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  1. John Helpher

    This woman just showed how the teachings of Jesus are the perfect answer for Israel

    Here's an excerpt from an article about a woman being dubbed an Israeli folk hero for her behaviour during the Oct 7th Hamas raid on Israel. "After an early-morning air-raid siren, Edri returned from a bomb shelter in her hometown of Ofakim to find a band of Hamas militants in her living room...
  2. John Helpher

    They followed evacuation orders. An Israeli airstrike killed them the next day.

    Here an an excerpt from the article: In the early hours on Friday, Aaed Al-Ajrami and his nephew, Raji, received a phone call from an Israeli military official – warning him to get everyone he knows and head southwards immediately, the nephew told CNN. Despite following the instructions and...
  3. John Helpher

    Israel must be told not to bomb hospitals and schools, and clinics

    When Hamas killed women and children in Israel, practically the whole world called them animals and pure evil. Now, Israel is doing that very thing to Gaza, and all the world can do is beg them not to be the same kind of monsters they think they're fighting. Here's an excerpt from the article:
  4. John Helpher

    More horrific

    I was just watching a news report on Israel's war against Palestine. The report started with an update stating that the IDF has dropped six thousand bombs on Gaza in the past 6 days. Six thousand bombs, on a stretch of land about twice the size of Washington D.C. First-world, advanced fighter...
  5. John Helpher

    A critique of an explanation about iconography

    Hello all. I read this post from the sticky question section and I'd like to hear what you all have to say in response to my critique. After reading this, I was reminded of David wanting to build a temple for God. The exchange is pretty interesting. David goes to God and says he wants to build...
  6. John Helpher

    In China, social media is bursting with support for Palestine — and blame for Washington

    What do you all think? Here is an excerpt from the article:
  7. John Helpher

    Should parents be judged for their kid's crimes?

    Summary: Parents are held liable for their son's school shooting in that they bought him the gun and generally held care over his mental health. They are each facing 15 years in jail and have consistently pleaded not guilty. They wanted the Michigan supreme court to dismiss the charges on the...
  8. John Helpher

    The Teachings of Jesus; a guide to leadership

    Perhaps one of the most overlooked teachings of Jesus is from when he told the disciples how to pray. The second line is, "Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven". The way we're supposed to behave right now is the same as how it should be in the next life. Jesus reiterates this concept...
  9. John Helpher

    It's time to stop being afraid of ridicule

    There's no such thing as theistic evolution. There's either evolutionary theory or intelligent design. Because they are opposing theories, it does not make sense to mash them together. Evolutionary theory is an explanation for how life came to be what it is through natural, unguided...
  10. John Helpher

    The Good Samaritan

    I recently watched this video. It's about 7 minutes. It deals with an issue that I've felt inspired by for some time because it just feels right. The idea is that the good Samaritan didn't have the correct theology or religion. He was considered a heretic by those who did have the correct...
  11. John Helpher

    What If Everyone Did It?

    Hi all. This post is inspired by some exchanges I had on a different thread about literally obeying the teachings of Jesus in the areas of materialism, helping the poor, working for money, and going into all the world preaching the gospel. My understanding is that Jesus calls all Christians to...
  12. John Helpher

    The Elephant in the Bible (Video and Discussion)

    Hi all. The video is roughly 10 minutes. The title is based on a popular idiom illustrating the absurdity of ignoring something as large as an elephant in the same room as us. In this video, that elephant is the teachings of Jesus; what did he expect from his followers in practical...
  13. John Helpher

    Changing your mind about prophecy

    Hi all. I recently watched a video about a person who had changed his mind regarding his stance on pre-trib rapture. The video made some interesting points about just how difficult it is to change the way we perceive important, spiritual truths, especially when that change requires us to face...
  14. John Helpher

    Enemy loving: Did Jesus Really Mean It?

    Hi all. I'd like to hear what others think about this topic as it's something I think is regularly misunderstood or overlooked, especially when it comes to something like self-defense. Here's the verses in question from Matthew 5: It looks like Jesus' main concern here is the hatred that...
  15. John Helpher

    Thoughts on Prayer

    Hi all. Over the past few years I've really struggled with my prayer life. Sometimes the struggle was good in that it resulted in growth and sometimes it felt like I was just getting by. I often struggle to know what to say. Am I saying the right things? Am I talking enough, or too much...
  16. John Helpher

    "From Nothing" a praise song about God's amazing creation

    Hi all. I really like this song. I believe God is the ultimate artist and that he takes joy not only in his creation, but the efforts we make to imitate his artistic joy in our own lives. The creator takes joy in our efforts to please him!
  17. John Helpher

    Why Do Evangelicals Support Trump?

    Hi all. I'm sure there have already been a lot of comments about this topic in general on a multitude of other social media platforms so I'd like to see how people respond here. The video I've posted suggests that, for the most part, the real issue is greed. A lot of professing Christians...
  18. John Helpher

    Deprogramming cult persecutes Christian in Texas!

    Hi all. This one is pretty depressing, about a young woman kidnapped and coerced to deny her faith. Although the woman managed to escape, her story details a rather shocking trend toward greater and greater persecution of radical Christianity in the name of respectability. I'd like to hear...
  19. John Helpher

    Superior Love: suffering for Christ

    (btw, I've made this post in this section because I think the content is relevant to what it means to be a disciple of Christ, i.e. that Jesus said if we follow him we'd be persecuted like he was persecuted. Hi all. I felt pretty inspired by this video (it's only 2 minutes long), though I note...
  20. John Helpher

    The link between the Sabbath and the Mark of the Beast

    Hi all. I realize this could fit into the eschatology area, but since the video is making a connection between the mark of the Beast and the Sabbath I thought it would be appropriate to post here, especially since there's already a lot of stuff about the motb on the endtimes thread. The...