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- #throwbackpoem: A New Foundation
- #throwbackpoem: Staying On the Righteous Path
- Today's Poem: Jesus, My Rock
- Faith's Check Book ~ C.H. Spurgeon 01.24.21
- Evening's With Charles Spurgeon ~ 01.23.21
- Today's Poem: A Warm Summer's Day
- Today's Poem: Grace Is An Infusion
- God's Warning to America!
- Streams in the Desert ~ by Mrs. Charles Cowman
- #throwbackpoem: Abiding On The Vine
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- Sticky Note to God ~01.25.21~ January 25, 2021
  Ephesians 3:12
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- Sticky Note From God ~01.24.21~ January 25, 2021
  Psalm 31:19
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- Oh, Lord Be Good To Me ~ January 25, 2021
  Oh, Lord be good to me,for I do seek You . . and I will always waitfor Your guidance too. I will keep Your Word,follow it all my daysfor it leads to the pathof Your righteous ways. Oh. Lord be good to me,for I do call on YouI will always seekafter Your mercy too. I […]
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- Afternoon Ponderings ~01.24.21~ January 24, 2021
  Psalm 107:1
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- Snippet of The Day ~01.24.21~ January 24, 2021
  Click On Link Below To Read Full Poem God Holds The Stars
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- Good Morning Quote ~01.24.21~ January 24, 2021
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- Sticky Note to God ~01.24.21~ January 24, 2021
  Psalm 31:19
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- Sticky Note From God ~01.23.21~ January 24, 2021
  Matthew 6:33-34
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- Oh, Blessed Hope ~ January 24, 2021
  Oh, blessed hope,drench my soulin these days . . .of great turmoil. Let me see,Thy glory comingoh, blessed hopemy heart keep flooding. Oh, blessed hope,I pray ferventlyin these timesof great uncertainty. Let me hear,the trump soundingoh, blessed hope heaven bounding. Oh, blessed hope,until You appear . . .bring more hopeto those who fear! ~~~~~~~~ Titus […]
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- Afternoon Ponderings ~01.23.21~ January 23, 2021
  Psalm 33:18
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- Twitter sued over claim it ignored sexually explicit material January 25, 2021
  Twitter is being sued over allegations it allowed sexually-explicit videos to be posted on its website despite the pleas of the underage victim to remove them.
- Message to distrusted news outlets: It's your own fault January 25, 2021
  The mainstream media is seeing the fallout from four years of nasty, deceptive, and dismissive coverage of President Donald Trump and his supporters.
- Parents, this is a good week to consider school choice' January 25, 2021
  In a culture fighting over the minds of children, it seems fitting that a California-based legal firm would reach out to parents during School Choice Week and encourage them to rescue those minds, while they can, from far-left public schools.
- NY Mets: One strike, you're out January 24, 2021
  An organization that fights sexual exploitation hopes corporate America will mimic a professional sports team's recent action for integrity, ethical behavior, and moral courage.
- Gas tax increase – Another broken promise in the works? January 24, 2021
  Critics are calling a potential increase in the federal gas tax "the wrong policy at the wrong time."
- Adams: I'm proud of Cruz, Hawley January 24, 2021
  A former political leader in Texas says Republicans need to stand up and resist the Democrats' calls to remove duly-elected lawmakers from office.
- Parallels in pro-life cases January 24, 2021
  The recent death of pro-life activist Joe Scheidler has brought back memories of his legal battles with National Organization for Women, and one of his attorneys says a similar case is playing out today.
- Law firms attack Biden-endorsed trainings promoting racial stereotyping January 24, 2021
  Law firms and legal foundations are uniting to launch a battle in the courts against a theoretical and interpretive philosophy known as critical race theory (CRT), which teaches that racism plagues every facet of American society – its institutions and interracial interactions.
- Survey 'consistent' with long-standing public opinion January 24, 2021
  An immigration enforcement advocacy organization is not surprised that American voters want migrant caravans stopped at the border.
- Tucker Carlson: Biden canceling pipeline, opening border says a lot January 23, 2021
  Fox News’ Tucker Carlson pointed out that President Joe Biden’s decisions to cancel the Keystone Pipeline and open the border on his first day in the White House reveals the true nature of his radical-left agenda that fails to unify the nation, while putting its economy and security in grave danger.
- Media reports: Biden will continue Trump's get-tough China policy January 22, 2021
  A human-rights advocate and expert on China says the Trump administration successfully challenged China’s authoritarian government but questions if the Biden administration will continue to do so.
- Pro-life activist: We march no matter who is in White House January 22, 2021
  While the annual March for life has been cancelled this year in Washington, D.C., some states and cities will have pro-lifers marching for the unborn.
- WH press secretary dodges over mask-less Biden January 22, 2021
  President Joe Biden promised voters he would tackle the coronavirus pandemic better than Donald Trump, whom Democrats accused of being responsible for 400,000 deaths to date, but in the course of one day the new president snapped at a reporter over vaccine distribution and his new press secretary dodged a question about his mask-skipping hypocrisy.
- Biden wastes no time; 'trans-ing' of America has begun January 22, 2021
  Joe Biden's first day in the Oval Office was a sad day for American women and girls who were "erased from the law," says an attorney with The Heritage Foundation.
- Vatican delayed, but allowed, bishops' statement blasting Biden January 22, 2021
  The new U.S. president, a lifelong Catholic, apparently got some help from Rome when a strongly-worded statement condemning his far-left views was hotly debated by church authorities.
- Warning: Biden would boost pay but blow up small business January 21, 2021
  President Joe Biden will urge the Democrat-controlled Congress to more than double the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, a push that is alarming some economists and lawmakers, and small business owners already struggling during the pandemic.
- 'Unity' under a Biden administration just a pipe dream: Bauer January 21, 2021
  In his inaugural address yesterday, President Joe Biden called on the country to heal its divisions and unite – but some conservatives say his actions and Democrats' accusations might make that an impossible task.
- FIRE to Biden: Let's work together for students' free-speech rights January 21, 2021
  A group committed to defending the rights of students and faculty at America's universities has invited the Biden administration to team up and work on crucial issues of civil liberties on college campuses.
WORLD CHRISTIAN NEWS
- Ethiopia: Government forces reportedly killed an estimated 750 people in church massacre
  The Europe External Programme with Africa (EEPA) has reported that an estimated 750 people were recently killed by Ethiopian government forces and Amhara militia in an attack on a church in Tigray in northern Ethiopia, Christian Today reports.
- China officials raid homeschool house run by persecuted megachurch: Members post “Please Pray!”
  Police and government officials last week raided a homeschool house run by the highly persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu, China, the Christian Post (CP) reports. Following the raid on January 14, members of the 5,000-strong ERCC congregation took to social media imploring Christians around the world to pray for them.
- India: Christians persecuted even during lockdown in 2020
  The Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) has reported that, even in the midst of coronavirus lockdowns affecting the whole country for months, there were over 300 incidents of religious persecution against Christians in India last year, International Christian Concern said. In its report, EFI noted that Christian persecution has more than doubled since Indian Prime […]
- Dozens of Pygmy citizens slaughtered by Islamist militia in DR Congo: “Impotent government does nothing”
  Forty-six Pygmies were slaughtered by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) Islamist militia group in Ituri province in eastern DR Congo on Thursday, the Defense Post reports. Described as a “terrorist group” by International Christian Concern (ICC), the ADF is accused of slaughtering over 1000 Congolese citizens in the last year.
- India: Hindu nationalist leader threatens violence unless local authorities shut all churches in tribal areas
  A Hindu nationalist leader in India’s Madhya Pradesh state has demanded that local authorities shut down all churches in the state’s tribal areas, falsely claiming that Christians are carrying out mass conversions on “gullible indigenous peoples,” International Christian Concern reports. Head of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Azad Prem Singh threatened violent action if his […]
- Muslim gang attack Uganda pastor and his wife, destroy church building
  Incited by local mosque leaders, a gang of Muslims in eastern Uganda beat up a pastor and his wife because they offered help to an Imam who recently came to faith in Christ, Morning Start News reports.
- Pakistan: Christian leader threatened with death for Facebook post criticizing Islam
  A Christian lay leader in Pakistan was taken into police custody last month as hundreds of Muslims descended on his Lahore neighborhood threatening to kill him for sharing a post against Islam on his Facebook page, Morning Star News reports. The outraged mob also threatened to burn down homes in Raja Warris’ neighborhood in the […]
- Cameroon: Boko Haram sends young girl to blow herself up and kill 12 farmers
  The Boko Haram Islamic terrorist group sent a young girl to murder 12 farmers in a “suicide” attack in the Mayo Tsanaga area of Northern Cameroon on January 8, 2021, International Christian Persecution (ICC) reports.
- India: First Christians arrested and jailed under anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh state
  The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has charged and jailed its first Christians under a new anti-conversion law, International Christian Concern reports. A Korean Christian and three Indian nationals in the Gautam Buddh Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh were arrested under the new Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance on December 19, 2020.
- China: A Pastor and five women arrested following house church raid by government officials
  A house church in China's Taiyuan city was raided by forty government officials who arrested the pastor and five female members of the congregation at the same time, Christian Headlines reported Monday. While the five women were released some hours after the raid, Pastor An Yankui, whose home the church meets in, was detained for […]
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- Virus czar says he's 'cautious' about declaring current lockdown as last January 25, 2021
  Prof. Nachman Ash tells Ynet the constantly-changing behavior of the virus will not allow for a quick exit from the lockdown, with health officials preparing two potential outlines that will be tabled for the government
- Parkour brings Gaza youngsters a taste of freedom January 25, 2021
  With help from sporting goods giant Decathlon, youths in blockaded coastal enclave can now train in sport that involves navigating urban obstacles using fast-paced mix of jumping, running and rolling, 'in a safe way, far from dangers of street'
- Chief Rabbi of Israel calls Bnei Brak rioters as 'fringe youth' January 25, 2021
  Yitzhak Yosef says the rioters must be 'disavowed' by society but nevertheless urged the police to show restraint because 'we are brotherly people' and because those who rally against virus restrictions are a 'minority'
- 'If I'd have stayed, I would have died,' says driver of bus torched by Haredi rioters January 25, 2021
  Eyal Tzipori arrived in predominantly ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak with five passengers and was attacked by mob enraged by police efforts to enforce health regulations; he was rescued by paramedics 'who fought tooth and nail' to save him
- Ben Gurion Airport must stay shut for a month, says public health chief January 25, 2021
  Dr. Sharon Elrai-Price tells Knesset committee a prolonged ban on international flights is the only way to battle the UK strain of coronavirus, which she said is responsible for the rise in serious cases in Israel despite the decline of daily diagnoses
- Israel extradites Malka Lefier, wanted for sex crimes, to Australia January 25, 2021
  Former teacher accused of sexually abusing several former students at a Jewish school in Melbourne set to face 74 charges of child abuse in her native Australia; extradition comes after 6 years of legal battles
- Israel's tally of ventilated COVID patients at all-time high January 25, 2021
  Health Ministry says out of 1,140 patients in serious condition, 358 are ventilated, while infection rate stands at 9.3%; number of confirmed cases since the start of the outbreak reaches the 600,000-mark
- Struggling Labor party chooses Merav Michaeli as new leader January 24, 2021
  Veteran progressive lawmaker and former journalist is tasked with a difficult task to revive the party that founded Israel as recent polls show it fails to reach electoral threshold
- Israel officialy opens embassy in Abu Dhabi January 24, 2021
  UAE cabinet greenlights opening of Israeli mission, headed by former ambassador to Turkey and Azerbaijan; FM Ashkenazi says opening of embassy would broaden 'already warm' ties; Emirati mission to open in Tel Aviv
- ZAKA chair loses father to COVID days after mother succumbs to disease January 24, 2021
  Veteran first responder says witnessing pain of countless bereaved families who have lost their loved ones did not prepare him for 'horror film' of losing both his parents, brother in one month
- Israel to 'hermetically seal' state as it shutters Ben-Gurion Airport January 24, 2021
  'We are literally closing, with no commercial flights and nothing save for exceptional circumstances,' PM tells ministers; closure to begin Tuesday and last until third nationwide lockdown ends next Sunday, with only humanitarian flights allowed
- Biden NSA: U.S. will work with Israel to build on normalization deals January 24, 2021
  Jake Sullivan's office says he and Israeli counterpart Meir Ben-Shabbat 'discussed opportunities to enhance partnership over coming months' with American official extending invitation to begin strategic dialogue in near term
- Hundreds riot in Bnei Brak in protest of coronavirus measures January 24, 2021
  Protesters block roads, hurl rocks at police after string of crackdowns on synagogues, educational institutions stokes tensions between Haredi factions and law enforcement; officer fires warning shot in air after becoming surrounded by large crowds
- Israel approves agreement to upgrade ties with Morocco January 24, 2021
  Normalization deal pending ratification by Knesset; Jerusalem and Rabat also reach agreement to promote trade and economic collaboration in fields including regulation and innovation, set to be signed within two weeks
- Israel includes teens in vaccination drive, eyeing matriculation exams January 24, 2021
  As it adds 11th and 12th graders to the campaign to inoculate entire population, Education Minister Yoav Galant says it is too early to know if schools will reopen next month as Israel comes out of its third national lockdown
- 15 arrested as Haredi students riot against coronavirus regulations January 24, 2021
  At least 13 cops hurt in Ashdod clashes, while police use riot dispersal on crowd in Jerusalem; head of Viznitz Hassidic dynasty says flock must resume in-school learning, laments 'government failure' to understand importance of Torah study
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- A Heart-Wrenching Nightmare: Author Kathy Yokeley Shares the Story of her Daughter's Childhood Cancer in 'Not My Plans'
  "Sitting down in a chair across from her, the doctor leaned forward to say gently and kindly, 'Natalie, this disease is going to take your life.' She immediately put her hands to her face and burst into tears." NEWS PROVIDED BYOgren PRJan. 25, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 25, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ -- With bright eyes […]
- President Biden Diverts Military Away from its Mission, Forces it to Pay for Gender Reassignment Surgeries
  NEWS PROVIDED BYFamily Research Council Jan. 25, 2021 WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ -- President Joe Biden, in one of his first official acts, reinstated President Obama's military transgender policy. The president did so without any kind of systematic study of the consequences of allowing men and women in the military to live as […]
- For Some Soldiers, Addiction and Mental Illness Are Just Another Battlefield -- A War Waged Within
  Former Homeless Veteran Publishes Tell-All Book About Fighting Through Homelessness and Addiction to Find Spiritual Peace. Mike Smith officially announced the release of his deeply moving memoir, "The Gutter Gospel" a raw and personal account of one soldier's deep-dive into the depths of mental illness and despair, addiction and avoidance, to navigate through the terrible […]
- Celebrating 40 Years of Service: A Vital Link From One Generation to the Next
  NEWS PROVIDED BYChrist for All Nations (CfaN) Jan. 25, 2021ORLANDO, Jan. 25, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ -- Christ for All Nations (CfaN) is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Vice President, Peter Vandenberg, joining the team. Born and raised in Zimbabwe and trained in both engineering and ministry, Peter joined CfaN in 1981 after a chance encounter […]
- Organizers Elated by Turnout at Walk for Life West Coast
  Walk for Life West Coast, San Francisco. January 23, 2021. Credit: Walk for Life West Coast NEWS PROVIDED BY Walk for Life West Coast Jan. 24, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ -- Despite concerns about both the Covid pandemic and political unrest, San Francisco pro-lifers held the 17th Annual Walk for Life […]
- Classic Story From the Bible, Noah and the Ark, Comes to TBN in Movie Format
  "NOAH" to air on Friday, January 29 NEWS PROVIDED BY TBN Jan. 22, 2021 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ -- TBN announces today it has secured the rights to the landmark production NOAH and will air it on Friday, January 29. Originally enjoyed by more than 5 million people as a live musical […]
- Evangelist Alveda King: Birthday Message
  Today, January 22, 2021, is my birthday, and I am 70 years + 9 months (in my Mother's Womb) old. I am very grateful to be living in this time. Thank you for remembering my birthday. I love you. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you. Philippians 1:3 Today and always, I […]
- Day Gardner Tells Freedom Loving Americans -- 'It's Time to Stop Supporting Big Tech and Big Businesses that Attempt to Silence Our Voices'
  NEWS PROVIDED BY National Black Pro-Life Union Jan. 22, 2021 WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by Day Gardner, President of the National Black Pro-Life Union, she is available for comment: We have learned recently that Wayfair, Kohl's and Bed Bath & Beyond will stop selling the My Pillow brand […]
- Bestselling Author and Pastor, Mark Driscoll, Teams Up with Daughter, Real Faith Ministries Director, Ashley Chase, to Release New Book About How to 'Pray Like Jesus'
  NEWS PROVIDED BYCharisma HouseJan. 22, 2021ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 22, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ -- As a young father, bestselling author and pastor, Mark Driscoll, remembers reading Bible stories and teaching his first-born daughter, Ashley, how to pray the way God's children talk to their dad. Today, at a time when Americans may feel isolated, anxious, or disconnected, […]
- The Stanton Public Policy Center and Purple Sash Revolution to Hold Peaceful and Prayerful Witness Against Abortion Violence at the Supreme Court on January 22
  NEWS PROVIDED BYStanton Public Policy CenterJan. 22, 2021WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2021 /Christian Newswire/ -- January 22 is the 48th Memorial of the Roe v. Wade decision which has resulted in the deaths of 63 million American children through abortion violence. Participants will gather at 3rd St. NE and East Capitol St. at 12:00 noon and then walk to the […]
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Who I am In CHRIST ~

Who am I in Christ?

I am fearfully
and wonderfully made
I am His new creation
I am predestined
I am chosen
I am adopted
I am a son of God
I am God's child
I am a child of light
I am a child of day
I am God's bride
I am God's clay
I am God's future
I am God's hope
I am alive to God
I am destined
I am called

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I am loved
I am bought with a price
I am redeemed
I am set free from sin
I am joined to the Lord
I am alive by grace
I am justified
I am forgiven
I am sanctified
I am reconciled
I am transformed
I am renewed
I am made perfect
I am dead to sin

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I am a slave to righteousness
I am baptized with the Holy Spirit
I am a partner of Christ, Jesus
I am His temple
I am His building
I am His field
I am His branch
I am His follower
I am His fellow worker
I am His ambassador
I am the salt of the earth
I am the light of the world
I am sober-minded and watchful
I am armed
I am His warrior
I am His friend

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I am being trained in righteousness
I am created for good works
I am a doer of the word
I am kind
I am humble
I am meek
I am patient
I am loving
I am fruitful
I am steadfast
I am gentle
I am faithful
I am never alone
I am never hungry
I am never thirsty

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I am sealed for the day of redemption
I am called to eternal glory
I am the aroma of Christ to God
I am crucified with Christ
I am not ashamed
I am a sinner
I am forgiven
I am born again
and I am going to heaven!

Who are you without Christ?

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~ Throughout the Old and New Testament
we can find Scriptures that let us know who we are in Jesus ~

Copyright 2013
Deborah Ann Belka
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~ Oh, The Joy Jesus Brings ~
The Joy of Knowing Jesus ~

There's nothing quite like,
the joy of knowing Jesus
how in every circumstance
He is always with us.

No matter the situation,
Jesus is always there
our happiness is in knowing
our burdens He will bear.

In times of want and need,
whatever be our condition
our gladness is in knowing
He'll supply each provision.

When feeling overwhelmed,
by so many troubling things
our peace comes from knowing
the joy ~ Jesus brings!

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Romans 15:13
King James Version

"Now the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, that ye may abound
in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost."

Copyright 2014
Deborah Ann Belka