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“Whether you’re a skeptic or a believer, “UFO of GOD” promises to challenge your worldview. Chris’s extraordinary experiences with unidentified flying objects have not only transformed his life but have also captured the attention of prominent government officials. Former CIA Senior Intelligence Officer, Jim Semivan, and Retired U.S. Army Colonel, John B. Alexander, PhD, have investigated Chris over the past decade. Their continued support and testimonials vouch for the authenticity and significance of his encounters.” Official Testimonies, UFOofGod.com

For Christians this is an important week. It’s when Christians observe the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the resurrection – rather than the crucifixion or even the nativity – that stands at the heart of the Christian faith. Jesus’s followers couldn’t avoid seeing the brutality of His crucifixion. What they didn’t see coming was the resurrection. If it weren’t for the resurrection that we celebrate every Easter, it’s unlikely that we would still be celebrating the nativity every Christmas Resurrection, the triumph of life over death, hope over despair, lies at the heart of what gives Christianity...

In this video, we offer 7 facts about the Mark of the Beast found in Revelation. What is the Mark of the Beast? And how will we know what it is? Is the Mark of the Beast really 666? And why is the Mark of the Beast so wrong? Find out in this video..

They’re digging for answers. There has been an ongoing debate for many years over where Jesus was crucified and buried — with many experts believing the site to be on the grounds of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Now, new archaeological evidence might confirm their belief to be true. A team of researchers from Sapienza University of Rome recently found remains of a plant — possibly the same plant referenced in John 19:41 — that dates back to the time of Jesus‘ death, which is believed to have happened around 33 A.D. To be more specific, the...

If you listen to conservative media—which I do, by the way, and appreciate much of it—we are entering a “golden age.” Those who understand the concept of the Millennial reign of Jesus Christ realize that it is the true golden age. But, that is not what the news analysts are referring to! Their perspective is that the dumpster fire of the previous administration, who thought about evil continually, is in the rearview mirror. Righteous people didn’t think they could be shocked and re-shocked with the debauchery of the left, but each day’s rundown of offenses were worse than the previous....

Over Thanksgiving last year, I got strep throat. I haven’t had strep since college and it reminded me quickly why I hope to never have it again. It’s awful. But antibiotics are God’s gift to humanity. I only had to endure the effects of strep until the antibiotics kicked in, but every hour the pain lasted, I thanked God I live this side of modern medicine. ...Back during the anthrax scare of the early 2000s, news anchor Tom Brokaw closed his evening broadcast saying “in Cipro we trust.” This drug had saved the life of his co-workers and many others....

Charlie Kirk Charlie grew up Presbyterian. Discovered the Sabbath in the Bible. Also heard a radio speaker talking about the blessings of Shabbat. They started keeping it. He loves to talk about the sabbath; he gets tired of politics. He is writing a book on the sabbath. Stop in the name of God. Sabbath helped him immensely. Before he started keeping it, he was sleeping poorly and burning the candle at both ends. He heard Dennis Prager talk about keeping the Sabbath. He got jealous of him after hearing about God’s divine stop sign. They made a commitment to start...

With tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, wars, and calamities of all sorts occurring with ever greater frequency throughout the earth, many people fear the end of the world may be near. Are they right? The answer may surprise you.

Funerary stele inscribed with “ΙΧΘΥϹ ΖΩΝΤΩΝ” (“fish of the living”), an early Christian symbol. National Roman Museum. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain. ======================================================================== The humble fish, or ichthys (ἰχθύς) in Greek, was a symbol that played a crucial role in the early years of Christian history when people were afraid of telling others that they believed in this new religion. The fish (ichthys) was a symbol of Christian faith and a secret code. It became a profound declaration of the early followers of Jesus, who abandoned idols and believed in this new religion. This simple yet effective way...

Bernie Sanders said recently that President Trump’s rule is in effect an “oligarchy” of billionaires. The 83-year old senator from Vermont said, “These are the scariest times in my life.” Sanders told his Facebook followers: “Are you ready for a boring history lesson? Back in the 1770s, the founding fathers of this country, who were nobody’s fools, created a government of checks and balances. They created an executive branch, a legislative branch, the Congress, a judiciary, our federal court system to keep a check on each other.” So far so good. Sen. Sanders continues, “What is happening now, in a...

Is there definitive evidence for an expanding universe? by John Hartnett The spectral lines for this element still show the same distinctive pattern, but all have been shifted towards the red end of the spectrum. Expansion of the universe is fundamental to the big bang cosmology. No expansion means no big bang. By projecting cosmological expansion backwards in time, they assert, one will, hypothetically, come to a time where all points are the same. Since these points are all there is, then it logically follows that there is no space or time ‘before’ this moment. It is the singularity, and...

A stunning celestial event is about to unfold, and skywatchers worldwide are preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime sight. On February 28, 2025, all seven planets of our solar system—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will align in a rare planetary parade. But beyond its astronomical wonder, could this alignment carry a deeper, biblical significance?

Born on April 11, 1825, Orthodox Rabbi Isaac Lichtenstein served as district rabbi of Tapio-Szele in Hungary for more than 35 years. At age 60 he publicly declared his belief that Yeshua (Jesus) was the Jewish Messiah. In his last several years as district rabbi, he openly shared that conviction with his congregation. Rather than forcing their rabbi out, his congregants fought for him to stay!

There is a near universal majority of scholars in many fields—historians, Bible scholars, New Testament scholars, philologists, archaeologists, anthropologists, literature, folklore and oral history specialists, paleographers, linguistics scholars in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, those in the field of the Classics, a Dead Sea scroll specialist or two, and many others—from atheist to Jew to liberal to fundamentalist Christian, who all agree Jesus existed.Over the last two hundred years, there has also been a small group called “mythicists” who have asserted there was no historical Jesus. Very few mythicists are scholars; I know of two currently. They tend to be exclusively atheistic...

CBN.com – Two different religions, with two very different points of view. Fatima Devanbeigi learned the truth about each of these religions in her search for a genuine relationship with God. “On the inside, I felt like there was a huge rock hanging in my heart,” says Fatima. “It was real, and it was painful. It was like something that would draw me down and wouldn’t let me live. There was no hope in it. And there was no hope for the future.” Fatima was raised in Iran as a Muslim. “Being a Muslim is not by choice, it’s by...

General EssaysAnalysis of general principles used by the "borrowing" thesis. Some notes on alleged parallels between Christianity and pagan religions -- an introductory commentary by a classical scholar writing for us as "Justin Martyr" On Napoleon as Myth translated by "Justin Martyr" Glenn Miller's general essay refuting the pagan-copycat thesis Creation Ministries International on Indian creation mythsOld Testament "Borrowing"Figures claimed to be sources for the Old Testament. Named entities in alphabetical order. Akhenaten -- Did the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten influence Jewish monotheism? Sargon -- Did the story of this Assyrian king influence the story of Moses? Sinuhe -- Did the...

CBN.com -Stephen Christo never wavered in his devotion to the array of Hindu gods and goddesses. And he wanted nothing to do with other religions, especially Christianity. “Because they were the only ones keep talking about their god. I said to people, hey, you got one. I got millions. I don't need your one." When Stephen turned 19 he left his home on the island of Trinidad, bound for the US. Naturally, his parents were worried but they also had good reason. Earlier in his teenage years, he developed a recurring illness that had been triggered by the common cold....

Fittest Man in the World Owes His Success to a Fall CBN.com -Rich Froning has earned the title of “Fittest Man in the World” for four consecutive years. And, he’s the only competitor to ever accomplish that feat in the CrossFit Championships. But, Rich will tell you that his road to first, started with a fall. Rich was raised in a large Catholic family and had 24 male cousins. In his family, competition was the name of the game. “There's a lot of boys in that group there, so there’s a lot of testosterone at family get-togethers and it was...

The reliable Gospel eyewitness accounts aren’t the only ancient description of Jesus. There are also non-Christian descriptions of Jesus from the late 1st to 5th Century. What do the non-Biblical accounts say about Jesus and how are we to assess them?[...] Hostile Non-Biblical Pagan Accounts[...] Thallus (52AD)[...] “On the whole world there pressed a most fearful darkness; and the rocks were rent by an earthquake, and many places in Judea and other districts were thrown down. This darkness Thallus, in the third book of his History, calls, as appears to me without reason, an eclipse of the sun.” (Julius Africanus,...

Extreme Fine Tuning - Dark Energy or the Cosmological Constant IntroductionFine Tuning?Skeptics like to say that fine tuning cannot be proven by science, since we have only one universe to study. However, the discovery and quantification of dark energy has puzzled a number of scientists, who realize that its extremely small value requires that the initial conditions of the universe must have been extremely fine tuned in order that even matter would exist in our universe. By chance, our universe would have been expected to consist of merely some thermal radiation.Rich DeemThe recent Nature study popularized in the press regarding...