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Haiti and the devil (part 3)

“Think of our new village here as the home of Jesus Christ, not the scene of a disaster. Life is not a disaster. Life is joy! You don’t have food? Nourish yourself with the Lord. You don’t have water? Drink in the Spirit.” (more…)

Haiti and the devil (part 2)

Is God punishing Haiti? Pat Robertson claims that Haiti is cursed by God because of a pact made by the island’s inhabitants with the devil. This alleged pact supposedly explains the deep poverty in the country as well as the January 12 earthquake which has devastated the nation and left as many as 100,000 dead.
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Haiti and the devil (part 1)

Is God punishing Haiti for worshipping the devil? Pat Robertson claims that Haiti made a pact with Satan for which the island’s 9.7 million inhabitants are now facing the wrath of God. Let’s examine Robertson’s statement in biblical perspective, investigate the historical background behind this alleged pact, and consider the intersection of natural disaster and divine love. (more…)

Homegrown Terrorism and the Presence of God

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me” (Psalm 23:4).

On Christmas Day, a Dutch filmmaker prevented the worst act of terrorism on American soil since 9-11.   (more…)

9-11 and Christmas

“Jesus wept” (John 11:35).

Lester Denison died 30 years ago this December at the age of 55. The great tragedy of my life is that my father never met my sons. The night my father died, I stood in the backyard of our home and shook my fist at God. But he didn’t shake his fist at me.
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