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Good afternoon! It's Wednesday, September 27, and today's headlines include See You at the Pole's focus on Gen Z, a new quarter featuring a methodist social reformer, and details on a film that tells the incredible true story of a man's journey from migrant worker to astronaut.
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The student-led prayer movement See You at the Pole, which is held on the fourth Wednesday of September, hopes to encourage Gen Zers who have strayed from God to see Him with their "whole heart" during this year's national gathering. This year's theme is focused on Jeremiah 29:13, and Doug Clark, the national field director for the National Network of Youth Ministries, which is involved with SYATP, told CP the verse has special meaning because it continues from the more frequently cited Jeremiah 29:11. "[I]n the context of
that, God says through Jeremiah, ‘You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart,'" Clark stated. Full Story. |
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A man who made online threats against Park Valley Church in Haymarket, Va., and was discovered allegedly trying to enter the church with a gun and two knives during a worship service has been arrested. Jiang was found to have a loaded handgun, an extra ammunition magazine, and two knives. Read more. |
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The U.S. Mint has released a special quarter celebrating the life of Jovita Idar, a Mexican-American journalist and Methodist social reformer. Nearly 35 million quarters featuring Idar have already gone into circulation. Check out the new design here. |
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Former South Carolina Gov. and United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley is one of several candidates vying for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Here are five details about Haley ahead of Wednesday's second Republican presidential debate. Read the list now. |
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Ligonier Ministries' Rev. Nicholas Batzig discusses attempts to pit Jesus' ethical teachings against the writings of the Apostle Paul. Such attempts "will result in a division of the canon," cautions Batzig, who asserts, "This can lead people to undermine both the Apostolic teaching on redemption as well as the Apostolic ethic for the lives of the members of the New Testament church." Read more. |
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Teacher, author and speaker Wanda Alger addresses demonic strongholds and the importance of believers gaining insight into the enemy's strategies to learn how to defeat his games. Read more. |
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Bibles are needed desperately in America's prisons.
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As I write, many prisoners are struggling with feelings of loneliness, isolation, and despair. But we can reach them with the hope of Jesus Christ by sending as many Bibles as we can, as quickly as we can.
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Every gift you give will put Bibles and Christian content into the hands of a waiting prisoner.
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The demand right now is unlike anything we have ever seen, and there is nothing short of a revival happening behind prison walls!
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Samaritan's Purse dedicated its new 62,000-square-foot Airlift Response Center during a ceremony Tuesday in Greensboro, N.C. CEO Rev. Franklin Graham says the facility will enable the Evangelical humanitarian organization to perform maintenance on their heavy-duty aircraft and quickly respond in a crisis, explaining, "We can have [a plane] loaded with a field hospital in 12 hours and be on our way." Read more. |
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In an update released Monday, the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission noted several steps state conventions have taken to address the denomination's sexual abuse crisis, including implementing training and survivor care programs. The ERLC also acknowledged the SBC has faced criticism for its response to sexual abuse cases in the past. Read more. |
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The remarkable true story of José Hernández's journey from migrant worker to NASA astronaut is featured in the family-friendly film, " A Million Miles Away." In an interview with CP, Hernández opens up about facing rejection from NASA 11 times and following God's calling. Read the interview and watch the official trailer for "A Million Miles Away," which is available on Amazon Prime, here. |
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Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow! -- CP Editors
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