Planet Fitness is in turmoil again after a man was arrested for being completely nude in the ladies’ locker room.

As the New York Post reported, 38-year-old Christopher Miller was arrested after entering and removing all of his clothing in the women’s locker room. He claimed to identify as a woman.

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A panicked woman called 911 when the incident happened.

“It’s a man but he says he identifies as a woman, and he won’t leave the restroom,” the caller said to the 911 dispatcher. “He is just walking around and showing us his—and he won’t leave.”

Miller apparently asked a woman in the locker room to shower with him.

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This incident comes right after the gym chain lost $400 million from a major stock plummet when they revoked a Christian woman’s membership. Patricia Silva had found a man shaving in a woman’s locker room at Planet Fitness and took a picture of the man who said he was “queer.”

Silva said in a Facebook video that there was also a young child in the locker room as well when the man was found shaving.

“I love him in Christ,” Silva said. “He is a spiritual being having a human experience. He doesn’t like his gender so he wants to be a woman, but I’m not comfortable with him shaving in my bathroom.”

On the Planet Fitness website, the company states, “All members will have access to restroom and locker room facilities that correspond to their self-reported gender identity to the extent permitted by applicable law.”

Just because the world allows this kind of behavior does not mean we should accept it. Canceling gym memberships, as many have already done, should be a clear message to the Planet Fitness corporation. Whether it’s Target, Bud Light or the gym, we do not have to accept the status quo perpetuated by the dominating societal norms. Our votes and how we spend our money will indicate the direction we want to see our nation go.

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Rihanna is the latest celebrity to mock Christianity with her nun-themed outfit.

As Fox News reported, the singer’s provocative outfit was for a cover of “Interview Magazine.” It was a play against the devout Catholic women who have sworn to a life of celibacy and following God. Wearing a plunging neckline and heavy makeup with a black and white habit is far from the normal attire that nuns adhere to. Yet, this is the look Rihanna chose for her next feature image.

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Rihanna has received backlash on social media for the look. Some have called the look “disgusting” and “poor in taste.”

She is not the first major celebrity to come out in this type of attire that blatantly mocks Christianity. Sam Smith dressed up as the devil for the Grammys in 2023 and Lil Nas X has had to apologize for his recent ‘J Christ’ video that was a part of what he called his “Christian era.”

“When I did the artwork, I knew there would be some like, upset people and whatnot, simply because you know religion’s a very sensitive topic for a lot of people. But I also didn’t mean to like, mock,” Nas said.

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Who can also forget the day when Ice Spice brought Satan with her to the Super Bowl as she wore an upside down cross, making Satanic hand gestures throughout the game? This happened in the company of her friend, Taylor Swift, who has also had a history of uplifting Satanism.

This just goes to show that celebrities should not be the ones we look up to for our spiritual guidance. There’s a reason that Hollywood is being exposed for engaging in dark practices for the sake of greater fame.

Mark 8:36 tells us “For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?” Just because others have sold their souls for fame and fortune does not mean that we should follow in these footsteps. Instead, Christ has heavenly treasures stored up for those who seek His kingdom first.

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A megachurch in Grapevine, Texas had none other than Dr. Phil McGraw speak on prayer, family and finances.

Ed Young’s Fellowship Church had a special guest, Dr. Phil, discuss the importance of prayer and family in today’s modern society. In a world so keen on allowing the government to be the provider for their families, McGraw says this is not what parents are called to do.

“You don’t want to co-parent your children with the government,” McGraw says. “Anytime the government says, ‘knock, knock knock: I’m your government and I’m here to help you’ [you need to] run.”

McGraw also believes it is critical for married couples and families to attend church together. Citing the fact that church attendance is below 50% right now, he sees the vital need for families to place God first.

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“The church brings something to the family unit that causes cohesion,” McGraw says. “That causes values to be thought of and talked about and prayerfully considered. If there’s regularity to it, then there’s a constant reminder of those things.”

McGraw emphasizes how one key he implemented while raising his sons was to have them see him pray often.

“It was important to me as a father to model to those children that they see their father in a prayerful relationship with the heavenly Father,” McGraw says.

McGraw also touched on the subject of envy and how important it is for people to see themselves in the same lens our heavenly Father sees us through.

“If you see yourself as second-class, that’s not how God sees you,” McGraw says. “There’s been a high price paid for you.”

McGraw shared his personal testimony of coming to Christ on TBN. His father was an alcoholic and worked in the oil business. At 13, McGraw decided to turn over his life to Christ.

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“That’s when I met the Lord and accepted Jesus Christ as my personal savior. I remember it like it was yesterday because that was a big step for me at 13 years old because I didn’t have a lot of leadership at that point,” McGraw says.

This decision would change the entire trajectory of McGraw’s life.

“It was a serious decision for me because I was very analytical,” McGraw says. “That was a big step of faith for me. I didn’t do it just because that’s what you do at that age. I had to really think this through.”

During this time when families, marriages and faith couldn’t be further away from the cultural norm, it’s people like Dr. Phil who are making a difference. Instead of using influence to turn people away from God, this is the moment to use whatever influence we have to call people toward Jesus.

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Parents and students alike are horrified after a class taught children about varying LGBTQ sexual acts, including bestiality.

The class was presented at Renmark High School in Australia, where some of the students were as young as 13 years old, according to Harbinger’s Daily. Parents were not notified of the presentation prior to it taking place. The person presenting the material was not a regular staff teacher, and there were no teachers in the room at the time of the presentation.

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The ninth graders were under the deception that they would be learning about “respectful relationships.” However, things took a completely different turn when a slide show was used to present what the “+” meant in the LGBTQIA+ acronym.

The presenter took the opportunity to discuss her own fetishes in the graphic course as well.

Fourteen-year-old Courtney White described how disgusting the entire scenario was. “The first slide of the PowerPoint on the board was ‘You can see queerly now.'”

The presentation implied that bestiality was common and accepted by those who are part of the LGBTQ community.

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The teenagers quickly became upset with the situation, many asking to go to the bathroom to get out of the class.

“We’re all just sitting there like, ‘What are we doing here? Why are we learning about animals having sex with humans?’ It was really disgusting; it was really uncomfortable,” White said.

After this episode, White’s mother decided to pull her and her siblings from the school.

The school has been working on damage control since the class took place. The principal, Mat Evans, acknowledged how the outside presenter has “been suspended from department schools while the department undertakes an investigation,” according to ABC Net News.

This traumatic experience for both children and parents goes to show how dark and mixed-up sin has made our world. This is an imperative time for parents to take control of what their children are learning. Scripture tells us that how we train up children determines the way they will go when they are old. We cannot expect school systems, government, or culture to appropriately raise the next generation. This is a monumental moment for parents to solidly stand on the Word of God to raise their children.

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Do dreams serve a divine purpose?

In a recent video, Vlad and Lana Savchuk gave key hallmarks of what dreams mean from a biblical standpoint. Here are the four biblical roles of dreams.

Not all dreams speak the truth about God.

Some of the dreams we encounter do not lead us to godliness. Instead, they can bring about attacks and even lead us away from God.

“Jude 8 actually talks about false prophets who are deceiving people through their dreams and God was clearly warning people concerning dreamers who had these dreams,” Vlad Savchuk says.

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Just because some of these dreams came true did not mean they were godly. Instead, some dreams have been used to draw people away from Christ.

“False prophets can deceive through dreams,” Vlad says. “We have to be very careful that we believe every single dream that people give especially negative dreams that come true because that could be operating from the spirit of divination.”

God uses dreams to bring down our barriers.

All of us put up barriers and blockades in some shape or form. Through our dreams, God can break down these barriers.

Savchuk says this is God’s way of warning and providing us with instruction. God will even send warnings to those who are not believers.

“[God says] ‘I want to pretty much deposit some kind of a direction or some kind of a thing that you need to do, and I want to protect you from pride,'” Savchuk says.

“If we look at the Bible, we see that Pharaoh had dreams. We see Nebuchadnezzar had dreams, and they were sent from God…yet none of those dreams were indicating that these men were from God.”

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God provides us with deliverance through our dreams.

God is our redeemer and healer. There is absolutely nothing too difficult for Him. One of the things He can do is provide deliverance through our dreams. Lana Savchuk says this is something the Lord did for her after having an intense dream about manifestation.

“I believe that the Lord was beginning that process of deliverance,” Savchuk says. “I know that a lot of people actually have these kinds of experiences, and they are not just dreams. They’re actually deliverance that is taking place in those people’s lives.”

God provides us with guidance through our dreams.

Lana shared her own experience of how God showed her in a dream what He had planned for her life. Dreaming she was on a stage praying for people to receive deliverance, Lana knew God was asking her to go into ministry.

“We see that the Lord also revealed the calling to Joseph in his dream,” Vlad Savchuk says. “So, we see that the Bible reveals to us that you can experience your calling being revealed to you in your dream.”

If you believe God is speaking to you in some way about your dreams, pray about it, read through Scripture and seek godly counsel.

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The solar eclipse wasn’t the only celestial event for us to keep an eye on for 2024.

After witnessing the solar eclipse there is no doubt that God’s glory is evident in the heavens above. The next thing we are to keep our eyes out for is none other than the coming nova explosion. Here are three things you need to know about this cosmic event.

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The “Blaze Star” will be visible sometime between now and September.

T Coronae Borealis, also affectionately known as the “Blaze Star” will light up the night sky sometime between now and September. Typically, the nova explodes almost every 80 years. This phenomenon happens because it is a “recurrent” nova, which means it happens more frequently than other novas which only explode every 100,000 years. The last time T Coronae Borealis was visible was 1946.

The explosion is a combination of two stars orbiting one another.

The “Blaze Star” is made up of a white dwarf star and a red giant which orbit one another. The white dwarf is further along in its death cycle, while the red giant is depleted of hydrogen. After a nearly 80-year cycle of orbiting, the heat between the two stars triggers the white dwarf to have a reaction. This causes the explosion that we see as a bright, nighttime star.

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We don’t know exactly when it will be visible.

Unlike the eclipse, which had a set date and a time, the “Blaze Star” doesn’t have a definitive date and time for when we will see this nova explosion. However, when the star becomes visible, we will have multiple days to be on the lookout for it.

While not all Christians agreed on the eclipse being a sign from God, it is remarkable how this rare nova explosion is occurring in the same calendar year as the 2024 eclipse. From blood moons, to the devil comet, one thing is certain: the heavens are making themselves known in 2024.

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Why are so many Gen Z women leaving the church?

In a surprising turn of events, more young women are now leaving the church than young men. While previous generations have a greater number of men who left the church, Gen Z is unique in that the female population are the ones leaving the pews.

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The survey, conducted by The Survey Center on American Life, found that 65% of Gen Z females believed men and women are treated fairly by the church.

As the Christian Post reported, the survey found 61% of females in Generation Z identify themselves as feminists. The majority also believes there should not be any restrictions made on abortion.

This survey comes at a time when almost 30% of Gen Z women are now identifying as part of the LGBT community.

It has become very commonplace to see videos and social media posts about the deconstruction of faith. For some people, there has been a separation from religiosity to walk into a genuine and true relationship with God. Music artist Lecrae is one of those who expressed his decision to walk away from the politically-charged messaging found in many churches across America.

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For God-fearing Christians, there are plenty of churches they would never walk into or return to because the crucifixion of Jesus was no more than a mockery in that space.

However, not all who deconstruct do so because they want to embrace God more. Often, deconstruction is about a grievance against God’s Word. When the Bible doesn’t line up with something we want to hear, it can be easy to dismiss it and believe the lie that God just wants us to do what makes us happy.

Leaving a church can also happen because of the people within the church. Christians especially are not perfect, and we do hurt each other whether with malicious intent or not. For those who have been wounded by people in the church, please know that it is not God who let you down, but people.

No matter if you’ve been hurt, disagree with basic biblical principles or believe there is no way you could be part of Christianity because of something you’ve seen other Christians go through and struggle with, you should know this. God still wants you, cares for you and desires an eternal relationship with you. No matter if you change churches throughout the years, make sure to never walk away from Him.

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Is the church about to enter a new season?

In a message about a recent prophetic dream, Jeremiah Johnson is bringing good news of hope to the church about a coming rebirth.

“I have received good news from the Lord that will be an encouragement to many,” Johnson says. “God started talking to me about the rebirth of the church.”

Johnson says this rebirth season is about dead things coming back to life. While our world is surrounded by such great darkness, God can and will use it to shine His light and make His glory known.

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“In this dream God began to show me just so much darkness,” Johnson says. “In the Word of God it talks about darkness of course increasing and that’s what I was really seeing in the dream, but then it says ‘but the glory of the Lord will shine upon you.’”

“In this dream I was seeing kind of this collision of light and darkness, the great and terrible day of the Lord. But at the same time there was this massive rebirth that’s happening,” Johnson continues.

Just as the light pierced the darkness in his dream, Johnson says God is getting ready to slice through this dimness and pour out new beginnings filled of hope and joy for His people.

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“We are in a season of rebirth. There are things that we thought were dead. There are things that we thought could not come back to life, and we are in a season of real revival,” Johnson says.

This is a reminder of Ephesians 2, which tells us that we were dead in our sins. However, because of God’s tender mercy, He has raised us up to life, seating us in heavenly places.

However, just as Johnson warns, we must stay fixed on this hope—the One found in Christ alone—so we do not get caught up into the fears the enemy throws our way. By setting our sights on Jesus, the church will be able to see how all things are possible through Him.

“One drop of God’s presence can reverse your situation,” Johnson says.

There is power in Psalm 30:5: Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” No matter the circumstance, God can take ashes and turn them into something remarkably beautiful.

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Will artificial intelligence supersede human intellect sooner than we thought?

As we see the rapid rise in AI’s capabilities, many may be wondering if it can or will pass by the intelligence level of people. After all, with programs like ChatGPT, designs, images and writing are already produced at a much quicker pace than humans can.

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Elon Musk has been a major contributor to the advancement of AI’s capacity. With his work through Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink, he’s seen first-hand how technology is evolving.

“My guess is that we’ll have AI that is smarter than any one human probably around the end of next year,” Musk said in an interview on X with Nicolai Tangen, Norges Bank Investment Management CEO.

Musk says the problem with AI growth last year had to do with a shortage of chips.

“Last year it was chip-constrained. People could not get enough Nvidia chips. This year it’s transitioning to a voltage transformer supply. In a year or two, it’s just electricity supply,” Musk added.

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This statement comes after Musk confirmed that the first person using a brain chip from Neuralink had successfully used it to control their computer mouse with their brain. As for a shortage of chips, OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman is currently seeking to raise $5-$7 trillion for a ‘chip project’ which includes building factories in the United Arab Emirates.

For years people have worried about the Doomsday Clock and the impending end knocking around the corner for humanity as we get further into technological advancements. While these growing concerns and new technologies are right in our face, we should not fear. Vigilance and preparation for what’s coming is certainly wise, but for Christians, we must remember that God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind.

The end is closer each day, but we should not lose focus on the One who has called us into an eternal relationship with Him.

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No, humans are not meant to be sacrificed. However, that didn’t stop a group from participating in some of the vilest activities possible.

Three people are facing jail time for killing multiple victims as a part of Satanic rituals.

According to the Associated Press, Andrei Tregubenko and Olga Bolsakova, both of whom are Satanists, murdered a girl in 2016. This happened after the two enticed the girl to follow them back into the woods.

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Following this murder, Tregubenko and Bolsakova joined Tatiana Deryugina and Alexander Perevozchikov-Khmury in the killing of another man in the forest. These killings occurred only two months apart.

Tregubenko’s crimes didn’t stop there. He also stabbed a man in Moscow following a confrontation. Russia’s Investigative Committee noted that Tregubenko and the other Satanists then took the stabbing victim’s blood and performed a ritual with it. Tregubenko has been sentenced to life in prison while the others are facing long sentences, including 13-15 years in prison.

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These murders come as the Satanic activity of the rich and famous has come to light here in America. Both Ryan Garcia and Kid Rock have described the things they’ve seen in the elite Bohemian Grove club, including the sexual assault of children and the worship of an owl statue. While this may be surprising to some, there are many who would do anything to gain power and control in this world, even if it means selling their soul.

When Satanic worship takes front and center in a person’s life, it leads people to do the strangest of things and some of the darkest. In a day and age where witchcraft is seeping into our culture and churches, stories like this one are a reminder of why we should never play with the demonic.

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