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Last Modified: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 11:49 p.m. LAKELAND | Jennifer Carroll has the distinction of being the first black female Republican elected to the state legislature. She made history again Wednesday when she became the state's first black lieutenant governor. Florida's new governor, Rick Scott, called Carroll, 51, a "history-maker and a barrier-breaker" when he announced her as his running mate in September. And while Adrienne Frazier, a teacher at Southwest Middle School in Lakeland, is a Democrat, she agrees that Carroll is an inspiration. "As a black woman, it makes me confident to see someone who is...

The Coalescing of the Christian Right with Apostolic Dominionism It is not about FREEDOM, it is about DOMINION "The NEW BREED of Christian is poised to take over the earth, precinct by precinct. God's Army is rising up. It is time to put on the militant garb. The glint in the eye becomes fixed as the exhilaration of the hour sweeps through the masses. They can make a difference! The world has been waiting with bated breath for this LAST DAY GENERATION. False prophets in their midst are caught in sin, under discipline, yet their tapes sell to believers of...

In this video, David Wilkerson famous Pastor of the Times Square Church in NYC, weeps openly at a meeting in Russia over the counterfeits and mocking spirits mistaken for the Holy Spirit in NAR, Toronto Blessing, Emergent Church, Lakeland, IHOP, Wagner Institute, former Vineyard church movements today.

An autopsy of…Mike Bickle By Giovanni Chinnici I love to study the Bible, and through the attentive study of this perfect book I have learned that it is indeed the infallible word of God. The more I study it the more I like it. I have learned that the Bible never contradicts itself, and the more I understand it the more I also understand how profound the love of God is for each one of us. There was a day when the Lord, by his precious grace, called me to be a minister, and it is also part of the...

The man sought for questioning in the execution of four Lakewood police officers was granted clemency in 2000 by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and released on bail just six days ago on a child rape charge in Washington state. Maurice Clemmons, the 37-year-old Tacoma man being sought for questioning in the killing this morning of four Lakewood police officers, has a long criminal record punctuated by violence, erratic behavior and concerns about his mental health. Nine years ago, then-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee granted clemency to Clemmons, commuting his lengthy prison sentence over the protests of prosecutors.

A decision at the highest level of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America about homosexuality has sent discontented ripples into Polk County, and a local church is holding discussions with a potential splinter group. At Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Winter Haven on Sunday, a representative of Lutheran Coalition for Renewal, or CORE, met with about 80 parishioners to answer questions, said the Rev. Alan Ford, pastor of Abiding Savior. The Rev. Rebecca Heber of Lake Mary told those present the Evangelical Lutheran Church is moving away from its historic standards of scriptural authority by loosening restrictions on gays in...

You Tube's Local Pstor is back at it. His newest clip had me laughing out loud at the song choice... Thanks to Morningstar madness we will soon see Todd and his new, young wife on a platform near you. ...

A Christian Army By Any Other Name Is Still A Joel’s Army 23 August, 2008 — Deborah Yip, you heard me, and I’ll say it again, a Christian army by any other name is still a Joel’s army. For a while now I have been researching the impact of Dominion teaching on South African’s ministries. And I am sorry to say but it’s all bad news! In fact I would say that over 70% maybe more of Christian ministries out on the internet are all pointing towards the building up of a Christian army that will be a mighty force...

RICK JOYNER, THE APOSTLE PAUL AND THE ANTICHRIST This article is by ‘AriseMyLove’: and used by permission. In March 2007 I heard someone at my church Bible group innocently read out loud one of Rick Joyner’s messages from the Elijah List. http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:mzLW88CKXgYJ:www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word/5039+Elijah+list+Rick+Joyner Unfortunately for the person reading aloud, I became apoplectic at what I heard Joyner say. I flipped out in the class. I already was on the alert to anyone talking about prophecy or false prophecy because of things the Lord had recently spoken to me. I had previously loved Joyner. I had even personally ordered The Final Quest...

Charisma Magazine Forum Refugee Click Here…. As some may know, Charisma Magazine shut down its forums a few days ago. I actually wondered just before they did it how they felt about having so much stuff there not in favour of Todd Bentley or the NAR stuff there - particularly bearing in mind their very pro NAR agenda - and then they shut the forum down! Anyway, for those that do not yet know, Sheeple has a forum going that has some of the forum refugees meeting down there - http://www.sheepleblog.net/forum/index.php FIVE COMMENTS: 1. Well, the forum seems to be...

LAKELAND | Evangelist Todd Bentley, who led a Pentecostal revival in Lakeland from a modest beginning to near-historic proportions, has filed for separation from his wife, a former spokesperson said Monday, and will not return to the ongoing revival. Lynne Breidenbach, a local woman who had been a media liaison for Bentley during the months-long Florida Outpouring Revival, told The Ledger that Bentley announced to his staff Monday afternoon that he and his wife, Shonnah, had separated. The Bentleys have two daughters and a son and are Canadian citizens. Under Canadian law, separation is a preliminary step in divorce proceedings,...

An ICA 'APOSTLE' SPEAKS OUT on LAKELAND -Andrew Strom. [With huge thanks to RevivalSchool member 'SoulDan' for his help]. First, let me start by saying that Robert Ricciardelli has been incredibly bold and courageous in speaking out on this issue in recent days. He is one of the very few from NAR circles who have dared to speak up - firstly on blogs and on the radio - and even on our own Forum at RevivalSchool.com, etc. Robert is a member - a "marketplace apostle" in Peter Wagner's "International Coalition of Apostles" (ICA). He is the real deal. For him...

Further to the recent revelations from one of C Peter Wagner’s apostles Robert Ricciardelli about Todd Bentley and the Lakeland deception, here is some more information from Ricciardelli’s latest posts on the Charisma Magazine forum here. (Please note that I in no way endorse Ricciardelli, his beliefs, or the movement he is attached to. However I attach this for information purposes as he has interesting insider information, that confirms what we already know - that Todd lies and falsely speaks for God and manipulates for money.) “If you are going to lie or stretch truth like Todd does on a...

Chuck Pierce and Kabbalah: The Month of Iyar Last week, I posted an article exposing the occultic origins of Chuck Pierce's so-called "ministry," explaining that most of what he claims are "Words from the Lord" actually comes from astrology and Kabbalah (a New Age form of Jewish Mysticism). The latest post from Chuck Pierce is just more evidence that "Dr." Chuck Pierce is not a Christian minister, but an adherant of another religion, Kabbalah. According to him (and Kabbalah), we have just entered the Hebrew month of "Iyar." Here's a comparison of what Chuck Pierce and Kabbalah have to say:...

If you’ve ever read any of Chuck Pierce’s so-called prophecies, you will have undoubtedly noticed that the man seems to have a vocabulary all his own, using words which, to the uninitiated, make absolutely no sense at all — at least in the Christian context in which Mr. Pierce chooses to frame his words. I’m talking here of words like shift, atmosphere, earth realm, energy, alignment, pillar and so on. Many of his writings also seems to place an unusual emphasis on colors, sounds and vibrations. It is tempting to just dismiss him as a nut and not give him...

Leaders Commission Todd Bentley at ‘Lakeland Outpouring’ The special service was billed by leaders as one of the greatest moments in revival history   [06.24.08] Canadian revivalist Todd Bentley, leader of the “Lakeland Outpouring,” was commissioned as an evangelist last night in a special ceremony in Lakeland, Fla., that was broadcast into millions of homes by God TV.   California pastors Ché Ahn and Bill Johnson, along with Canadian pastor John Arnott, laid hands on the 32-year-old Bentley while Peter Wagner, leader of the International Coalition of Apostles, read a statement about the need for apostolic alignment. Other prominent leaders...

CHARITY: Even some Pentecostals are skeptical of Todd Bentley’s tent revival | Rusty Leonard and Warren Cole Smith Canadian Todd Bentley doesn't look much like a minister. The 32-year-old has body piercings and tattoos on his arms and neck, and he often dresses in black. But a minister of the gospel he is, or claims to be—and those claims have become the real story of a series of meetings Bentley is holding in Lakeland, Fla. Bentley's British Columbia-based Fresh Fire Ministries arrived in Lakeland on April 2 for five days of revival meetings at a local church. These services would...

It's a tongue-twister and a mind-bender: The pack of 15 Patas primates procured from Puerto Rico were not supposed to be able to swim. But they did Saturday, when together they crossed a 50-foot wide, 8-foot deep moat and escaped their manmade island home at a wildlife facility on Moore Road in Lakeland, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. At the root of all this monkey business is something that confounded wildlife officials... In their former Puerto Rico home, these monkeys swam every day, commission spokesman Gary Morse said. Salisbury learned this fact Tuesday as the monkeys...

I think its a wise decision, and who can blame them after such a horrifying situation? Their daughter was beaten by 6 other teenage girls just to put the video of it on youtube. Meanwhile, one lawyer is seeking a gag order on the case. See video of father's decision to homeschool here.

For the second time in not much more than a year, Polk County sheriff's deputies have intervened to protect Adrian Apgar from an alligator... In November 2006, four deputies waded into Lake Parker to rescue Apgar from the clutches of a large alligator that nearly killed him. Other than that, the incidents, as described by the sheriff's office, sound strikingly familiar. There they found him naked, walking through the water. Several alligators were nearby. Apgar also had been found naked in the 2006 incident, when toxicology reports showed he had methamphetamines in his system. This time, Apgar told deputies he...