The following 10 minute video on prayer is an excerpt of one of Paul Washer’s sermons. His words are intense, they are also encouraging. Every time I hear him talk about prayer, I realize that my prayer life is lacking much.
Author: Michael A
Retired Christian male
Supreme Court Orders NY Court to Revisit Ruling Forcing Catholic Diocese to Cover Employee Abortions – Epoch Times
The Supreme Court granted the diocese’s petition for …review, on Nov. 1 and immediately vacated—without hearing oral arguments—the ruling of the New York court and remanded it to that court for further consideration in light of its pro-religious-freedom ruling earlier this year in Fulton v. Philadelphia. Apart from citing the previous ruling, the unsigned order didn’t provide reasons for the decision. In the Fulton ruling on June 17, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a Roman Catholic charity in Pennsylvania may refuse on religious-freedom grounds to place children with same-sex couples, as The Epoch Times previously reported. …In the case at hand, the New York State Department of Financial Services issued a regulation in 2017 requiring that employers fund abortions through their employee health insurance plans. The regulation exempted religious entities whose “purpose” is to inculcate religious values and who “employ” and “serve” primarily coreligionists.
Book Review: ‘Black Eye for America’: An Explanation of Critical Race Theory – Epoch Times
…CRT holds that a capitalist society sustains itself, in part, by imparting a “false consciousness” on workers to legitimize the social hierarchy and to reduce the likelihood of revolutionary action. The supposed harmful aspects of “whiteness” include individualism, self-reliance, two-parent homes, rational thinking, and a belief that hard work pays off. Members of minority groups must reject these white concepts even if these habits and activities promote community cohesion and individual well-being. As a consequence, CRT in schools teaches self-hate to white children and demeans children of color by denying them ownership of and control over their own lives. Racism is no longer defined as hating, demeaning, or devaluing others based on their race. Instead, all whites who do not support the ideas of CRT are considered racist by virtue of having “white” values.
Vaccine Mandate Violates Constitutional Rights: Pennsylvania Lawsuit – Epoch Times
A Pennsylvania lawsuit argues that receiving or declining a vaccine has become a political act, and when employers compel employees to get vaccinated, they are forcing employees to engage in political speech, a violation of the First Amendment, the freedom of speech. The suit was filed in October in federal court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by attorney Bruce L. Castor, Jr. of the law firm Van Der Veen, Hartshorn & Levin, on behalf of his clients Pennsylvania Informed Consent Advocates Inc., which is a recently organized group of employees of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn Medicine), one of the largest employers in Pennsylvania.
Amazon Drivers to Receive Nearly $60 Million in Withheld Tips After Tech Giant Reaches Settlement With FTC – Epoch Times
The lawsuit claimed that the company regularly advertised that drivers in the program could earn anything between $18–25 per hour for delivering goods to customers and that Amazon told drivers they would receive 100 percent of the tips they earned while delivering with Amazon Flex. Amazon also told its customers that 100 percent of the tips would go to drivers, too, the FTC said. However, the FTC in its lawsuit claimed that Amazon had instead been practicing a tip-stealing scheme and had kept drivers’ tips over a two-and-a-half year period, only stopping its behavior after it became aware of the FTC’s investigation in 2019. …Amazon …used the customer tips to make up the the difference between the new lower hourly rate and the promised rate,
DeSantis Introduces Election Integrity Bills to Go Before Legislature in Special Session – Epoch Times
Speaking to an enthusiastic crowd in West Palm Beach on Wednesday, he asked legislators to add four election integrity measures to the priorities for the special legislative session on Nov. 15-19. DeSantis wants to create an Office of Election Crimes and Security to investigate allegations of violations of Florida’s elections laws. The proposal would make that the largest election security office in the nation, with 25 sworn law enforcement officers and additional investigators. The office would be solely dedicated to investigating and prosecuting election crimes. The governor wants to elevate the crime of ballot harvesting from a misdemeanor to a third-degree felony. Ballot harvesting, which is legal in some states, involves a coordinated effort to collect and drop off absentee ballots. “The first person who gets caught—no one’s going want to do it again after that,” DeSantis said. [That is how such things are stated in the Bible]
Steven Furtick “Following Jesus DOES NOT CHANGE YOU” – Paul Washer and Steve Lawson React
The 6 minute video in this post shows pastor Steven Furtick, of Elevation church, saying to his congregation, “The process of discipleship is not God changing you into something else, but it is Him revealing who you’ve been all along.” The vlogger critiques Furticks unbiblical statement with brief excerpts of Paul Washer teaching pastors and Steven Lawson preaching to a congregation. After the video, there is an explanation of the source of Furticks ideology.
A Picture Of Repentance
The sermon excerpt in this post paints a picture of repentance that includes examining specific sins; defining and illustrating repentance; discussing forgiveness and the consequences of sin. As I was listening to the sermon, I realized that he described repentance more fully than I have heard it described in most instances. If you are not sure you are repenting correctly; this message will benefit you. This post covers very foundational aspects of the Christian faith, things that everyone must comprehend and apply. If you know someone who thinks they are too sinful to be a Christian, then this message will be of great use to you, as you share with them the hope of forgiveness.
Joe Pinion: Joe Biden might be the unity President after all… | ‘Saturday Agenda’
The 3 minute Newsmax video in this post explains how Biden is bringing to America the unity he promised during his campaign – voters are unifying against him for reasons discussed by Joe Pinion.
David: Sin and Repentance (4 0f 4) – Kenneth Stewart Sermon
David wanted his heart renewed because he did not like how his sin had changed him; that is, sin was an expression of his character, BUT it also made his heart worse – it derives from what a person is, yet it also makes one worse. We are not in a static state; we are deteriorating as a person if we are not going forward and improving; that is, in your sanctification, unless you are working to go forward, then you are backsliding; one cannot stand still in the Christian race. David knew that he had harmed his soul and he wanted God to make him the kind of person he was before, a consistent, god-fearing person. Are you a Christian who no longer has zeal, earnestness, passion for Christ? Are you praying that God would give that to you again?