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Let God’s Presence Overshadow Your Life
The heart of your life as a Christian is contained in God’s words to Abraham, “Walk in My presence, and you will be perfect.” God’s presence calms your spirit, gives you restful sleep and quiets your mind. But you must give yourself completely to Him. It does not take much time to love God, to …
How to Avoid Gaining 10 Pounds During the Holidays
At the risk of sounding like Ebenezer Scrooge, I will state unequivocally that I dislike the holidays. From sunup on Thanksgiving until sundown on New Year’s, I am provided with unparalleled high-calorie grazing options and numerous chocolate-consuming opportunities. These memorable moments in munching are the recipe for diet disaster. The task of keeping my weight …
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Left Behind Can’t Get Off the Ground
The new movie leaves viewers with lots of questions How do you describe both a beginning and an end? That’s the suspenseful question viewers are asked at the beginning of Left Behind: The Movie, the apocalyptic prophecy movie by Christian filmmakers Peter and Paul LaLonde. This bit of narration is supposed to set the stage …
God Saved My Husband
After living to-gether for nearly two years, my husband and I were married in 1980. A few years before, my mother was born again and began praying for my salvation.
Not long after her own encounter with God, my mother led me to the Lord. At 22, I was a new wife, a new Christian and a new mother. I was also a student–learning to walk with God and reading the Bible for the first time in my life.
My husband was not influenced by my conversion, however. He didn’t want anything to do with the things of God. But his disinterest did not prevent me from standing on the Word of God for his salvation.
How Angels Minister Today
Hanging in my grandmother’s house was a picture that has left a lasting impact on me. It was titled “The Guardian,” and it featured a very large angel with a comforting expression and outreached hands hovering near a small boy and girl as they walked over a precariously dangerous bridge. The simple framed print brought …
Charismatic Episcopalians Jump Ship Over Liberal Policies
Twenty-one congregations left the Episcopal Church after the denomination took an ambiguous stand on gay marriage
The History America Chose to Forget
Racial Reconciliation
The lynching of black Americans has been an ugly, forgotten secret in our nation’s past. Now, a historic photo exhibit has exposed the magnitude of a horror we can no longer ignore.
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| Photos from the book Without Sanctuary courtesy of Twin Palms Publishing. |
As morning dew settled on the almost unidentifiable remains of a Negro whose tragic fate had been sealed at the hands of an angry white mob, black undertaker J.B. Stone removed the ravaged body left hanging from a tree and prepared it for burial.
Heartburn: Put Out the Fire
Antacids may not be the answer.
There are many different causes for heartburn and indigestion, which include hiatal hernia, gastroesophogeal (GE) reflux, gastritis, ulcer disease, gallbladder disease, excessive acid production, low acid production, pancreatic insufficiency and food allergy. But I believe one of the most common causes of heartburn and indigestion is hypochlorhydria, which is decreased gastric acid secretion or, more simply put, not enough hydrochloric acid.
Approximately 50 percent of people over the age of 50 have low stomach acidity. The stressful lifestyles of most Americans account for much of this. Carrying too heavy a stress load is like running your car engine past the red line, or leaving your toaster stuck in the “on” position, or running a nuclear reactor past maximum permissible power. Sooner or later something will break, burn up or melt down.
Heartburn: Put Out the Fire
Antacids may not be the answer.
There are many different causes for heartburn and indigestion, which include hiatal hernia, gastroesophogeal (GE) reflux, gastritis, ulcer disease, gallbladder disease, excessive acid production, low acid production, pancreatic insufficiency and food allergy. But I believe one of the most common causes of heartburn and indigestion is hypochlorhydria, which is decreased gastric acid secretion or, more simply put, not enough hydrochloric acid.
Approximately 50 percent of people over the age of 50 have low stomach acidity. The stressful lifestyles of most Americans account for much of this. Carrying too heavy a stress load is like running your car engine past the red line, or leaving your toaster stuck in the “on” position, or running a nuclear reactor past maximum permissible power. Sooner or later something will break, burn up or melt down.
The Faith of George W. Bush
He says he had a spiritual rebirth in 1986 and that his new faith in Christ helped him quit drinking. But it won’t be certain until Election Day whether Christians believe George W. Bush’s God-talk is genuine.
PLUS: God and the Governor
Charisma’s exclusive interview with George W. Bush.
