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In Jones County, Mississippi, Pastor Matt Olson of First Baptist Church of Sharon stood in the pulpit and delivered the full counsel of God from Genesis to Revelation over four straight days. For 96 hours, with minimal breaks, he proclaimed Scripture without ceasing, setting an unofficial world record for the longest marathon sermon. His closing declaration rang out clearly: “Jesus is worthy.”
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We pray “Give us this day our daily bread” so often that we stop hearing it. But Jesus chose every word, and the words are pointed. He did not teach us to ask for a surplus, a savings buffer, or security against the unknown. He taught us to ask for today — and only today.
The Greek makes the point sharper than English can carry it. The word rendered “daily” is *epiousios*, a word found nowhere else in all of Greek literature. The Gospel writers appear to have minted it, deliberately passing over the ordinary word for “daily.”
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America is not, on the whole, an atheist nation. Polling still shows large majorities professing belief in some kind of higher power. What it has become, however, is something arguably more dangerous than secularism — a culture that has refashioned God into a flattering reflection of itself, a deity so manageable, so endlessly affirming, and so reliably silent on inconvenient subjects that He can no longer command reverence from anyone. The question worth asking is whether such a god is even worth the prayers being directed at him.
That is precisely the question pastor and author Adam B. Dooley puts to his readers in a striking new essay at The Christian Post, titled “Are we inventing a fake God? Why reverence is dying.” Dooley revives a warning from the late theologian R.C. Sproul, who observed before his death in 2017 that the most urgent spiritual need of the age is for people to rediscover who God actually is. Nearly a decade later, the diagnosis has only sharpened. Few in the modern West openly reject God. Far more are content to invent a new one.
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The evolutionary narrative that has dominated Western institutions for generations is facing yet another serious challenge. Recent scientific reports continue to uncover evidence that aligns more closely with the straightforward timeline of Scripture than with the deep-time assumptions required for Darwinian evolution.
Far from being an outdated religious text, the Bible’s account of creation, the Fall, and the global Flood stands up remarkably well under honest scientific scrutiny.
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For thirty years, the dominant American church-growth strategy assumed that the way to reach the next generation was to make Christianity feel less like Christianity. Lower the lights. Lose the hymnal. Trade the pulpit for a barstool. Replace the cross on the wall with a tasteful abstract panel. Preach in jeans. Quote movies more than Moses. Make Sunday morning feel like a TED talk, a concert, and a coffee shop fused into one experience the unchurched would not find threatening.
It worked, by the only metrics that strategy was designed to measure. The buildings got bigger. The parking lots got bigger. The brand got bigger. A generation of pastors became national figures. A generation of churchgoers became consumers of religious content.
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Somewhere along the way, much of American Christianity quietly traded the cross for a coupon. The cross calls a man to die; a coupon merely entitles him to a discount. And in too many pulpits and pews today, the gospel has been reduced to little more than a heavenly fee waiver — a one-time transaction that grants permanent immunity from God’s law and lifelong exemption from anyone, including God Himself, telling the believer how to live.
This is the diagnosis Pastor Wilson Van Hooser offers in a recent essay at Gospel Reformation Network titled Antinomianism: The New Pharisaism. His thesis is provocative because it is precise. The old enemy of grace was the Pharisee, the man who added rules to Scripture and trusted his own performance for salvation. The new enemy of grace, Van Hooser argues, looks like the opposite — a lawless, anti-authority, do-what-thou-wilt religion — but is in fact the same disease wearing different clothes. The Pharisee and the antinomian end up at the same place. Both are running from Christ. They just take different exits.
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What if the most quoted prophecy passage in modern evangelical end-times teaching… was never actually about the end times at all? What if Jesus, sitting on the Mount of Olives with His disciples two thousand years ago, was answering a question we've forgotten He was asked — and the answer came true within the lifetime of the men sitting in front of Him?
I want to be careful with you right out of the gate, because what we're about to walk through is going to sound, to some ears, like we're throwing out biblical prophecy. We're not. Most of the Bible's prophetic material — the return of Christ, the resurrection of the dead, the final judgment, the new heavens and the new earth — is still ahead of us. We are not preterists in any general sense. We believe the second coming is future, literal, and bodily. We believe the dead will be raised. We believe Christ will judge the living and the dead.
But Matthew 24, and its parallels in Mark 13 and Luke 21, are a different situation. And the more carefully you read those chapters, the more obvious it becomes that Jesus was talking about something that happened in the lifetime of the people standing in front of Him. He said so. Plainly. And it did happen. Plainly. And the recognition that it happened isn't a loss for the faith — it's a gift to it. Because the fulfillment of those words in the year 70 was one of the single greatest pieces of evidence the early church had that Jesus was who He said He was. He told them the temple would fall. He told them when. He told them the signs to watch for. And it all came true, exactly as He said it would, in front of witnesses. That's not a problem for our faith. That's fuel for it.
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A tech company called Just Like Me now sells video conversations with an AI-generated avatar of Jesus Christ for $1.99 per minute. Users receive prayers, encouragement, and answers that draw from prior chats. The service taps into evangelical language about a personal relationship with Christ, yet it delivers something fundamentally different: code trained on Scripture and sermons, not the living Son of God.
CEO Chris Breed reports that people quickly form attachments. “You do feel a little accountable to the AI,” he said. “They’re your friend.” The avatar blinks, pauses, and responds in multiple languages. Technical limitations remain obvious—lip movements often lag or fail to sync. A monthly package offers 45 minutes for $49.99. Similar tools simulate Buddhist monks, Hindu gurus, and other figures, turning spiritual guidance into a scalable product.
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It’s easy to sound like a fearmonger when the stakes are as high as they are today. All around us, we’re seeing the rise of totalitarian tools and surveillance infrastructure that aligns far too well with Biblical prophecy for any of us to ignore.
President Trump’s administration has made strides in combatting the “wokeness” that has been taking over the country for decades. The seeds were planted long ago, but they were given a boost of anti-Biblical “Miracle Grow” when Barack Obama infused Cultural Marxism into the pillars of government while simultaneously infecting the masses with the destructive ideology. Even during President Trump’s first term, when he was less experienced and surrounded by more vipers in his own administration, the administrative state continued to accumulate power in preparation for the coming persecution.
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We've all heard it. Someone walks up to a stranger, or stands before a congregation, or posts it on social media with a glowing sunset behind it: "Jesus will change your life." And in a certain sense, yes — the Bible does speak of inner transformation, of being a "new creation," of having the mind renewed. But the way this phrase gets used in popular Christian culture often promises something the Bible simply does not guarantee. And that gap between the promise and the reality has caused more than a few people to walk away from the faith when life didn't get better. It got worse.
So let's be honest about what the Bible actually says — and what it doesn't.
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In this Caldron Pool article, the case for the resurrection of Jesus Christ is presented through a combination of historical, logical, and biblical arguments aimed at reinforcing the credibility of the central claim of Christianity.The resurrection is framed as the foundational event upon which all of Christianity stands or fallsThe empty tomb is emphasized as a widely acknowledged historical detail, even among criticsMultiple eyewitness accounts are cited, including appearances to individuals and large groupsThe transformation of the disciples—from fearful to bold proclaimers—is presented as evidence of something extraordinaryThe willingness of early Christians to suffer and die for their testimony is highlighted as supporting sincerity and beliefThe rapid growth of Christianity in hostile environments is used to argue that something compelling fueled the movementAlternative theories (such as hallucination or theft of the body) are addressed and dismissed as insufficientThe consistency of the Gospel accounts is noted as reinforcing their reliabilityThe role of women as the first witnesses is presented as an unlikely fabricated detail in that cultural contextThe resurrection is ultimately positioned not just as a theological claim, but as a historically defensible eventRead the full story: https://www.caldronpool.com/p/20-reasons-to-believe-the-resurrection
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New 2025 data shows women from the 13 states with near-total abortion bans traveled out of state for abortions at a rate 16 percent lower than the year before.
The drop took the total from roughly 74,000 travelers in 2024 down to 62,000 last year.
At the same time, telehealth abortions using mailed pills jumped 26 percent inside those same ban states, climbing from about 72,000 to 91,000.
Nationwide, the total number of clinician-provided abortions remained virtually unchanged at just over 1.126 million.
Overall interstate travel for abortions fell from 154,000 to 142,000 across the country.
Pro-life laws are visibly disrupting one pathway while the abortion industry shifts to a quieter, harder-to-track alternative.
The numbers come directly from the Guttmacher Institute’s latest full-year survey of providers.
Advocates on both sides now face the reality that Dobbs changed the battlefield more than it ended the fight.
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Something remarkable is happening in the digital landscape. Millions of believers — and seekers — are turning to Christian podcasts, sermon streams, and faith-based audio content with an appetite that would have seemed impossible even a decade ago. The numbers are staggering. Christian podcasting has become one of the fastest-growing segments of the medium, with episodes on theology, prophecy, prayer, and daily devotional life reaching ears on every continent, in dozens of languages, at any hour of the day.
This is not a coincidence. This is the movement of the Spirit in the age of the algorithm — and it carries enormous prophetic weight.
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We are living in an age of unprecedented access to voices claiming to carry the Word of God. From mega-church stages to Instagram reels, from podcasts to prime-time television, there is no shortage of people who say, "Thus saith the Lord." And yet Jesus Himself warned us: "And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many." (Matthew 24:11). The question for every serious follower of Christ is not whether false teaching exists — it clearly does. The question is: how do we recognize it?
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* The Bible’s creation account centers exclusively on Earth and humanity, leaving no room for intelligent extraterrestrial life.* Salvation through Jesus Christ applies specifically to fallen mankind, making alien redemption scenarios incompatible with Scripture.* Government-documented UAP and UFO sightings are real and unresolved in many cases, yet official reports find zero evidence of extraterrestrial technology.* What many perceive as alien visitors or craft are far more consistent with demonic manifestations, fallen angels, or advanced human programs.* Ephesians 6:12 identifies our true adversaries as spiritual forces operating from “high places,” not beings from distant planets.* The spiritual veil separating our physical reality from the unseen realm explains countless encounters once labeled extraterrestrial.* Satan transforms himself into an “angel of light,” and his minions have long deceived humanity through signs and wonders.* Bible-believing Christians must discern these phenomena through the unchanging Word of God rather than cultural speculation.Read More: https://discern.tv/why-bible-believing-christians-must-not-accept-the-existence-of-extraterrestrials/
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As always, we are not declaring this as doctrine. It’s an exploration of a concept posed by a fellow believer, Matt, on his YouTube channel. Much of this makes a whole lot of sense, especially to those who have read some of the works of the late Michael Heiser.The video “The 24 Elders Prove Something Most Christians Miss“ from The Word Room channel offers a fresh perspective on one of the most intriguing figures in the book of Revelation: the 24 elders seated around God’s throne. Far from being a minor detail in the heavenly vision, these elders serve as a powerful symbol of a larger biblical reality that reshapes how we understand God’s rule, human destiny, and the cosmic drama unfolding across Scripture.In Revelation 4, John describes a breathtaking throne room scene: God enthroned in splendor, surrounded by living creatures and these 24 elders. They wear crowns, sit on thrones of their own, and continually worship the Creator. By chapter 5, they join in presenting the prayers of the saints and proclaiming the worthiness of the Lamb. Traditional interpretations often label them as angels or as representatives of the redeemed church. But according to this analysis, both views miss critical clues embedded in the text and its ancient context.The number 24 stands out immediately. Why precisely 24? The explanation points to a deliberate biblical pattern: two groups of 12 merging into one. The 12 tribes of Israel represent God’s covenant people from the Old Testament, while the 12 apostles signify the renewed people of God in the New Testament. Together, they symbolize the fullness of redeemed humanity. Yet the elders are not merely human stand-ins. Their place in the heavenly assembly echoes the divine council—a recurring motif throughout Scripture where God presides over a gathering of spiritual beings.This divine council appears in passages like Psalm 82, where God stands in the “congregation of the mighty” and judges among the “gods” (elohim), condemning corrupt members of the council for injustice. Deuteronomy 32:8-9 (especially in ancient manuscript readings) describes God dividing the nations according to the number of the “sons of God,” assigning them stewardship under His ultimate authority. Other scenes reinforce the idea: Job 1 shows the “sons of God” presenting themselves before the Lord, with the adversary among them; 1 Kings 22 depicts a heavenly court deliberating earthly judgments; Daniel 10 reveals spiritual princes battling over nations.In the ancient Near Eastern worldview, kings ruled through councils of advisors. The Bible adapts this imagery to affirm Yahweh’s unrivaled supremacy: He alone is the Most High, and all other spiritual powers are subordinate, created beings. Some of these “sons of God,” assigned to the nations after Babel, rebelled and became hostile principalities and powers—entities the New Testament describes as defeated by Christ on the cross (Colossians 2:15), disarmed rulers now subject to Jesus’ authority (Ephesians 1:21).The 24 elders, then, represent the restored divine council in its completed form. The rebellion fractured the original order, but through Christ’s victory, humanity is redeemed and elevated to join the heavenly assembly. Redeemed believers—drawn from every tribe and tongue—take their place alongside loyal spiritual beings in unified worship and rule. This explains why the elders hold harps and bowls of incense representing the prayers of the saints: they participate in the administration of God’s kingdom.The implications reach far beyond theology. Believers are not passive spectators awaiting escape from the world. Scripture repeatedly promises co-rulership with Christ: sitting on thrones judging the twelve tribes (Matthew 19:28), judging angels (1 Corinthians 6:3), ruling nations with a rod of iron (Revelation 2:26-27), and reigning forever (Revelation 22:5). Pentecost itself reverses Babel’s division, empowering the church to reclaim the nations from darkness and bring them under the Lord’s authority.This vision of the 24 elders invites Christians to see themselves differently—not as powerless subjects, but as participants in the divine council, destined to share in Christ’s reign. In an age of uncertainty and spiritual warfare, the throne room scene reminds us that the story ends with restoration: one people, one kingdom, united under the Lamb who was slain.For those exploring Revelation in greater depth, this perspective draws from the broader biblical narrative of divine council theology, encouraging readers to approach Scripture with fresh eyes on the unseen realm and our place within it.
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"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." — Matthew 7:13–14 (KJV)
There is a peculiar irony unfolding in the Western church today. In our age of radical inclusivity, of big-tent theology and culturally sensitive sermons, we have somehow convinced ourselves that the road to eternal life is as wide and as welcoming as a freshly paved highway. We have softened the Gospel, sanded down its rough edges, and packaged it in language so comfortable that it barely resembles the words spoken by the very Christ we claim to follow. And in doing so, we have forgotten — or perhaps deliberately ignored — one of the most sobering statements Jesus ever made: the gate is narrow, and the road is hard, and few find it.
This is not a call to legalism. It is not a retreat into cold, joyless religion. It is a call to honest reckoning with what it actually means to be a Christian, and a challenge to a church that has grown so desperate for cultural approval that it has traded the difficult truth of the Gospel for a feel-good substitute that costs nothing and, perhaps, delivers nothing.
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As presidents talk, disclosure bills pass, and Hollywood readies its next mind-conditioning blockbuster, a question no one in power wants you to ask has become urgent: What if "they" were never extraterrestrial at all?
Something is happening. You can feel it. The headlines are moving too fast, the coordination too precise, the timing too convenient. Former President Barack Obama, on a podcast speed round in February 2026, let slip: "They're real." The internet erupted. Within 24 hours he walked it back on Instagram — but the damage was done, the signal had been sent. Days later, President Trump announced he would direct relevant departments to release government files on UFOs, UAPs, and "alien and extraterrestrial life." And somewhere in a Hollywood editing suite, a major disclosure film is being polished for release.
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