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1. When Unity Breaks the Racial Divide, Revival Breaks Out

A topic burning across American soil is the racial divide. Many ideas and concepts, including the rewriting of American history, have spawned major spiritual warfare fueling division in this great nation. ...

Created on 07 July 2021

2. This Founding Father Helped Launch One of America's Great Black Churches

One of America's Founding Fathers, Dr. Benjamin Rush, helped launch one of the most successful Black denominations in America today. Rush (1745-1813) was a Philadelphia physician, member of the Continental ...

Created on 28 June 2021

3. How America's Founders Turned Against Slavery

America's founders are under attack. Their monuments are being toppled and their names removed from schools and other public buildings. Children are being taught that George Washington and Benjamin Franklin ...

Created on 25 June 2021

4. How I Saw Foreshadowing of Cancel Culture in the 1980s

In the 1980s, when I was in my 30s, I was heavily involved in building bridges between Blacks and whites—mainly within Pentecostal and charismatic circles. Charisma magazine has had dozens of cover stories ...

Created on 24 June 2021

5. Evangelical Black Pastor Calls Racism Issue in America 'An All-Out Assault From the Gates of Hell' ...

My good friend, Mark Burns, an evangelical Black pastor from South Carolina, pulls no punches when he speaks about the powerful havoc the issue of racism is wreaking on our country. Burns is convinced ...

Created on 10 June 2021

6. The Tower of Babel and the Origin of Languages

After Noah and his family got off the ark, God gave them a simple command: "Be fruitful and multiply on the earth" (Gen. 8:17b). But just three chapters later we read the response of Noah's descendants, ...

Created on 08 June 2021

7. Discerning the Great Deceptions in These Last Days

The Word of God tells us that in the last days, there will be many deceptions implemented on earth by the antichrist spirit, but Jesus told His disciples to not be alarmed. In Matthew 24:4, Jesus says ...

Created on 01 June 2021

8. Revivalist Will Ford: How Jesus Responded to Racism ...

... d explained something that many in the body of Christ may not realize: Jesus experienced racism. As followers of Christ, our response to prejudice needs to be the same as His. In New Testament times, the ...

Created on 24 May 2021

9. Why Believers Must Dismantle Racism in the Church ...

Life as we know it has been interrupted. As our nation responds to blatant acts of racism in our society, it is time for the church to lift up our voices and act on what God says about the situation. In ...

Created on 23 May 2021

10. Pastor Ché Ahn Shares Practical Ways Christians Can Respond to Current Crisis

... ke of the COVID-19 crisis and the nationally televised acts of racism. In the book of Haggai, written around 516 B.C., God gives His people an incredible promise that includes two main takeaway messag ...

Created on 12 May 2021

11. How 'Woke' Race Theory Contradicts Christian Faith

Unless you've been hiding under a rock for a year, you know America is now "woke." People are tearing down statues of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and other historical figures connected to racis ...

Created on 20 April 2021

12. How Pentecost Breaks the Racial Barrier

Pentecost and racism—what an oxymoron! But the realities of widespread blatant racism in our nation and the overall poor response of the church have created more hatred than healing. Our current climate, ...

Created on 06 April 2021

13. Why Believers Must Fight Culture's Most Constant and Enduring Problem

...  teaching on this topic in one of our newest online courses being released soon, Overcoming Racism with the Gospel. As Christians, we know that the Bible is the sole source of authority for racial healing ...

Created on 01 March 2021

14. King David, MLK and the Giant of Racism ...

...  were devils, and we know that is a lie. We know the devil is the devil. Nevertheless, amid Black history, we find ourselves still fighting against racism and injustice and for equality. All lives do matter ...

Created on 12 February 2021

15. How This Evangelist Learned to Fight Hate With Love

... 's arms, crying uncontrollably and forgiving each other of racism and division. The gospel was bringing much-needed healing to a bleeding community searching for answers. The main message preached repea ...

Created on 01 February 2021

16. This Pastor Might Have Died in the Emanuel AME Shooting—But God

It seemed like a normal conversation between a husband and wife. The Rev. Anthony Thompson's wife, Myra, was leading her first Bible study at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and he planned ...

Created on 18 January 2021

17. Prophecy: God Is Removing Scales From Your Eyes for Clear Vision

2020 was a year to see, so we could have proper vision for 2021! We are beginning to see with more clarity. I decree today that I can see clearly now: His reign has come. Many of us have been blinded by ...

Created on 08 January 2021

18. How George Floyd's Murder Helped This Former NFL Star Find a Biblical Solution to Racism ...

Former NFL star Miles McPherson, senior pastor of Rock Church in San Diego, California, knows about racism. As a member of what he calls a "United Nations family" with a multiracial heritage, he's fac ...

Created on 04 January 2021

19. Your Divine Prescription for Hope for the New Year

If someone had told us in advance that 2020 would look as devastating as it has, we wouldn't have believed them. At least, we would have had serious questions. The events of the past year sound like a ...

Created on 02 December 2020

20. Will Ford and Matt Lockett Get Real About Racial Reconciliation

Our beloved Mary Poppins suggested that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Well, I'm here to suggest that adding a little bit of sweetener can help us swallow a lot more conflict than just ...

Created on 20 October 2020