***The following is a guest post for Why God? by Jim Vanne*** As many found out in the late 1930s, tyranny is always seeking its next conquest.  We will most likely not be able to hide from the new leftist totalitarianism sweeping the planet, if we fail to confront it now. Yes, it may be that some out-of-the-way places might be less affected. As the socialist insanity of the Nazis swept Europe, perhaps being a Luxembourgian or Andorran was better than being a Jew in Poland, but as Churchill noted, this relative safety is really nothing more than hoping the crocodile eats you last.  Fighting a crocodile no doubt is terrifying, and the felt reality is, as Frodo voiced to Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, when he realized he was now tasked with an all-but-impossible mission of taking his ring to Mordor, “I wish this need not have happened in my time.” Everyone who is called to great challenges, if they are sane, will feel the same way.  But of course, courage is precisely when one doesn’t feel like it, and has no meaning unless fear is a real possibility, just as faith has no meaning unless doubt is a real, actual possibility.  It is this choice between courage vs. fear, faith vs. doubt, action vs. inaction, that has now been arbitrarily placed on our doorstep, whether we wish it or not. Indeed, I wish this need not have happened in my time, either. (Read More.....)

Today more than ever there is a great need for biblical discernment and discrimination in a world with ever changing views and philosophies that are gaining a foothold and told as truth. Many believers remain biblically illiterate and spiritually gullible to any passing thought or theory.  They naively accept any teaching as truth, rather than test to see if it lines up biblically.  "Conversations with God" is a series of books written by Neale Donald Walsch, in which Walsch asks questions and "God" answers. Walsch's "Conversations with God", first published in 1995, quickly landed on the New York Times Best-Sellers List and stayed there for 137 weeks.  Walsch tells in an interview with Larry King that the book was conceptualized when he wrote an angry letter to God asking questions about his life at a low period in his life. It was then when he heard a voice over his right shoulder say: "Do you really want an answer to all these questions or are you just venting?" He turned around he saw no one there, but felt answers to his questions were filling his mind and decided to write them down. The dialogue he heard became the foundation for his series of books. (Read More.....)

When it comes to doctrine, there are many, many things that churches can have legitimate differences of opinion about. However, there are three key areas of doctrine that no Christian church or organization must never, ever mess with. If you are involved in a church or an organization that is trying to change one of the things on the list below, than you need to get out of there immediately. Almost every “church” or organization that is considered a “cult” has tried to change one of the things listed below. If you are wondering why God is not moving powerfully in the church that you are involved in, the first thing you might want to check is to make certain that they aren’t trying to mess with the fundamental beliefs of the historic Christian faith. So exactly what are the three things that churches must never, ever mess with?…. (Read More.....)

There is nobody who is out of the reach of God. Not even the son of a prominent Hamas leader. Many of you have heard of the new book "Son Of Hamas" by now. It is the tale of a young man who was born into the family of a top Hamas leader. His whole life growing up was about radical Islam.  But God got a hold of him. Eventually he became one of the most important spies Israel ever had. He also gave his life to Jesus Christ and became a Christian.  Posted below is a recent interview with him on Fox News.... (Read More.....)

Dr Hormoz Phd a scientist tells about his his journey from Islam to Jesus Christ.  Hormoz  describes himself as an "independent thinker," he read the Koran, got some answers, but still felt empty.  He came across a Bible and started to read that.   At first he thought Jesus would be like the figure in the Koran, but the more he read it, the more he realized that "Jesus didn’t look like the prophet in the Koran." Jesus seemed strong and confident, he said.  Hormoz was drawn to the teaching at the Sermon on the Mount, but found it  the Sermon was nice but not practical. Who can live like that? "God used that," he says. "This convicted me. If this is the standard, we’re all sinners." Hormoz was in a tortuous state for some time. He couldn’t accept or not accept Christ.   Hormoz started attending church and did accept Christ.  Hormoz grew in the Lord and started a Bible study and by 1988 he started a church.  Shockingly it doesn't end there!  (Read More.....)

One of the most dramatic developments in prophecy is seen in what God is doing through Muslims throughout the Middle East and even in the United States.  Many Muslims are seeing dreams and visions of Jesus.  They are coming into churches explaining that they have already converted and now need a Bible and guidance on how to follow Jesus. This is in fulfillment of Biblical prophecy.  Joel 2:28 "And it shall come to pass afterward,that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,your old men shall dream dreams,and your young men shall see visions" This is what happening in these last days. Muslims Encountering Jesus In Unusual Dreams Reported that among African Muslims, "42 percent of the new believers come to Christ through visions, dreams, angelic appearances and hearing God's voice."  Over one-fourth of those surveyed state quite emphatically that dreams and visions were key in drawing them to Christ and sustaining them through difficult times. Rick Love, International Director of Frontiers, has recognized the pattern as well. He writes that, "Just as God used a vision to convert Paul, in like manner He reveals Himself to Muslims through dreams and visions. Just as God prepared Cornelius to hear the Gospel through a vision, so God is preparing a multitude of Muslims to respond to His good news." (Read More.....)

By far, the most compelling reason that a great number of other religious faiths turn their lives over to Christ is the power of love that is within Jesus. Nearly half of all Muslims who have made a shift of faith allegiance have affirmed that the love of God was a critical key in their decision.  A testimony of a former Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist finds the master he was searching for.  (Read More.....)

Most people think of Christianity and Judaism as two completely different religions.  But this was never intended to be the case.  In fact, not only did all of the early apostles consider them to be one and the same thing, but Jesus Christ Himself stated that He was a fulfillment and a continuation of God's covenant. (Read More.....)

When it comes to religious discussions, have you noticed that it is the atheists who are usually asking the questions? Most often Christians are on the defensive and don't even think to ask hard, piercing questions that would challenge the very basis of what an atheist believes. (Read More.....)

If Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven, what happens to those people who never hear the gospel?  Is God actively reaching out to them?  What if there are some people that never do hear about Jesus?  Have you ever heard questions like these when you talk to someone about Christ?  They are actually some really great questions! (Read More.....)

What is the most persecuted religion in the world?  Have you ever thought about this question? Most people are not aware that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the entire world. It is illegal or severely restricted in 51 different countries. Fundamentalist Muslim nations, fanatical Hindu countries and hardline Communist regimes are not shy about their hatred for Christianity.  Christians in the United States do not realize how easy they have had it. In many areas of the world following Christ means paying a very high price.  Too often that price is the life of a Christian believer. (Read More.....)

Have you noticed how it has become perfectly acceptable to mock Christianity in modern society?  Christianity is regularly mocked on mainstream television shows such as the Simpsons, in movies such as "Religulous", "Saved!" and "Jesus Camp" and in countless stand-up comedy acts and in countless Internet forums across the Internet. (Read More.....)

If you want to start an argument anywhere on the Internet, just bring up the creation/evolution debate.  There are very few topics that get people all over the world more riled up.In nations all over the world today there is a huge debate over whether "creation" (or "intelligent design") should be taught alongside the theory of evolution in public schools.  But should there even be a debate? What does the scientific evidence say? (Read More.....)

One of the things that sets Christianity apart from all other religions is that the God of Christianity tells us what is going to happen hundreds or even thousands of years in advance, and the "gods" of all the other religions cannot. In fact, God says that His ability to tell us what is to come is one of His key identifying characteristics. In Isaiah 46:9-10 it says this: Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.So do we see evidence of this ability by God to tell the future in the Bible? (Read More.....)

Is there actual evidence that we are in the "end times"? Is there proof that we are living in the last days before the return of Jesus the Messiah?While most Americans may find this belief strange, a significant minority of Americans do believe that they will see Jesus Christ actually return to earth while they are still alive. (Read More.....)