As caregivers we often must make decisions that benefit the whole unit - not Just one person We get into the trap as caregivers where we're thinking of someone almost to the exclusion of everyone else I understand why - because that person has extreme needs But as a caregiver YOU are meeting many of those extreme needs What happens if you don't consider the person meeting the extreme needs You must think of the whole unit SHOW TRANSCRIPT May Contain Typos If you feel that you are operating out of guilt or fear or any of those things what [... more]

Rather than opposing Scripture the historic creeds and confessions of faith can help Christians stand unwaveringly on the Word of God Today Burk Parsons explains the necessity of sound doctrine for faithful Christian living Get 'We Believe Creeds Catechisms and Confessions of Faith' for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org we-believe Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries Explore all of our podcasts https www ligonier org podcasts [... more]

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Pastor Greg Laurie wraps up our end times series with a look at a modern day miracle and fulfillment of Bible prophecy the nation Israel He also focuses on how we should be living as believers waiting for the Lord's return Notes Israel will be scattered Israel will be regathered Israel will regain Jerusalem Israel will be isolated Israel will be attacked Jerusalem will be the focal point of End Times events Jerusalem has been and always will be the Capital of Israel Israel will be an intoxicating drink a heavy stone and a burden for the world Zechariah Never [... more]

In the late s a young man discovered a mysterious depression on Nova Scotia rsquo s Oak Island Guessing that pirates mdash perhaps even Captain Kidd himself mdash had buried treasure there he and a couple of companions started digging They never found any treasure but the rumor took on a life of its own Over the centuries others continued digging at the site mdash expending a great amount of time and expense The hole is now more than feet meters deep Such obsessions betray the emptiness in the human heart A story in the Bible shows how one man [... more]

Kurbera-Voronja in the Eurasian country of Georgia is one of the deepest caves yet explored on planet Earth A team of explorers have probed the dark and scary depths of its caverns to two kilometers mdash that rsquo s feet into the earth Similar caves around of them exist in other parts of the country and across the globe More caverns are being discovered all the time and new depth records are being set The mysteries of creation continue to unfold changing and adding to our understanding of the universe we live in and causing us to wonder at the [... more]

Today Robby speaks with special guests Tad Thiess and Gary O'Neill for another great episode of Kingdom Pursuits [... more]

In French researchers had a computer problem a data error when processing the age of Jeanne Calment She was years old an age outside the parameters of the software program The programmers had assumed no one could possibly live that long In fact Jeanne lived until the age of The psalmist writes ldquo our days may come to seventy years or eighty if our strength endures rdquo Psalm a figurative way of saying whatever age we live to even to the age of Jeanne Calment our lives on earth are indeed limited Our lifetimes are in the sovereign hands of [... more]

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In the most ambitious private home construction project in the United States began On-site manufacturing produced some bricks a day The work continued until the completion of George Vanderbilt II rsquo s ldquo summer house rdquo mdash six years later The result was the Biltmore Estate in Asheville North Carolina To this day it remains the largest private residence in America with rooms including bedrooms and bathrooms consuming a staggering square feet sq meters of floor space This project ambitious as it was was nothing compared to the ldquo building rdquo intentions Jesus proclaimed to His disciples in Matthew After [... more]

In this episode we revisit a classic Veteran's Day interview between Pastor Greg Laurie and Captain Scotty Smiley They discuss Scotty's service as an Army Ranger and his experience as the Army's first active-duty blind officer On April Scotty lost his eyesight when a suicide car bomber blew himself up thirty meters in front of Scotty's IAV Stryker vehicle Shrapnel blew through Scotty's eyes leaving him blinded and temporarily paralyzed He woke up in Walter Reed Army Medical Center a week later Through questioning his faith Scotty made a decision to forgive and rebuild his life and continue to serve [... more]

Croissants dumplings pork curry and all sorts of scrumptious food await those who find and enter the Narrow Door Cafe Located in the Taiwanese city of Tainan this cafe is literally a hole in the wall Its entrance is barely centimeters wide less than inches mdash just enough for the average person to squeeze his way through Yet despite the challenge this unique cafe has attracted large crowds Will this be true of the narrow door described in Luke ndash Someone asked Jesus ldquo Are only a few people going to be saved rdquo v In reply Jesus challenged the [... more]

Dewberry Baptist Church split in the s over a chicken leg Various versions of the story exist but the account told by a current member was that two men fought over the last drumstick at a church potluck One man said God wanted him to have it The other replied God didn rsquo t care and he really wanted it The men became so furious that one moved a couple kilometers down the road and started Dewberry Baptist Church Thankfully the churches have settled their differences and everyone concedes the reason for their split was ridiculous Jesus agrees The night [... more]

Olympic runner Ryan Hall is the U S record holder for the half marathon He completed the event distance of miles kilometers in a remarkable time of fifty-nine minutes and forty-three seconds making him the first U S athlete to run the race in under one hour While Hall has celebrated record-setting victories he has also known the disappointment of not being able to finish a race nbsp Having tasted both success and failure Hall credits his faith in Jesus for sustaining him One of his favorite Bible verses is an encouraging reminder from the book of Proverbs that ldquo [... more]

Hans and Robby talk about current tax brackets and retirement planning under these parameters Don't forget to get your copy of The Complete Cardinal Guide to Planning for and Living in Retirement on Amazon or on CardinalGuide com for free You can contact Hans and Cardinal by emailing hans cardinalguide com or calling - - Learn more at CardinalGuide com [... more]

The modern-day marathon is based on the story of a Greek messenger Pheidippides According to legend in bc he ran approximately twenty-five miles forty kilometers from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks rsquo victory against their formidable foe the invading Persians Today people run marathons for the personal satisfaction of an athletic achievement but Pheidippides had a greater purpose behind his effort each of his steps was run for the sheer joy of delivering such good news to his kinsmen Some years later two women also ran to deliver good news mdash the most pivotal news in all of [... more]

North Carolina welcomes a new state superintendent of public instruction in Republican Catherine Truitt will take the job after serving as leader of the online-only Western Governors University in this state Truitt also served as former Republican Gov Pat McCrory's top education adviser Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and resident scholar assesses Truitt's top priorities in her job at the head of the N C Department of Public Instruction Mention the word environmentalism and many people will think of left-of-center activists who oppose development energy exploration and other economic activity But a recent article in the [... more]

In this episode we revisit a classic Veteran's Day interview between Pastor Greg Laurie and Captain Scotty Smiley They discuss Scotty's service as an Army Ranger and his experience as the Army's first active-duty blind officer On April Scotty lost his eyesight when a suicide car bomber blew himself up thirty meters in front of Scotty's IAV Stryker vehicle Shrapnel blew through Scotty's eyes leaving him blinded and temporarily paralyzed He woke up in Walter Reed Army Medical Center a week later Through questioning his faith Scotty made a decision to forgive and rebuild his life and continue to serve [... more]

In the towering dome of London rsquo s St Paul rsquo s Cathedral visitors can climb steps to access The Whispering Gallery There you can whisper and be heard by another person anywhere along the circular walkway even across the enormous abyss some thirty meters away Engineers explain this anomaly as a result of the spherical shape of the dome and the low intensity sound waves of a whisper How we long to be confident God hears our agonized whispers The Psalms are filled with testimonies that He hears us mdash our cries prayers and whispers David writes ldquo In [... more]

I invited my long-time pastor and friend Jim Bachmann to call the show following a particularly meaningful sermon on Sunday In addition to sharing what the church he served is doing Stephens Valley Church in Nashville TN he discussed the challenges for ministering to congregants many who feel so isolated during these times Yet referring back to the message he gave earlier that day he effectively pointed us to God's sovereignty provision and faithfulness THE SUFFERING SAVIOR see below For more visit www StephensValleyChurch com Peter Rosenberger is the host of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER The nation's broadcast and podcast [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs sits down with Alexandra McPhee attorney and Director of Religious Freedom Advocacy for Family Research Council McPhee discusses her recent publication Rebels Without a Clause When Senators Run Roughshod Over the 'No Religious Test' Clause of the U S Constitution which addresses the recent trend of some U S Senators employing seemingly religious tests on nominees for public office McPhee also examines the parameters of the No Religious Test clause and why our Founding Fathers sought to include it in our Constitution [... more]