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Aug242004
A prophetic friend of mine, Bob Jones, believes that World War III actually began with the assassination of Anwar Sadat. It seems that this is proving to be true. This is marked by many as the beginning of the hijacking of the Islamic faith by radical extremists that have now stirred up a nearly worldwide conflict. This war may be unfolding very differently than the world wars of the last century, but it is in fact proving to be a world war, and its potential is to be far more devastating than the last two combined.
Ironically, it is the...
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Jun302004
We are well into some of the most interesting, challenging, and dangerous times in human history, and will continue to experience them daily. In order to survive, much less prevail in the times ahead, we must start to perceive the future more clearly, and take proactive steps to be prepared.
The church must also take more proactive steps to engage in what is unfolding if we are to be the light and salt that we are called to be in our times. The gospel has made the greatest advances in its history in the last two decades, but...
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Feb292004
One of the most tragic statements in the Bible is Philippians 2:19-21:
But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition.
For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.
Paul spent his life sacrificing his own interests, and even risking his life repeatedly for the sake of the gospel. After all those years, he
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Feb242004
Tomorrow, The Passion will be released. This movie can change your life, and maybe even change the church. It has that kind of power. It can do this because it will help to restore the cross as the center of our lives—so central that we will begin to truly take the cross up daily and carry it with us in all we do.
What we are doing on this earth is not about us—it is about Him. We have been purchased with a price, the greatest price that could have ever been paid—the life of the...
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Jan142004
Mel Gibson’s, The Passion of the Christ is one of the most controversial films to be produced in a long time. There is a reason for this—it is one of the most anointed and powerful films produced in a very long time.
I watched it with a small group of invited guests a few weeks ago. It was by far the hardest movie that I have ever watched, but was also the most powerful and impacting. After watching great movies, I often wake up the next day thinking about them, and will often think about them...
