Like Ripples In The Water By Dr. Mike Murphy It was famously said, “ Only politics can lead a silent monk to sound like a seasoned sailor.” We watch the actions of many politicians on our television screen, and we are left wondering just how cutthroat this world can be,…
Are You at a Breaking Point? By Jonathan C. Brentner If not for my belief in the rapture, I would have reached a breaking point long, long ago. As it is, I sometimes feel anger boiling up within me as I see entertainers celebrating abortions, the evil that intensifies each…
Hallelujahs Multiplied By Whitney White Nightmare. Horrific. Excruciating. Traumatic. Those are the first words that come to my mind when I think of September 24, 2018. As my husband and I dropped our three older boys off with family early that morning, we anxiously made the hour and a half…
Waiting On The Real Superman By Dr. Mike Murphy Much of my childhood was spent saving the world! Almost daily I had on some form of a cape pretending to patrol Gotham City or flying over Metropolis. Like so many other boys my age, I would always manage to swoop…
Spiritual Warfare in the Culture By Ed Vitagliano It is clear that America is in the midst of a moral, political, and cultural upheaval that rivals that of the 1960s – or perhaps even the Civil War era. Furthermore, a Christian would have to be totally devoid of discernment to…
End Times and Unforgiveness By Gunnar Johnson When I was asked to write this article for the Personal Update, I thought I was the last person qualified, as I have had such issues with unforgiveness. But, I do have a testimony about victory over this subject, and I do realize…
End-Times Survival Guide – Part 2 By Ron Matsen In the February edition of Personal Update News Journal I pointed out that Jesus warned in His Olivet Discourse saying, “Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow…
End-Times Survival Guide – Part 1 By Ron Matsen Of all the end-time themes discussed in the Bible—such as global disasters (Mt 24), the rise of the global super-state, the identity of the Antichrist, the mark of the beast, and the Magog invasion (Ezek 38–39)—deception and apostasy in the church…
Megachurch pastor who treated depression as a mental health issue kills himself at age 30 after officiating at the funeral of a woman who had also killed herself By Julio Severo A popular pastor known for his campaign in Christian churches treating depression and suicide thoughts as mental health issues…
Make Me Like Al By Dr. Mike Murphy There are days in each of our lives that we will never forget. There are times I can look back on and see the events as vividly and clearly as if they were happening today. Special moments, the birth of a child,…