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- 5 Blessings To Be Grateful For This Holiday - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2016 from Lourita Lue-ShingAuthentic joy comes from acknowledging and appreciating the many blessings you have in your life. Here's 5 things you can appreciate this holiday season, from my new book, "Happy Christmas: 101 Blessings to Be Grateful For All Year Round." 1. Christmas How wonderful it is to be in the ...
Views: 558 - Psychic Choices - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2016 from Jackie Wiliams BrockertCongratulations, you’ve made the choice to get a reading, and hopefully you’ve taken some time to prepare. Now you may be wondering what kind of information to give to your psychic during the reading. If an advisor needs to have specific data—such as birth info—they may ...
Views: 950(1 vote) - Teach Children God's - Attitude of the Heart - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2016 from Leslie DutcherThe attitude of a person's heart is one of the biggest topics in the Holy Bible and one of the most important topics to consider when raising your children. Children learn from watching their parents and others. Parental influence is important if you want your children to grow in a way that ...
Views: 459 - Why the King James Bible is Preferred By So Many - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2016 from Leslie DutcherChristians believe that the entire Bible is the inspired work of God, penned by men but in a manner of speaking - dictated by God. Saint Thomas Aquinas stated, "The author of Holy Scripture is God". The King James Version (KJV) of the Bible was published in 1611. Not satisfied with the ...
Views: 506 - Freedom of Press Is for Issues, Not People-Bashing - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2016 from Richard RuhlingA Yahoo headline offered 33 Amish Facts that Will Make Your Skin Crawl. After 10 clicks, my skin still wasn’t crawling. The Amish’ lower cancer rates (no drinking or smoking--they raise their own produce and live well without electricity, a survival advantage for an EMP attack when people in ...
Views: 574 - Change Your Mind – Change Your Destiny—Here’s Great News! - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2016 from Richard RuhlingWilliam James, the father of modern psychology said that the greatest discovery of our time is that we can alter our lives by altering our attitudes. So what attitude do we need to alter most? Most likely it’s our attitude toward the Creator of the universe who seems like a vengeful tyrant ...
Views: 613(1 vote) - Pope Protests Polarization, Brexit, Walls to Keep Out Illegals and Plans to Export Alien Criminals - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2016 from Richard Ruhling“[Trump’s] victory, this summer’s Brexit vote and the growing popularity of nationalist movements across Europe have raised grave concerns…at the Vatican” (USA Today). The pope seems to want a worldwide melting pot of cultures and religions that are causing chaos and confusion in Europe as a ...
Views: 599(1 vote) - PTSD Battle Skills - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2019 from Risa RuseEach experience that we survive through brings a solid skill. We need to celebrate that PTSD only wounded us, but did not kill! The battle over our minds is the stronghold of the evil enemy. Let us beware of thoughts that negate love, while filled with envy. We must remember that Creator ...
Views: 1231 - Six Obama Parallels with the King of Babylon for Biblical End-Times - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2016 from Richard RuhlingWhen asked about the end of the world, Christ cited an abomination spoken of by Daniel that early believers understood as military brought by Rome and they fled the city as Christ warned in Matthew 24. This is a parallel to Executive Orders readied by Obama for martial law. Obamacare is ...
Views: 566 - A Concern for Israel’s Premature Return (Aliyah) - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2016 from Richard RuhlingSummary: With mounting hostility to Israel, the return of Jewish people to the land of Israel is seen a premature. This is seen from a biblical perspective that needs further consideration… As Israelites whose ancestors were conquered by the Assyrians and later scattered among the nations, ...
Views: 687 - Pope Says Trump Not a Christian; Bible says Pope Not a Christian, but Catholics May Be OK - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2016 from Richard Ruhling“The Bible implies that anyone following truth to the best of their ability is following Christ because He said, ‘I am the Truth.’ The problem comes with religions that don’t teach Bible truth or they change it to suit culture and their own practices. Christ who loves everyone is judge, but He ...
Views: 611 - Pope Calling YouCat a “Youth Bible” Misleading for World Youth Day, Says Christian Author - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2016 from Richard RuhlingA Catholic website says the Bible is “Extremely Dangerous,” while showing youth on a beach reading the Catholic YouCat promoted by the pope as a “youth Bible.” That's deceptive; it's not a Bible at all, but a Catholic indoctrination that eliminates basic Bible teaching. An example is the way ...
Views: 637 - Pope Calling YouCat a “Youth Bible” Misleading for World Youth Day, Says Christian Author - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2016 from Richard RuhlingA Catholic website says the Bible is “Extremely Dangerous,” while showing youth on a beach reading the Catholic YouCat promoted by the pope as a “youth Bible.” That's deceptive; it's not a Bible at all, but a Catholic indoctrination that eliminates basic Bible teaching. An example is the way ...
Views: 636 - The Day Christ Cleared the Lights for Me. - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2016 from Robert CrutchfieldIn many cities modern traffic lights have what is called preemption equipment installed. Fire Engines, Police Cars, Ambulances etc. have transmitters on them that trip this equipment. The point is to turn all the lights green for the first responders so they can get where they need to be as ...
Views: 1061 - The Four Spheres of Overcoming - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2016 from Robert CrutchfieldIn this world there will always be challenges in life. We are after-all imperfect people living in a fallen world. “ For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” Romans 3:23. Since none of us are perfect our lives cannot be perfect, things happen. When things happen even though they ...
Views: 906(1 vote) - Best-Seller Predicts Papal Agenda, Muslim Invasion, Martial Law and No Free Elections - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2016 from Richard RuhlingSummary: When asked about the end of the world, Christ said to understand Daniel. Daniel's 7th and 8th chapters have political cartoons that fit the papacy as a little horn that grew out of the Roman Empire to become great, but it did bad things. Islam is represented by the ram in Daniel 8 that ...
Views: 702 - Brexit Hits Economy Worldwide; Daniel 7,8 Shows Papacy & Islam as Players - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Richard RuhlingSummary: The UK, US, EU, Vatican and Islam are represented in the imagery of Daniel 7 and 8. Daniel is the only book recommended by Christ when He was asked about the end of the world in Matthew 24. Daniel's description fits well what is happening and should be considered by leaders as well as ...
Views: 629 - Islam Crisis, Time of Judgment Signaled by Pope's Visit on Bible's Jubilee Timeline - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2016 from Richard RuhlingThe Greek word for judgment in Revelation 14 is krisis and the time of crisis coincides with the end of 6,000 years because in the 4th Commandment, God gives man six days to do his work and “1000 years are as a day,” according to 2nd Peter 3 when the end-time “day of the Lord” comes, says Dr. ...
Views: 650 - NY Post: End of Catholicism? No, but a Sign of the End - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2016 from Richard RuhlingNY Post's story of Francis X Cabrini Church, closed in Massachusetts by court settlement in sex abuse scandal, would be a good read for most Christians. After losing an appeal to the Supreme Court, they held their last service. An 86-year old member said, “We fought the good fight. We did ...
Views: 548 - Rapture Before Antichrist's Coming August 30 (John Hagee) Exposed & Explained [Video] - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2016 from Richard RuhlingA third of a million results for “Antichrist, August 30, 2016” on Google suggest widespread belief that end-times will begin in 2016, but searching several linked sources reveals no explanation for why antichrist appears Aug. 30, in spite of the date in Hagee's YouTube title. Hagee's August ...
Views: 855 - Philippine President-Elect Blasts Catholic Church, Clergy: Wave Of The Future? - by Submitted on May 24, 2016 from Richard RuhlingDavao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte cited his win for presidency by 6 million votes as evidence of the church's irrelevance after their strong opposition to him. (ABC News/AP 5-22-16) Calling the bishops “sons of bitches” and hypocrits for living high when many in the country can't afford food, ...
Views: 601 - 7 Deadly Sins of Bible Reading (How to Avoid Them Like the Plague) - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Wayne DaviesReading the Bible can be the gateway to heavenly bliss or the pathway to subtle self-destruction. To read the Bible is to walk on holy ground, so we must come to the Word oh so aware of the fine line that exists between reading and sinning. As you read this article, please take to heart 2 ...
Views: 534 - When Is The Best Time of Day to Read The Bible and Pray? - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Wayne DaviesDo you wonder if there is a certain time of day that is best for Bible reading and prayer? Many Christians set aside a special time each day to be alone with God. In some circles this is known as "Quiet Time" or "Daily Devotions" and is typically spent reading the Bible and praying. Perhaps ...
Views: 2162 - How To Cultivate The Habit of Daily Bible Reading (5 Things To Do Now) - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Wayne DaviesLooking for some tips on how to cultivate the habit of daily Bible reading? Here's 5 surefire ways to increase your love for God and His Word. 1. Decide what time of day is best for you. Are you a morning person, or is later in the day better? We're all different. Some folks love to wake up ...
Views: 473 - 3 Great Prayers to Pray When Reading the Bible - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Wayne DaviesWhen you read the Bible, it's always a good idea to pray – before, during and after you open the Word of God. The Bible is a supernatural book and you'll need supernatural help to read it and apply it. The purpose of this article is to introduce you to how to pray biblically while reading the ...
Views: 469 - What Is The Most Forgotten Bible Reading Method? (Start Doing This Today) - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Wayne DaviesThere are many valid and effective Bible reading methods. The purpose of this article is to introduce you to the #1 most often overlooked and forgotten method of reading the Bible. But first, a question: When was the last time you received a personal letter (or email) from a dear friend or ...
Views: 451 - Are You Making These 3 Big Mistakes When Reading the Bible? (What to Do Instead) - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Wayne DaviesReading the Bible is critical to your spiritual growth. The Word of God is our daily bread, and without it you'll become a weak and ineffective Christian. So it's vital to spend quality time in the Bible every day. To improve your Bible reading, be sure to avoid these 3 big mistakes. Bible ...
Views: 434 - What Is So Wonderful About Reading The Bible? - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Wayne DaviesHave you ever prayed this prayer? "Open my eyes that I may see Wonderful things in your law." This prayer was written about 3,000 years ago. You can find it in Psalm 119:18. It's a request to experience wonderful things by reading the Bible. The psalmist expected to see something ...
Views: 401 - How to Jumpstart Your Bible Reading with Psalm 119 - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Wayne DaviesAre you looking for a simple way to jumpstart your Bible reading efforts? If you ever struggle to find the desire or the energy to sit down and spend quality time in God’s Word, please consider this approach – read Psalm 119 and you are likely to see an increase in your appetite for God’s ...
Views: 486 - 5 Compelling Reasons to Read the Bible Today - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Wayne DaviesAre you looking for motivation to read your Bible today? There are many good reasons to do so; here are five. Any one of them should provide the inspiration you need to take action and follow through on your desire for some quality Bible-time. Read the Bible today because . . . 1. The ...
Views: 428 - Have You Read the World's Best-Selling Book? - by Submitted on May 16, 2016 from Wayne DaviesHave you read the most-printed book of all time? According to Wikipedia, that book would be the Bible, which is at the top of their "List of most-printed single-volume books" with 5 billion plus copies. For the record, the Quran comes in second at 4 billion. Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two ...
Views: 464 - The Tragedy of Prince Is Like The Teen Who Goes 'All The Way' With A Gal On A Date: It Really Isn't - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2016 from Richard RuhlingMillions of people worldwide are dying tragically like Prince who are missing a major component of life. Prince may have “had it together” for some aspects, and his ability to sing about life was appreciated by millions. Nevertheless, basic questions must be addressed or there's an emptiness ...
Views: 576 - We’re Ignoring Blindspots in Matthew 24: ‘Watch, You Don’t Know’ Is About 2nd Passover~Days of Noah - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2016 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Seven parables focus on a single event to initiate end-times. Five have links specifically to 2nd Passover. Two are supportive of 2nd Passover, a phenomenon that Christians are largely uninformed of because preachers have ignored the law that Christ said was in effect 'till heaven and ...
Views: 632 - Six Reasons to Flee Jerusalem Before Passover - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2016 from Richard RuhlingSummary: A 15-year old boy with a near-death experience relates seeing WWIII starting “very soon.” His YouTube text cited Zechariah 14: the “day of the Lord” comes with half of Jerusalem taken captive, houses rifled, women raped. Yeshua's warning would have spared the Jews in 70 AD. He said to ...
Views: 601 - The Hateful God And The Loving God - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2016 from Suzanne ZachariaA friend has just shared something on Facebook. It is an article by a "christian" (small "c" intended). This person goes on and on about the dangers of coloring books using mandalas. He connects the devil (small "d" intended too) with mandalas in a weird way reminiscent of a best-selling ...
Views: 650 - Obama Seen As President At Christ's Coming In Pastor's Dream 30 Years Ago--How It Could Be! - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2016 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Jack Darnall dreamed of an African-American president with Obama's description, well-liked at first, but he became a 'terrible dictator.' The dream was not shared widely because it seemed impossible in the 1980's. Jack Darnall, a Seventh-day Adventist pastor was running a 'prepper' ...
Views: 740 - Five Reasons For US Megaquake This Spring - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2016 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Five 'when-then' signs from 2015 signal the 'day of the Lord,' and suggest this spring. Multiple Bible texts support an earthquake as initiating the end-times. 1. “The day of the Lord” begins with an earthquake (Joel 2:10,11; Zeph 1:7,10, 1Thess 5:2,3) and it was signaled by the ...
Views: 739 - You Are Spiritually Responsible For Your Spiritual Growth - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2016 from Ginger London,What is Personal Growth and Getting Yourself Together? There are many people in our society today that are very unhappy or unsatisfied with their lives for one reason or another. Whatever reason they have for being unhappy, there is undoubtedly a way to change it. Sometimes it requires a ...
Views: 851(2 votes) - Six Reasons for Jerusalem's Impending Destruction at Passover - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2016 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Hebrew prophets forecast an end-time destruction of Jerusalem. Five 'when-then' signs point to 2016 for apocalyptic events. History supports Passover as a time of impending Judgment. Bible believers should consider selling Jerusalem properties and keeping Passover elsewhere. 1. Five ...
Views: 729 - Non-militant Islam Better Than Godless America; the Problem is the Quran - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2016 from Richard RuhlingSummary: The Bible uses political cartoons to represent nations. In the book of Daniel we find a ram in the Middle East pushing west, but it is stomped by a goat that flies from the west “at the time of the end.” That will be the end of militant Islam, but the ram is a more noble creature than a ...
Views: 772 - Pope Francis, Great Guy, but Victim of Culture & a Phony System? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2016 from Richard RuhlingSummary: The world loves Pope Francis for his acceptance of everyone as they are—even atheists, but can he deliver the goods for a United Nations New World Order? Here are some potential problems: 1. A New World Order may be a tough sell. “Congress shall make no law respecting an ...
Views: 632 - Five 'When-Then' Signs Support Apocalyptic 2016--Flee The Cities - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Five biblical signs, not to mention our severe weather or failing economy, are ominous for 2016. Fleeing the cities is suggested by five biblical models. Most Bible scholars agree with a 7-year apocalyptic period, like the 7 years of famine in Joseph's time or the 7 years that King ...
Views: 808 - Graham, Huckabee & Carson Wrong To Urge Christians To Run for Office - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: 92% of Congress identify as Christians (Google). What a mess! Christian means like Christ, and Christ didn't run for office. The political or governmental system is broken, the correctional system, education, healthcare, and the religious systems of society are beyond repair. America ...
Views: 928 - Four Biblical “When-Then” Signs Forecast Apocalyptic Events for 2016 - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: “With 428 million Bibles sold last year, it's still the best-seller. Why not discover the reason? Only God can foretell the future, but here are four 'when-then' omens or signs for apocalyptic events this coming spring.” 1. The biblical year begins in the spring and its beginning ...
Views: 808(1 vote) - An Overlooked Cause of EU, UN and US Problems Needing a Biblical Solution - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Human wisdom tends to centralization and building big government. The European Union isn't working well, and it's an omen for what's coming under UN control. There's better information that could help us avoid serious trouble. Wisdom is looking at life from a biblical perspective. ...
Views: 692 - Trump's 'Better Judgment' Challenged by Examples of Morality & Healthcare - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Trump's judgment is challenged on the morality and bankruptcy of his casinos and his understanding of healthcare. Healthcare is not medical care with prescription drugs that have become a leading cause of illness and death. Donald Trump boasted of better judgment on CNN's State of ...
Views: 702 - 'Kill the Infidels' (Koran) or Tell Obama, Congress NO to 700,000 More Muslims (Omnibus): Dr Ruhling - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Friday's Omnibus Budget Bill will provide $1.2 Billion for lifetime residency cards to 700,000 Muslim migrants as we did over the last five years,” said Senator Sessions of AL. Email or call congress TODAY! “In spite of what we heard the president say on TV, Islam is NOT a religion ...
Views: 791 - Obama Repeating the History of Babylon's Fall in the Book of Daniel - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: America is repeating Babylon's fall forecast in Daniel, including Obamacare, New World Order, Muslim aggression and defeat. These are seen in Daniel 1,3,8 plus this parallel from Daniel 5. When asked about the end of the world, the Great Teacher whose life divided BC from AD replied ...
Views: 768 - Reasons For Catholic Christmas, Jewish Hanukkah & Christ's Birthday On the Feast of Tabernacles - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: Christmas originated as a pagan holiday, blessed by the pope in the 4th century. Hanukkah commemorates a miraculous victory of Jews fighting for freedom ~175 BC. The birth of Christ was most likely on the Feast of Tabernacles, 500 years before the birth of Christ, the prophet ...
Views: 743 - A Biblical Answer to the Omnibus-Muslim Problem - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2015 from Richard RuhlingSummary: The Omnibus Budget Bill to be voted Friday, Dec 11, will provide $1.2 Billion for “nearly 700,000 green cards – or lifetime residency cards – to migrants from Muslim nations over the next five years (as we did over the last five years),” said Senator Sessions of AL, re Friday’s vote. ...
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