@sinbach Is there anything like a "live video" feature coming to Ding Dash perchance?
@bethany I love these special times of coming together with the DD family to pray for our brothers and sisters. My words fail to describe the pain I feel in my heart yet the calm assurance that God is faithfully abiding with them brings me hope as I feel so helpless. Come, Lord Jesus come.
🙏🏼 12 Days of Christmas Prayers 🙏🏼
Today we pray for Pakistan. Pakistan holds a special place in the heart of BTJ. It is the nation where the first BTJ missionaries were martyred.
Join together with us as we pray for Pakistan and for the missionaries who continue to faithfully serve there.
Day 9: https://backtojerusalem.com/day-9-pakistan-12-days-of-christmas-prayers/
They say that truth is stranger than fiction. That must certainly be true about the first Christmas if we take Jesus' birth narratives as facts. And the question is: do we take the virgin birth accounts as facts?
I recorded some simple Christmas songs this past week. I think you will enjoy them. One more will be coming out later today!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL__YxkjoQidhHLCY4wZNFOL4ZD7KQ56nX
Many Christians know next to nothing about the events which gave us Hanukkah. But maybe we should. This week, I will share some thoughts on the Apocrypha, the book of Maccabees, and the stories that gave us Hanukkah. There may be some needed examples to follow inside these books the Protestant Church never reads.
https://www.karlgessler.com/post/hanukkah-a-resistance-movement
Don't believe everything you see on the news. I spent weekend in Portland&Seattle and there are some brave patriots bucking system, running small businesses, serving families, and not laying down to the threats of Marxists.
This cafe was packed with young rebellious teenagers - not following the masses by smashing cars or beating old ladies - but breaking the law by participating in *gasp* a group Bible study. LOVE IT!
If even there is but one candle's flame left to flicker, there is hope.
We have had some incredible experiences worshiping outside Planned Parenthood recently.
I struggle with self-worth issues, as most people do. Sometimes it is hard to believe that God loves me or, at least, likes me. Christian teachers have often said that God loves us. But they have also said that we are totally depraved and incapable of goodness. Then there are scriptures like Matthew 5:17-20 where Jesus seems to be saying, "You aren't good enough, and you need to try harder." So, does God love us as we are? Or do we need to good enough for Him first?
This is an amazing couple and South Korea should be ashamed of itself for prosecuting them. North Korea is starved for hope and these people are courageously delivering it!
https://backtojerusalem.com/american-missionary-facing-charges-for-sending-scripture-into-north-korea/
@Knittinggrace @StevenBerry
I am not offended if you disagree with me. I am just posting this because I thought you might appreciate it. I made this video about why we celebrate Christmas last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bdfm4v1PAA&t=12s
Many people struggle with feeling like God tolerates them but doesn't really love them. There are reasons for these beliefs that I attempt to debunk in this week's podcast.
https://www.karlgessler.com/post/am-i-good-enough
I am a husband, father, worship leader, song-writer, missionary, and podcast host. I live in Western North Carolina, USA, from where my family and I share our life and music with the world.