Does God Still Speak through Dreams and Visions?
Across generations, believers have asked an important question Does God still speak through dreams and visions
Opinion
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Fact check: 5 false claims corrected in the Dobbs oral arguments
Julie Rickelman, senior director of U.S. litigation for the Center for Reproductive Rights, argued that the Court should strike down Mississippi’s Gestational Age Act — the bipartisan legislation banning abortion after 15 weeks that was at issue in the case. Although Rickelman’s arguments occasionally aligned with the truth, the majority of what she said does not pass a fact check. Let’s examine several of those claims.
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Christmas in Revelation
At the end of “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Charlie Brown cries out in desperation, “Isn’t there anyone who can tell me what Christmas is all about?” Can you imagine what the audience response would have been if, instead of the passage in Luke 2, Charles Schultz had chosen the following text for Linus to present:
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Green heroin vs. the call to work
Addiction to government handouts continues to be a significant economic and societal issue. Recently, some authors have sounded the alarm by tagging the current CARES Act freebies as a form of “green heroin.” This addiction to green dollars has caused free-lunch addicts to lose their desire to work.
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Helping children cope with anxiety during the holidays
Just as we make sure our children are prepared for winter weather with hats and gloves, we should also prepare their minds to healthily respond to hard conversations and uncertainty. Here are some ways that parents or caregivers can help children build resilience.
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5 lessons parents can learn about porn from Billie Eilish
Parents don’t struggle to talk with their kids about things like school, sports, and money. It’s essential to also prioritize age-appropriate, regular conversations about sex and pornography.
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Ageism: The real struggle for church staff close to retirement
For those who are older on your church staff, what can be done? How can a church move away from the blatant ageism that seems to be so rampant in congregations?
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The Salvation Army needs to be saved … from itself
SA Commissioner Kenneth Hodder recently and emphatically proclaimed in an online video: “Let me be clear. We believe only in the Bible. We endorse no social philosophy, and we never will.” That’s clearly not true.
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Humility is a strange thing
God’s Word instructs us, “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3). “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6).
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Here are the facts about spikes in crime that Sen. Dick Durbin didn’t want me to share
These strategies are the right ones. They pull us back in the right direction, which in this case, means saving lives.
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Amid the push for faux ‘rights,’ Human Rights Day reminds us of what matters
With the monumental challenges occurring around the world, the stakes are too high to get this wrong. The Biden administration must focus on the rights laid out in the UDHR and avoid distractions. The United States’ leadership on human rights has made a difference in the past, and it still can.
