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2020-02-22T13:31:28-05:00

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Find Out What This Stethoscope Reveals [video]

Last updated on: February 22, 2020 at 1:31 pm By Bethany Blankley

This video is worth watching for two minutes. Listening to the stethoscope offers great insight into how we look at life and ourselves. Read more

2020-02-22T13:36:40-05:00

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Actor Stephen Baldwin in One-Man Show Portrays Thief on Cross at Calvary [video]

Last updated on: February 22, 2020 at 1:36 pm By Bethany Blankley

Have you ever wondered of the perspective of the thief who was nailed to the cross next to Jesus on Calvary? Can a thief go to heaven? How does someone get to heaven? Pastor Colin Smith addressed these questions in his book, Heaven, How I Got Here: A Night with the Thief on the Cross, which was adapted into a play and now a film. The dialogue is based on the Luke 23 account of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the pivotal... Read more

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2020-02-22T13:47:24-05:00

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Should Christians Memorize Bible Verses for Profit? [video]

Last updated on: February 22, 2020 at 1:47 pm By Bethany Blankley

Should Christian teens memorize Bible verses in a competition to win $100,000– in a commercialized game show? According to ChristianCinema.com, the answer is yes. This year marked production of the second season of “The National Bible Bee Game Show” hosted by actor Kirk Cameron in which four teenagers compete. (There’s also a “Jr.” version, in which younger contestants can win $50,000.) The show’s site quotes Cameron as saying, “this is what it’s about – proclaiming God’s word.” Really? Competing for money over... Read more

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2020-02-22T13:55:29-05:00

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When Did Americans Start Celebrating the Easter Bunny?

Last updated on: February 22, 2020 at 1:55 pm By Bethany Blankley

The Easter Bunny first gained popularity in America in the early twentieth century. It was depicted as a colorful rabbit bringing Easter eggs and candy in a basket to small children. First called the Easter Hare, and made popular by German Lutherans, the bunny was supposed to judge whether or not children had been “good or bad.” The bunny’s story came to America through a German immigrant tradition, similar to “Christkind,” the German precursor to what became America’s Santa Claus. According... Read more

2020-02-22T14:04:00-05:00

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Is Easter a Revised Version of Baal and Ashtaroth Worship? (video)

Last updated on: February 22, 2020 at 2:04 pm By Bethany Blankley

The history of Israel was inextricably linked to pagan worship, which God abhorred and prohibited his followers from having anything to do with. God repeatedly commanded the Old Testament prophets and faithful leaders to destroy temples and idols dedicated to false gods and redirected his people to worship him alone. In other cultures the same pagan gods worshipped in Israel (like Baal and Ashtaroth) were called Tammuz and Ishtar, respectively. Their images were depicted on stones and placed on high... Read more

2020-02-22T14:11:10-05:00

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Do You Know What Easter Eggs Have to do with Lent?

Last updated on: February 22, 2020 at 2:11 pm By Bethany Blankley

Even though the U.S. government doesn’t recognize Easter or Lent as official holidays, an Annual Easter Egg Roll takes place every Monday following Easter Sunday on the lawn of the White House. But why Easter Eggs? Where does the idea come from? It wasn’t part of most settlers’ way of life in early America. (Anglican and Lutheran immigrants celebrated a liturgical calendar that included Lent and Easter, whereas Baptists, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, and Puritans, didn’t.) In the U.S., Easter wasn’t celebrated... Read more

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2020-01-16T09:28:48-05:00

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Aries: The Promise of Deliverance & Eternal Life

Last updated on: January 16, 2020 at 9:28 am By Bethany Blankley

This article is the sixth in a 13-part series. Interestingly, the secular horoscope begins with Aries most likely because astrologers thought the sun’s position was in the Aries constellation at the time of the spring equinox. (Although many argue that the sun wasn’t in Aries on the dates originally thought.) Secular astrology maintains that Aries is a ram, following the Egyptian and Persian traditions. The Egyptians celebrated a feast in honor of the Ram before the full moon prior to the... Read more

2020-02-10T16:48:30-05:00

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Hollywood to Glamorize Gender Dysphoric Man Who Transformed Himself into a “Sexless Alien Hybrid” and Plans to Adopt Children

Last updated on: February 10, 2020 at 4:48 pm By Bethany Blankley

On Sweden’s daily morning Today Show program, viewers were introduced to Vinny Ohh of Los Angeles, California, who has undergone more than 100 plastic surgery procedures to transform himself into a “sexless alien.” Once he is transformed into an alien, he plans to adopt children. The Daily Mail reported that Ohh previously told the media, that: “The overall image I want to do is an alien. I want to be a hybrid, not male or female. “I’ve wanted to be... Read more

2020-02-10T16:51:03-05:00

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Disney’s LGBTQIAP Perversion Appears to Be Unending

Last updated on: February 10, 2020 at 4:51 pm By Bethany Blankley

Decades after Walt Disney created Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy, his legacy has been transformed into LGBTQIAP Disney empire. Disney XD just broadcast is first same-sex cartoon kiss. In the second season of “Star vs The Forces of Evil,” in one scene two men kiss, in another two women share an “intimate moment.” Worst still, Disney plans for its upcoming production of Beauty and the Beast to emphasize a homosexual relationship between two main characters, LeFou and Gaston. Its... Read more

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2020-02-10T16:52:57-05:00

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Liberty Rallies Nationwide Embolden Hope for America [videos]

Last updated on: February 10, 2020 at 4:52 pm By Bethany Blankley

March 4, 2017 was a day to remember. Thousands of Americans gathered together this Saturday in 61 cities to express their support of President Donald Trump and harken his call to “renew the Spirit of America.” In his speech to Congress last week, Trump said, “The time for trivial fights is behind us. We just need the courage to share the dreams that fill our hearts. The bravery to express the hopes that stir our souls. And the confidence to turn those... Read more

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