Before Jim Caviezel played Jesus in the film The Passion of the Christ director Mel Gibson warned that the role would be extremely difficult and could negatively impact his career in Hollywood Caviezel took on the role anyway saying ldquo I think we have to make it even if it is difficult rdquo During the filming Caviezel was struck by lightning lost forty-five pounds and was accidentally whipped during the flogging scene Afterwards he stated ldquo I didn rsquo t want people to see me I just wanted them to see Jesus Conversions will happen through that rdquo The film [... more]

The color red doesn rsquo t always naturally occur in the things we make How do you put the vibrant color of an apple into a T-shirt or lipstick In early times the red pigment was made from clay or red rocks In the s the Aztecs invented a way of using cochineal insects to make red dye Today those same tiny insects supply the world with red In the Bible red denotes royalty and it also signifies sin and shame Further it rsquo s the color of blood When soldiers ldquo stripped Jesus and put a scarlet robe on [... more]

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On every school day for three years Colleen has been dressing up in a different costume or mask to greet her children as they exit the school bus each afternoon It brightens the day of everyone on the bus mdash including the bus driver ldquo She bring s so much joy to the kids on my bus it rsquo s amazing I love that rdquo Colleen rsquo s children agree It all started when Colleen began fostering children Knowing how difficult it was to be separated from parents and to attend a new school she began greeting the kids in [... more]

I never saw the ice But I felt it The back end of the pickup I was driving mdash my grandfather rsquo s mdash fishtailed One swerve two three mdash and I was airborne flying off a fifteen-foot embankment I remember thinking This would be awesome if I wasn rsquo t going to die A moment later the truck crunched into the steep slope and rolled to the bottom I crawled out of the crushed cab unscathed The truck was utterly totaled that December morning in God had spared me But what about my grandfather What would he say In [... more]

Throughout Scripture believers are reminded to fully rely on God But what does that look like On Truth For Life Alistair Begg explores the answer and explains why prayerful dependence on God doesn't mean just sitting back and waiting for Him to work ----------------------------------------- Click here and look for FROM THE SERMON to stream or read the full message This program is part of the series 'A Study in Nehemiah Volume ' Download the audiobook for Pray Big by Alistair Begg for free this month Learn more about our current resource request your copy with a donation of any amount [... more]

What do you do when you're despised because of your faith or ridiculed for serving God How should you respond if threats intensify after prayer On Truth For Life Alistair Begg looks at Nehemiah's response when such challenges overwhelmed God's people ----------------------------------------- Click here and look for FROM THE SERMON to stream or read the full message This program is part of the series 'A Study in Nehemiah Volume ' Learn more about our current resource request your copy with a donation of any amount Download the audiobook for Pray Big by Alistair Begg for free this month Helpful Resources [... more]

You'd think that cleaning up the city would've been celebrated by everyone Instead as God's people rebuilt Jerusalem's wall they were ridiculed by their enemies Learn from Nehemiah's response when you study along with Alistair Begg on Truth For Life ----------------------------------------- Click here and look for FROM THE SERMON to stream or read the full message This program is part of the series 'A Study in Nehemiah Volume ' Learn more about our current resource request your copy with a donation of any amount Download the audiobook for Pray Big by Alistair Begg for free this month Helpful Resources - [... more]

Alone a basketball player is just someone throwing balls at a hoop A game requires other players and teamwork Similarly while faith is personal it's not meant to be practiced in isolation Learn why when you listen to Truth For Life with Alistair Begg ----------------------------------------- Click here and look for FROM THE SERMON to stream or read the full message This program is part of the series 'A Study in Nehemiah Volume ' Learn more about our current resource request your copy with a donation of any amount Download the audiobook of Pray Big by Alistair Begg for free this [... more]

OK What the heck happened to the Packers offense The Lions are ready for Prime Time The Baltimore Orioles win the AL East [... more]

We've done everything possible to save this leg all that's left is amputation when you're ready we'll have that conversation Those words came from Gracie's surgeon following numerous operations to save her right leg that was crushed and disfigured in her car accident Everyone in Gracie's life including me had an opinion about this and Gracie understandably struggled mightily during this time At twenty-five with a toddler the decision weighed heavily on her young heart Setting an appointment with our pastor Bob she limped into his office on her mangled right foot As she sat quietly in his study he [... more]

Genevieve Collins State Director Texas of Americans for Prosperity joined the program to discuss how AFP advocates for citizens crushed by health care debt Americans for Prosperity is the premier grassroots advocacy organization transforming policy around the country A major part of how they do that is to hear from individuals and families and allow them to share their stories - all the way to state houses and even Congress Genevieve shares how AFP in Texas advocates for families with severe and chronic medical challenges - and provides a voice for those who feel voiceless As Genevieve instructs in the [... more]

Author Beth Marshall shares her journey through grief and how she remains Uncrushed www bethgmarshall com Beth Marshall is a freelance journalist conference speaker and author of Grief Survivor and A Time to Heal a grief journal After losing close family members she began to journal through the difficult days of grief As she wrote about her loved ones and started connecting with others she realized joy-filled life after loss is possible [... more]

NEW ACLJ CASE We now represent FBI whistleblower Garret O'Boyle who faces unconstitutional retaliation from President Biden's FBI The FBI suspended O'Boyle indefinitely without pay in September likely for his testimony unveiling government corruption including the FBI's targeting of pro-lifers after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade As O'Boyle recently testified before Congress a lot of other agents are afraid of being crushed by Biden's Deep State for speaking out The FBI's retaliation is a threat to our constitutional republic We are taking on O'Boyle's case and will be taking on more whistleblower cases On today's show the Sekulow [... more]

The look on the young teen rsquo s face reflected angst and shame Heading into the Winter Olympics her success as a figure skater was unparalleled mdash a string of championships had made her a lock to win a gold medal But then a test result revealed a banned substance in her system With the immense weight of expectations and condemnation pressing down on her she fell multiple times during her free-skate program and didn rsquo t stand on the victors rsquo platform mdash no medal She rsquo d displayed artistic freedom and creativity on the ice prior to the [... more]

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The GOP was crushed Tuesday in Wisconsin elections And the only people to blame are the folks who run the RNC that would be Ronna McDaniel Monica Crowley Sebastian Gorka Cheryl Chumley and Kimberly Guilfoyle join the conversation See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Aaron Rodgers is STILL not officially a member of the Jets Fairly Dickenson upsets Purdue Cinderella story ends vs Florida Atlantic Eric Musselman goes nuts after Arkansas upsets Kansas [... more]

We've done everything possible to save this leg all that's left is amputation when you're ready we'll have that conversation Those words came from Gracie's surgeon following numerous operations to save her right leg - crushed and disfigured in her car accident Everyone in Gracie's life including me had an opinion about this and Gracie understandably struggled mightily during this time At twenty-five with a toddler the decision weighed heavily on her young heart Setting an appointment with our pastor Bob she limped into his office on her mangled right foot As she sat quietly in his study he stated [... more]

Our lives may be chaotic but there's still time to pursue a legacy that honors God On his deathbed David's country and his family were in turmoil of his own making In this message we listen to David's blessing based on God and His promises Are we ready to die in peace satisfied in God This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

At first glance I dismissed the painting Consider the Lilies by Makoto Fujimura as a simple monochromatic painting featuring a lily seemingly hiding in the background However the painting came alive when I learned it was actually painted with more than eighty layers of finely crushed minerals in a style of Japanese art known as Nihonga a style Fujimura calls ldquo slow art rdquo Looking closely reveals layers of complexity and beauty Fujimura explains that he sees the gospel echoed in the technique of making ldquo beauty through brokenness rdquo just as Jesus rsquo suffering brought the world wholeness and [... more]

Victor slowly became addicted to pornography Many of his friends looked at porn and he fell into it because he was bored But now he understands how it crushed his wife and he rsquo s vowed to put safeguards in his life so he will never look at it again Yet he fears it rsquo s too late Can his marriage be saved Will he ever be free and fully forgiven Our enemy the devil presents temptation as if it rsquo s no big deal Everyone rsquo s doing it What rsquo s the harm But the moment we catch [... more]

What God says to Daniel he says to believers in every generation If you are going to faithfully shine in the present you need to have a crystal clear vision of the future There's two ways to look at the future--a stress-producing way and a peace-producing one [... more]

Les Miserabl eacute s begins with paroled convict Jean Valjean stealing a priest rsquo s silver He rsquo s caught and he expects to be returned to the mines But the priest shocks everyone when he claims he rsquo d given the silver to Valjean After the police leave he turns to the thief ldquo You belong no longer to evil but to good rdquo Such extravagant love points to the love that flowed from the fountain from which all grace comes On the Day of Pentecost Peter told his audience that less than two months before in that very [... more]

Does reconciliation feel impossible after your dreams have been crushed by relational sin The story of Joseph in Egypt is very dramatic a former slave rises to power only to judge the brothers who sold him into slavery years before God's gracious plan was unfolding to save two nations In this message let's sketch the portrait of Joseph's final visit with his brothers Once you step into true reconciliation you begin to dream with God again nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

Is the dream you have for your life farther away than ever Although Joseph had a dream of ruling his brothers he ended up in slavery Twenty-two years after he was sold into slavery Joseph has a choice when his dream is resurrected In this message from Genesis you'll find lessons from Joseph's experience that bring hope and healing for those whose dreams are crushed nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

In this message Adrian Rogers teaches us how to share Jesus as instructed in Psalm [... more]

Link to The Ten Words PDF From Soul break to breakthrough - verse is more than amazing food for the journey of life Psalms mailto rdilmore truthnetwork com [... more]

In Perth Australia there is a place called Shalom House where men struggling with addictions go to find help At Shalom House they rsquo ll meet caring staff members who introduce them to God rsquo s shalom Hebrew for peace Lives crushed under the weight of addictions to drugs alcohol gambling and other destructive behaviors are being transformed by the love of God Central to this transformation is the message of the cross The broken people of Shalom discover that through the resurrection of Jesus they can find their own lives resurrected In Christ we gain true peace and healing [... more]

Jan Markell spends the hour with Dr David Reagan We cannot know the day or hour of Christ's return but we can know the seasonand clearly we are in it We just have to watch the signs in nature society's decline world politics technology and Israel's re-birth to know that we are living on borrowed time Signs of His first coming came to pass and so will the signs of His return It may be today [... more]

The ancient serpent called the Accuser sought to destroy the seed of the woman but he couldn't Christ by His own obedience laid down His life for your salvation and mine and in so doing crushed the headship of evil [... more]

Excerpt from HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER on American Family Radio It's starting to dawn on a lot of us some of who are newer to this not so much but a lot of us have that realization Man this thing is not going to have the happy ending it's not going to have the happy ending that we want it's not going to get pretty In fact it's going to probably get worse And what do you do with that information What does hope look like in that And as I've struggled through these things and I've worked through these [... more]

Are you struggling with feelings of inferiority Has your self-esteem been crushed by a soured relationship or job loss Chip shares how you can rise above those feelings of inferiority and a low self-esteem to experience God's love for you like never before [... more]