famous cosmological argument, which I've previously outlined here.) Here's the way Adler presents his "Truly Cosmological Argument", and I quote: The existence of an effect requiring the concurrent existence and action of an efficient cause implies the existence and action OF that cause. The causal principle, thus stated, is self-evidently true, as has been said before. The cosmos as a whole exists. Here we have the existential assertion that is indispensable as a premise in any existential inference. While it does not have the same certitude possessed by my assertion of my own existence, it can certainly be affirmed beyond a reasonable doubt. The existence of the cosmos as a whole is radically contingent, which is to say, while not needing an efficient cause of its coming to be (if we assume it is everlasting) it nevertheless does need an efficient cause of its CONTINUING existence, to preserve it in being and prevent it from being replaced by nothingness. IF the cosmos needs an efficient cause of its continuing existence to prevent its annihilation, THEN that cause must be a supernatural being, supernatural in its action, and one the existence of which is uncaused; in other words, the supreme being, or God. In this episode of Sunday School, we'll get into the nuances of this Truly Cosmological Argument to help you better understand why there is, in fact, very good reason for believing God exists.  Show notes and resources: http://www.chroniclesofstrength.com/how-to-think-about-god/

Resolve or Dissolve: April 8, 2018 bilingual sermon preached by Pastor Guillermo Velazquez.

Diana Butler Bass opens up about s-holes like Nazareth and gratitude while co-preaching with Teer and Jason.

Diana Butler Bass opens up about s-holes like Nazareth and gratitude while co-preaching with Teer and Jason.

Was The United States really created under Christian Principles? We will look at who our forefathers were and what they stood for and believed. Did they in God the way we do. Did They believe in Jesus and the Holy Trinity, Did they believe Jesus as The so

In this Pre Episode I talk about learning to let go of people in order to reach your God-given Destiny.

In this Pre Episode I talk about learning to let go of people in order to reach your God-given Destiny.

Good Day Lovelies, Veronda Bellamy Inspired is committed to bring you something soulful and inspirational from the textures of the show that you can easily apply to your life. She understands that life can get the best of you and really wants to provide you with insight that will guide you into an unidentified purpose and intentional living. Join Veronda Bellamy Inspired host and creative director, Thursday, February 7, 2017 @ 7 pm EST by calling 914.338.0464. As Veronda always says, "Sit back and Enjoy," isn't that soooo like life. Click here to submit your prayer request, to be a guest on the show, or for general inquires. Visit me online at www.iamveronda.com or www.verondabellamy.com Be INspired via iTunes | Be INspired via Spreaker Note: Be sure to download the Spreaker App for ease of listen. For all iTune users, you may listen via your iTunes app by typing in the show name, Veronda Bellamy Inspired.

A podcast with Deana Barnes. An interview with Crystal Rain who shares a powerful dream revealing what God is releasing upon His Church for end-time ministry.

Brother Gregory hosts our weekly Sabbath Service - Keys To The Kingdom

Dante briefly comes back from hiatus to discuss Trump and Chrisitianity!

George Bernard Shaw said, Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. If you think about it, what does repentance actually mean? Well, it means to change your mind about how you think and act and then decide to live differently. In other words, change. Leo Tolstoy said, Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

George Bernard Shaw said, Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. If you think about it, what does repentance actually mean? Well, it means to change your mind about how you think and act and then decide to live differently. In other words, change. Leo Tolstoy said, Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

He Rose! He Rose! Praise The Lord Everybody! Join us this Sunday, April 5, 2015 @ 6:30 p.m.as we celebrate another fabulous year of Our Lord and Saviors' Resurrection!  Christ Jesus LIVES Today! We are certainly glad about it and we will be playing uplifting and exasperating melodies to proof it.  You will be blessed by your hosts Evg. Globee Pope and Min. Derrick Tuggle as they minister, laugh and play independent gospel artists from around the globe.  Also joining us will be Min. Lois "Candee" Vernon and Sista Vangelist Peppercorn will be in  'da house.  So don't just see 'bout it, be'bout it, right here on "Glorious Gospel Vibes"!!

Join us this Sunday, March 22, 2015 @ 6:30 p.m. as we bring you another episode of "Glorious Gospel Vibes"!  Your hosts Evg. Globee Pope and Min. Derrick Tuggle will introduce to you independent gospel artists and authors from around the globe.  Our special guest this week will be Health and Wellness Expert Maxim Nazaire, sharing his testimony about how he was able to overcome injury, disease, depression, and self doubt.  So all of your health gurus, tune in its going to be life-changing!  Also joining them will be Min. Lois "Candee" Vernon with 'Inspiration Corner' and Sista Vangelist Peppercorn with her humor and laughter.  So don't forget to tune in right here on Blog Talk Radio!  

Tough Talk with Tony Gambone Radio with special guest Getrude Matshe & Adrienne Miranda: Getrude Matshe is an inspirational speaker who has been described as a vibrant bundle of African energy whose zest and passion for life inspires everyone she meets. She is passionate about helping people achieve their full potential and find their individual life purpose. She is passionate about individuals' success. This makes her an energetic, inspirational and enlightening speaker. Getrude has written several books and is now a book writing coach. Adrienne Miranda now an author who recently published "The Scent of My Son, In God we Trust" available on amazon.com and kindle. My son, Joseph, was brutally murdered at the age of 19 while at work. My book is non-fiction and tells the true story about the cover up and corruption that surrounded the homicide investigation of my son's death. My son's death has been confirmed a homicide by assault by the Chief Medical Examiner in Maryland and his coroners. However, the local and state prosecutors as well as police and other law enforcement agencies will not call it a crime. They opposed the factual and scientific evidence from the coroners and went against them.

Tough Talk with Tony Gambone Radio with special guest Tamara Dorris & Kevin Benton: The author of 14 books, Tamara is also a certified hypnotherapist, with degrees in psychology and communications. She has spent her adult life researching and writing about personal, professional, and spiritual development. Tamara is also a college professor, workshop leader, and the host of a radio show where she interviews experts and authors from around the world. The books she loves writing most are spiritual humor, such as “Secrets of a Spiritual Guru,” series, and her latest, “The Law of Distraction & Art of Intention,” Minister Kevin Benton attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA., the world's largest Evangelical Christians School, founded by the late, great Chancellor, Rev. Dr. Jerry Falwell. While at Liberty, he was a member of the basketball team that represented the first Christian School to ever play in the N.C.A.A. tournament against high school friend and former N.B.A. player, Rasheed Wallace and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Upon leaving Liberty, Minister Benton had the opportunity to play professional basketball in Europe, Asia and a host of other countries. Kevin was also invited to some N.B.A. camps during his career, including the Philadelphia 76ers, where he played against played against some of the best players in the world including N.B.A. players Kobe Bryant, Yoa Ming, Aaron McKie, Rick Mahorn, Jerome Allen, Paul Graham and the list goes on.  

Tough Talk with Tony Gambone Radio with special guest Chris Miles & Elizabeth Liddell: Chris Miles, the "Cash Flow Expert," is a leading authority showing entrepreneurs and their spouses how to quickly free up and create cash flow and lasting wealth TODAY spending time doing what they love most! He has been featured in US News, CNN Money, Bankrate.com, interviewed internationally on TV & radio, and has a high reputation with his company, Money Ripples 1st time author Elizabeth Liddell wrote a book about true events that happened in my life over many decades. I love people, family oriented and active in church. I live in a small Midwestern town with my husband, one daughter, two grandchildren and one Goddaughter. Inspired by God to write a book in 2008 however, life circumstances was the reason I did not finish the book at that time. The year 2012, I was standing at the alter at my church, I was approached by the pastor's sister at the alter and she wrapped her arms around me and conveyed to me the Spirit of God revealed to her in prayer to tell me to write. I obeyed the message and wrote and released my story on March 12, 2013.

JOIN US ON KNOW THE LEDGE RADIO AS WE CONTINUE OUR PROLIFIC BUILD WITH THE AUTHOR OF "GOD GENES DECODED" ,HIGH PRIEST OF THE VOODOO RELIGION & LECTURER BABA NU MENSA TONIGHT HE WILL BEGIN TO EXPOUND IN DETAIL ON THE WORLD'S THREE MAJOR RELIGIONS,CHRISITIANITY, JUDIASM & ISLAM, THEIR ORIGINS AND WISDOM.  

“Atheism’s Absurdity & Christianity’s Potency” I. Why should an intelligent person begin their quest for spiritual truth with Chrisitianity? 1. Christianity is uniquely TESTABLE – RESURRECTION!! History; Arch; Science; Philosophy; Prophecy 2. Christianity is uniquely COMPATIBLE – Laws of Nature Logic Morality 3. Christianity is uniquely RECEIVABLE – FREE!! By the Grace of God!! Eph 2:8,9 No system of works! 4. Christianity is uniquely HONORABLE – The Person of Jesus is far Superior to all founders of 25 World Religions

Join Pastor Lorenzo Neal as he discusses actions and experiences in western christianity that are being labeled as new moves of God. These events include the Word of Faith, Dominion & Latter Rain, Prophetic & Apostolic Ressurgence, and the Emerging Conversation or Emergent Church movements. Are these authentic moves of God or simply men deceiving others and contributing to last days confusion in the christian church

A recording of our Sunday morning service at Christ's Community Church in Hayward, CA on 12/09/07. Audio quality is not as good as usual on this recording due to technical problems. Please visit our website at www.ccchayward.com.

Christianity Open Day Message from Sunday 16th September 2007