Ron Allen
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Do This to Stay Healthy in Your Golden Years
We’ve observed in the past that many people will need to work in their retirement years because of financial necessity. Now more and more evidence is piling up that working into your retirement years can actually lead to a longer life. Scientific researchers have found that people who work in their golden years actually live …
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Promise in the Stars: Darkness at Noon
As the birth of Jesus had been announced by the light of the star of Bethlehem, so the death of Jesus was announced by the darkness of Calvary (Luke 23:44-45). It is not likely that an atmospheric phenomenon caused the unusual darkness because of the astonishment expressed by observers. Further, the cause of the darkness …
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The Unspoken Cost of ‘Palestine Will Be Free’
Students shouting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” seem to think Hamas is a democratic national liberation movement. Nothing could be further from the truth. Hamas was founded in 1987 as an Islamist political organization designed to drive Jews and other non-Islamists away from Palestine and expand its rule over the …
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National Day of Prayer: Praying for ‘Times of Refreshing’
Let us gather on the National Day of Prayer, May 2, 2024, and pray for “times of refreshing” from the Lord: “Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord” (Acts 3:19, NIV). We know from 2 Chronicles 7:14 that it …
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Consider Biblical Budgeting for Tax-Time Relief
For many people, tax time and an unexpected tax bill bring shortcomings in family financial planning into painful focus. Yet often the attempt to bring financial balance is itself a painful process that leads to failure and frustration. Many treat their budget like a New Year’s resolution and ignore it after a few weeks. Then …
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2024 Eclipse: A Day of Awe
Americans experienced a day of awe on April 8 as God sent His sign, the 2024 eclipse, across the nation. Millions gathered in the path of totality, hoping that the predictions of cloudy weather were wrong. Millions more watched on television as the whole nation stood still in anticipation. Then, city by city, God parted …
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End-Times Confusion and the Great American Eclipse
As the Great American Eclipse of April 8 approaches, the internet is buzzing with theories and speculation about its meaning. Some have gone so far as to declare that the rapture and Second Coming will happen this year. You may have heard that there have been 12,000 solar eclipses since 1776, but this one and …
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Keep Hope Alive This Easter
If you are in crisis, please call 988 or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org. You are not alone. Some years ago, I counseled with a young man who considered suicide because of a $5,000 debt. That’s when I learned that it’s not the amount of debt that matters; it’s the burden of the debt on the soul. Studies show there …
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Good Friday: The 7 Last Words of Jesus
As Jesus hung on the cross, struggling painfully for each breath, He uttered seven short, powerful statements showing who He was and what was happening, and encouraging those who would follow Him. It was His last sermon. Breaking news, Spirit-filled stories. Subscribe to Charisma on YouTube now! Get your FREE CHARISMA NEWSLETTERS today! Stay up …
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The Cost of a Free Lunch
They say there is no such thing as a free lunch. Now we are learning the costs of our government’s free lunch economics. It all began with the COVID pandemic lockdowns, which history has shown to be an unnecessary and costly mistake. After strangling the economy, the government spent trillions of dollars of borrowed money …
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Martin Luther’s Bad Idea
On March 10, 1528, Martin Luther published a book that changed the course of history. And not for the better. His book, “The Book of Vagabonds and Beggars,” proposed that the state should establish a social welfare system to replace the church in caring for the poor. Up until that time, the church had made …
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Christians Prepare for Great American Eclipse of 2024
Excitement is building across America in anticipation of the Great American Eclipse of April 8, 2024. Hotel rooms along the path of the eclipse from Texas to Maine are already reserved. Museums and planetariums are planning events. There are also outdoor events such as rock concerts scheduled. And over 100 million Americans living in or …
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Want Your Kids to Succeed? Do This 1 Thing
Want your kids to do well in school and prosper? Take them to church. Researchers at Notre Dame have found that kids who are active in their church and follow their family’s faith have a significant advantage at school, which leads to a more successful life. For example, church kids are 10% more likely to …
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Prophetic End-Time Echoes of Ancient Springs
This month on March 10, we celebrate the beginning of the biblical sacred year. The Lord Himself specified that the sacred year would begin in the spring at the time of the Exodus (Ex. 12:2). In Egypt the new year had begun in mid-July when the bright star Sirius rose in conjunction with the annual …
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Stand Up for Freedom
Lately it seems that we Americans are being taught lessons in freedom from other countries. The courage of the Ukrainians as they fight to defend their freedom has inspired the world. Then there are the Hong Kong freedom voices, who are being systematically rounded up by the communist Chinese. And just a few days ago …
