Shawn Akers

  • Andre Ward’s Fight for God

    Andre Ward’s Fight for God

    Andre Ward beats up people for a living. But just because he’s a born-again Christian doesn’t mean he has to repent for fighting. As a child of God—who just happens to be the undisputed WBA/WBC/Ring Magazine super middleweight boxing champion of the world—Ward says his motives are pure every time he steps into the ring

  • Blind Actor Sees Perfectly

    Blind Actor Sees Perfectly

    Tom Sullivan has been physically unable to see since birth. Throughout his life, however, the author and entertainer has become accustomed to finding spiritual insight while coming to grips with his blindness. In his latest memoir, As I See It, he explains how he’s learned to look at life from a different view. “Most people

  • Israeli Hero, Former IDF Chief, Dies at 68

    Israeli Hero, Former IDF Chief, Dies at 68

    Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, a former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff and government minister, passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 68 at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem. Lipkin-Shahak had been battling cancer in recent years. Earlier this week, he was hospitalized in serious condition. Lipkin-Shahak enlisted in the IDF in 1962 and

  • Trade of Innocents

    Trade of Innocents

    (Monterey Media) Cambodia has a rich cultural history, yet the Southeast Asian county has become known as a centrum for human trafficking. Trade of Innocents, released last fall and now on DVD, uses the Buddhist nation as a backdrop to shine a light on the deplorable trade that ensnares 2.1 million children—many as young as

  • Lifelong Partnerships Begin With Friendship

    Lifelong Partnerships Begin With Friendship

    Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Jermaine Hamwright’s book, Get the F.A.C.T.S.: 5 Secrets to a Healthy Christian Relationship from a Guy’s-Eye View. Friendship First “Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less

  • Employing Ketogenic Diet Can Help to Kill Cancer Cells

    Employing Ketogenic Diet Can Help to Kill Cancer Cells

    Many people are frustrated with today’s cancer treatments. They are expensive, painful and often just don’t work. However, there is a new cancer treatment that is free, has virtually no side effects, and can be used in conjunction with other cancer treatments. It involves cutting out carbohydrates, beginning with the worst carb of all—sugar. Killing

  • G.O.L.F. Into Your Purpose

    G.O.L.F. Into Your Purpose

    Editor’s Note: This is the first of two articles from author Jermaine Hamwright on living up to our potential. Playing a good game of golf is not easy. It requires focus and steadfast concentration. You need to know the rules of the game and understand how to use the tools at hand in any terrain.

  • Netanyahu Accuses European Union of ‘Deafening Silence’

    Netanyahu Accuses European Union of ‘Deafening Silence’

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused the international community of “deafening silence” in response to recent vows by the head of the Hamas terrorist group to fight on until the Jewish state is destroyed, and appeared unmoved by the gathering storm of global condemnation of his government’s plans to continue settlement construction. These accusations came

  • Jesus.net Founder Gives God Glory for Online Ministry

    Jesus.net Founder Gives God Glory for Online Ministry

    Eric Célérier was a 22-year-old new Christian, looking for work. Sure, he had three years of French cooking school under his belt, but he felt God was calling him to do something else. But what? A new believer—someone from his church—asked him if he would be interested working for the 1986 Billy Graham Crusade coming

  • Martinez: Are You Hearing God’s Voice This Season?

      God is the ultimate communicator. When He speaks, he makes sure that we can hear and understand Him. When a child is small, whether we want to or not, we train them to hear our voice. We have certain tones of voices that indicate “I mean business.” By the time a child is four

  • Netanyahu: Israel Won’t Back Down

    Netanyahu: Israel Won’t Back Down

    Israel’s prime minister brushed off international uproar over a planned new settlement project near Jerusalem, claiming that Israel will keep the area under any future peace deal. Israel’s plans to build 3,000 new homes in the corridor east of Jerusalem triggered sharp criticism in Europe—including from Germany, traditionally one of Israel’s most stalwart allies. The

  • John Hagee’s CUFI Facebook Page Hits 1 Million Likes

    John Hagee’s CUFI Facebook Page Hits 1 Million Likes

    On Wednesday Christians United for Israel (CUFI) reached 1 million “likes” on Facebook. That makes CUFI the most “liked” U.S. based pro-Israel Facebook page. “As the recent conflict in Gaza proved, social media has emerged as the most dynamic new front in the battle for public opinion. As this milestone shows, CUFI is leading the charge

  • Sitting Proclaimed the ‘New Smoking’

    Sitting Proclaimed the ‘New Smoking’

    Could too much time in your chair be killing you? Studies show sitting more than six hours a day puts you on a potentially deadly track, even if you exercise! That’s pretty bad when you consider Americans sit about nine hours a day on average. When we sit, especially for long periods of time, our

  • After Sex Scandal, Ragin’ Cajuns Get Baptized to Pledge Commitment to Christ

    After Sex Scandal, Ragin’ Cajuns Get Baptized to Pledge Commitment to Christ

    University of Louisiana-Lafayette senior linebacker LeMarcus Gibson doesn’t want the actions of two former teammates, recently arrested for sexual assault, to taint the Ragin’ Cajuns football program. He would much rather the team be recognized for its spiritual side and its reliance upon God. Gibson was one of four Louisiana-Lafayette players who were recently baptized

  • Israelis Pray as Hamas Missile Barrage Intensifies

    Israelis Pray as Hamas Missile Barrage Intensifies

    Hundreds of Israelis gathered to pray for their country as Hamas continued to launch rockets into Israel and the Israeli Air Force carried out strikes on terror targets.  The terrorist group intensified its missile barrages against southern Israel over the weekend.  More than 560 rockets have slammed into Israel so far, with another 300-plus intercepted by

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