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Should Christians Cry “It’s the End of the World” and Run to the Hills?

Glen Beck Interviews Kirk Cameron and Marshall Foster:

I associate Kirk Cameron with the Left Behind series of movies, so I am really excited to hear him talking about how we should not surrender because it looks like the end of the world, but we should fight for the future.

I hope your are inspired.

If you would like more information about this live event when it is in your area go here: http://www.monumentalmovie.com/

Hat tip to Ed Willing over at The Founders Intent for calling my attention to this video and to the live event that it promotes. You can see Ed’s post here: http://www.foundersintent.org/2012/02/26/monumental-the-movie-you-must-see-march-27th/

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Worldview Determines Solutions to Poverty

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Why do some argue that the government needs to act in order to help the poor while others argue that helping the poor should be left in private hands?

Is this primarily a political question of Democrat vs. Republican or Liberal vs. Conservative?

Or is it a worldview question?

Darrow Miller and Gary Brumbelow have written an article that shows some of the worldview roots to these two perspectives.

Here are my summaries on the four perspectives that they discussed:

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Hook, Line, and Sinker – I Believe it All

I remember sitting in the theater watching The Nativity Story. I was moved on a very deep level to tears.

  • Was it because the movie was so well made?
  • Was it the great acting?
  • Was it the music?
  • Was it because of the godly lifestyle of the actors?

None of the above. I was moved because I believed that what I was watching was a true story. I was moved because I realized that my faith is real!*

“… Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved…” Acts 16:31

I just watched a video trailer for a movie called Apostle Peter & the Last Supper:

[flv width=”660″ height=”391″ image=”https://jondavisjr.com/wp-content/uploads/Apostle-Peter-And-Last-Supper-Trailer-Thumbnail.jpg”]https://jondavisjr.com/wp-content/uploads/Apostle-Peter-And-The-Last-Supper-Trailer.flv[/flv]

This movie has Bruce Marchiano playing Jesus as in those great Matthew videos from the 1990s.

The story of Jesus is real. The Bible is true. We can live with hope for personal redemption and redemption of the whole world. We are heading towards “a new heaven and a new earth.”

Are you waiting in terror for the end of the world? Leave your fear behind and believe God for personal and global transformation!

We did not make up these truths, in fact they are making us!

“I did not make it, no it is making me, it is the very truth of God not the invention of any man…” Rich Mullins

As my friend Dean Niforatos sometimes says:

“We’re not here to take cover, we’re here to take over!”

So… Be encouraged today.

  • Do you feel like a failure?
  • Do you find yourself lacking hope that you will ever change?
  • Are you troubled by the state of the world around you?

Remember the birth, life, death, resurrection, and ultimate return of Jesus Christ and take courage. We cannot lose.

*I know I have the wrong verb tense consistency here, but I don’t wish to say my faith “was” real because it is living and active right now. 🙂

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Don’t Look Down On The Poor

Have you ever turned on the TV and seen pictures of starving children covered in flies followed by an appeal to help the poor?

In order to really help the poor we need to stop seeing them as victims and instead see their potential as children of God.

Here is a video with some thoughts along these lines from a worker in Nicaragua:

[youtube width=”660″ height=”371″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny1pBWyRyCU[/youtube]

Here is a link to the video and some excerpts at the PovertCure.org website: http://www.povertycure.org/voices/anielka-mnkel/#When:23:13:22Z