This week’s news and commentary from a biblical perspective.

IT’S NEWS TO ME

  1. Divers find huge trove of statues, coins in 1,600-year-old shipwreck 
    A figurine of the moon goddess Luna as discovered on the seabed at the site of the ancient sea port of Caserea, Israel. (Ran Feinstein)

    A figurine of the moon goddess Luna as discovered on the seabed at the site of the ancient sea port of Caserea, Israel. (Ran Feinstein)

  2. Exclusive: I was Raised by an Islamist Terror Cult in America
  3. Scientists hold secret meeting to discuss creating human genome
  4. Sweden: Eat Mealworms to Fight Global Warming
  5. Homosexuality and Transgenderism: The Goal is to Redefine Everything
  6. Sharia Law Defense Ban Dies in South Carolina
  7. The U.S. Department of Education is setting up new guidelines for public schools to brainwash our children into Islam 
  8. Pope Francis: Islam, Christianity Share Idea of Conquest
  9. planets newAWESOME GOD: NASA MISSION ANNOUNCES THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF PLANETS EVER DISCOVERED 
  10. WOW: Oklahoma Makes Massive Move to Strip ALL Power From Barack Obama
  11. Al Qaeda Magazine Calls For Assassinations Of American Business Leaders
  12. TERROR NOT THE ONLY THING COMING OVER WITH REFUGEES
  13. All Health Breaks Loose on Gender Mandate
  14. NOAH’S ARK WINS IN COURT!

SETTING OUR MINDS ON THINGS ABOVE

As I am writing this, I have just returned from the first of many visits to a prison in South Carolina. Three other men and I will be helping a selected group of men become facilitators in teaching the classic study, Experiencing God. God is doing a great work in the lives of these ten men (inmates). They have all received Christ and as they told their stories, it was clear that they were serious about their spiritual walk.

So what does this have to do with a biblical perspective on the news? In my opinion, a lot. What I witnessed earlier today is a reminder that God is at work everywhere, and especially in this prison. I have often told the story of the underground church in China which considers that no man is worthy of becoming a pastor unless he has spent at least three years in prison. America has its seminaries, but China grows its spiritual leaders in prison. Well, God also uses prison to equip his leaders in America. I saw it firsthand, and I feel honored to have the privilege of helping a select group over the next twelve weeks.

My point is that God is still at work. Regardless of what the news seems to imply, my two hours with these men this morning made all the news seem meaningless. At this point in time, these ten men are to be the focus of my prayers much more than the condition of the world. Jesus gave us our marching orders, which include growing His kingdom by growing His children and helping those in need.

For me, God opened this door and made it crystal clear that He wanted me to walk through it. I encourage you to see where God may be leading you. Perhaps He wants to change your focus as He did mine.

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