‘the snakes in ones head’

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) – “I kill for God. I listen to God,” a man accused of a northwest Washington shooting rampage said Friday at a hearing where six charges of first-degree murder and four of first-degree assault were filed against him.
Isaac Zamora made the chilling comment twice at the brief hearing in Skagit County [...]

‘dancing with demons’

  artwork.Jeff Coles. http://mysnapz.users.btopenworld.com
 
Spike in teenage suicides no fluke, study finds… Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A troubling one-year spike in youth suicides in the United States reported last year is not a fluke and should be taken seriously, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday…
Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an 18 percent [...]

‘the chicken & the egg dilemma’

  Art Work Jacques Maroger (1884-1962)
Darwin’s Theory of Evolution – The PremiseDarwin’s Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers — all related. Darwin’s general theory presumes the development of life from non-life [...]

‘common word ? ………….. abracadabra’

ab·ra·ca·dab·ra /ˌæbrəkəˈdæbrə/ [ab-ruh-kuh-dab-ruh]
1. a mystical word or expression used in incantations, on amulets, etc., as a magical means of warding off misfortune, harm, or illness.
2. any charm or incantation using nonsensical or supposedly magical words.
3. meaningless talk; gibberish; nonsense.
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The founder of a messianic Jewish ministry says evangelical leaders must be living in “la-la land” [...]

‘the feet of clay that shall crumble’

PEACE… PEACE…..
Brian McLaren recently addressed 650 Anglican bishops attending the Lambeth Conference, a meeting he says was characterized by “a loving atmosphere” and “a deep spirituality centered in Bible study, worship, and prayer.” McLaren tells ChristianToday.com that he envisions a new era for Christianity, which “is more about the Christian way of life than [...]

‘a house made of straw and sticks’

God wants me to be rich….. Wallet Pop.com
 

Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston has an average weekend attendance of 45,000 and an annual budget of $72.6 million.
Wonder when the fire of persecution comes to America, if this bunch will still be standing?
It appears that they have built their faith upon a foundation of prosperity, which [...]

‘the church in America is living on beachfront properties’

In the 20th chapter of the Book of the Acts, we find the final exhortation of of the Spirit of God by the Apostle Paul before leaving Ephesus was for the leadership (elders) of the church to “feed the flock of God over the which the Holy Ghost has made you overseers”. [cf; Acts 20:28-32]
Now [...]

‘much needed light for our path’

Thy Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path…
 
With pastor’s exit, church prays for reconciliation OneNewsNow
After a year of controversy and turmoil in their church stemming from allegations of financial mismanagement, members of a prominent Nashville-area Southern Baptist church have accepted a retirement package for their pastor… One News Now [...]

‘the gold, but no rainbow’

Those Close to Televangelist Prosper………….

I had always been told that the ‘pot of gold’ was at the end of the rainbow. While leaving work one day, I found where the arc of the rainbow came to the ground in a plot of planted pines. I got out and looked all around, but found neither the [...]

‘as the deception gets more graphic- the Word stands stronger’

Faith healer Todd Bentley called a fraud, false teacher

 
Faith healer Todd Bentley called a fraud, false teacher-Baptist Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–A new faith healer is making headlines for his claims of supernatural powers, but conservative evangelical leaders warn that Todd Bentley is a fraud and a false teacher.Bentley, leader of a revival that began in Lakeland, [...]