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Laodicean Christian Sellout Amy Grant Glories In Her LGBT Fan Base

During her first gay press interview, the Grammy winner reflected on her loyal gay fan base, how she reconciles Christianity and homosexuality, and her “compassion” for gay marriage.

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You know what’s so interesting, even when I was discovering my own sexuality and meeting people that had a different experience, I didn’t categorize then, and I don’t categorize right now.

Amy Grant loves receiving adoration, praise and financial reward from the lost and dying who attend her shows. She states that “it’s a honor” to perform at gay weddings. And never once does she open her mouth to tell her lost fans that without Jesus Christ they are on their way to Hell. This interview here, her first ever to the gay press, was an excellent opportunity to tell them about salvation in Jesus. She never mentions the Lord’s name one time. I wonder how that will play out at the Judgment Seat of Christ?

“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” 1 Timothy 6:10 (KJV)

PrideSource – During her first gay press interview, and for an entire hour, the Grammy winner reflected – with her usual sincerity and thoughtfulness – on her loyal gay fan base, how she reconciles Christianity and homosexuality, her “compassion” for gay marriage and the unforgettable dinner she shared with out ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero.

When the biggest Christian music artist of all time is doing gay press, you know we’ve come a long way. Were you kept at bay from gay press beforehand, earlier in your career?

It never came up.

But you have obviously had a big gay following for quite sometime. Why have gay people connected to you in such profound ways?

All of us sometimes feel disenfranchised or, for whatever reason, like we’re just on the periphery or marginalized. People feel that for all kinds of reasons, and by the time you’ve lived any amount of life, I think anybody has had that experience somewhere. I remember doing concerts back in the early ’80s and going shopping with some of the singers that I was working with and one of them, Donna McElroy, had to get some makeup – and she’s African-American – and I said, “Hey, I’ll meet you back here.” I ran my errands and I came back and said, “Are you done?” She said, “No one’s waited on me.”

Christian singer Amy Grant happily receives the praise, adoration and financial benefits of her LGBT fan base, but she doesn’t have the guts to tell them that they are lost and headed to a Devil’s Hell.

Everybody is outside of some circle, but what I’ve always wanted to do is have a message of honesty and welcoming, and being willing to say this is the good, bad and the ugly. This is who I am. And if I’m saying that about myself, it’s like, jump in, the water’s fine. So I love that. I love that people connect to my music.

At this point in your career, are you at all concerned about people passing judgment on you for talking to gay press?

We all ultimately need to know that we’re loved, and I think it would be really crazy if you said, “I’m not going to talk to this group of people because someone’s looking on that’s not a part of the conversation and might have an opinion about it.” I mean, my whole life has been that. (Laughs) It takes all of our energy to navigate whatever road we’re on. What’s interesting is, this last year I was invited on Monday mornings to go to a woman’s house – also a songwriter, also a singer – and just have some time of quiet stillness all together. But her house wasn’t even quiet. There were workers there sometimes, or there was nowhere to get that was quiet.

As we were sitting there trying to get quiet, she said, “It never gets still, and so I’m not gonna get all rankled in my head. I’m just gonna say, ‘Well, there’s the noise of the person next door blowing off their driveway with that really load motor. There it is. There’s the sound of sirens going up and down the street.'” She said, “When we learn to observe without judgment, then we have the ability to observe and learn, or to observe and be.” And I said, “Do you know how exhausting it is to observe with judgment all the time? It’s just exhausting.” I have thanked her many times. We could all stand to hear that.

You came from a fairly strict religious upbringing, but it sounds like there’s been an evolution in the way you see people.

Well, I don’t know. When you say strict, that’s interesting. What do you mean by that? (Laughs) I mean, we went to church every Sunday morning, every Sunday night, every Wednesday night.

You’re right. I should say diligently religious.

Yeah. I remember when we moved to Texas and my parents went to this really, I guess, conservative church – a Church of Christ – and something incredible was happening within that church community. I remember seeing this transformation in my mom and dad. I was old enough to remember that. What I remember about our home after that was that it was welcoming … to everybody.

To black people? To gay people?

Just to people.

Did you ever feel that you had to reconcile your Christian faith with your acceptance of homosexuality?

That’s not my life experience. In the same way, if you put my shoes on, you would go, “I thought this experience was going to be one way and it was totally different.” None of us has any idea what somebody’s life experience is like.

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Do you remember the first gay person you knew? Did you have a close gay friend?

Absolutely. But my first: maybe college. Someone might have just seemed theatrical or, I don’t know, effeminate, but when I was in high school – I graduated in ’78 – I had friends in high school who eventually said, “I’m living a gay lifestyle,” but they didn’t say it then. People were very private about their sexuality, period. Maybe not everywhere, but I just don’t remember, “I’m exploring this, I’m exploring that.”

When did you first know you had a gay fan base?

Probably by the time I was 18.

How did you know? Did a fan tell you his or her coming-out story?

No. Just from meeting people. I don’t know. I guess I’m kind of going, that was a long time ago. I’m 52. (Laughs) I’ve never even thought about it. It’s like saying, “There’s gray-haired people in the crowd, too.” If people come to my shows, this is what they say: “Wow, there are people of all ages and lifestyles in your crowd.” That’s what they always say. But then someone will come up and say, “You know, I saw a guy with a boa on,” and I’ll say, “Oh yeah, yeah, I’ve always had a big gay following.” (Laughs)

To me, I don’t give it a second thought. I remember the first time someone from the crew said, “I smell pot in the back of the crowd,” and I went, “Well, fantastic! Yay!” I’m so glad that just “people” are coming.

From photos I’ve seen and conversations I’ve heard, you seem to have established some close relationships with people in the Gay Friends of Amy Grant group on Facebook over the years. Can you describe your relationship with them?

When you’ve done something for a long time, there is a great familiarity that comes over the years. I will say that I have a couple of friends that I made – just because they came to shows for a long time – and I figure we must have some things in common because, of all the music we’re all attracted to, at least we share this music in common.

Weren’t you invited to perform at the wedding of one of your gay fans but couldn’t due to your schedule?

I was invited. I was honored to be invited. I have to tell you: Anytime somebody asks me to perform at a wedding, I say, “I do not have a good track record.” (Laughs) A lot of the weddings I’ve performed at, the marriages have ended poorly.

I recall seeing you perform with Melissa Etheridge for Lifetime’s “Women Rock!” special in 2000 and thinking, as a teenager struggling with his sexuality, “She’s performing with an openly lesbian performer; she’s throwing her gay fans a bone.”

You know what’s so interesting, even when I was discovering my own sexuality and meeting people that had a different experience, I didn’t categorize then, and I don’t categorize right now. It makes me realize that I don’t have any idea of what it would feel like every moment of my life to go somewhere and feel judged.

But you have felt judged, right? Judged for getting divorced. Judged for your pop crossover, even.

No, no. Do people from a distance have an opinion? Yeah, that’s human nature to have an opinion. Whatever was going on in a rag magazine, or whatever someone was saying behind my back or in a heated conversation, I was never in that circle. I wasn’t part of that conversation. I never, ever pursued one chat room. If there was an article or some argument – “I can’t believe you’re doing this” – I just never pursued it because I thought, “We don’t understand each other.”

There are a lot of times that I wind up in situations that I do not see eye to eye with somebody. And it doesn’t help to throw gas on the fire. Clearly they’re going to have their opinion. Carry on. And I’m gonna go do what I’m gonna go do.

I know you are not a political person.

Yeah, I’m not.

So how do you respond to people when they ask you about your feelings on gay marriage?

In the same way that I did not tell one person who I voted for. I don’t. I never talk about anything like that. I did tell Vince (Gill, her husband) the day after the election. (Laughs)

But I think my response is, I have had so many occasions in my life where I have felt really strongly about something – but that feeling has changed. Those feelings change about different situations, and so because I’m a public person – and because I want always to bring people together – I really do say this is a world that’s unfamiliar to me and I am always trying to observe with compassion.

This isn’t a cut-and-dry issue for you, then.

Well, nothing is cut-and-dry. You know, one of the most fascinating dinners I’ve ever spent sitting next to somebody I had not met was at a large function with my family. We were all seated with place cards; it was a large group and I introduced myself to the fellow next to me. It was Anthony Romero (executive director of the ACLU). I mean, we didn’t line up our views; I just said, “Oh my goodness.” And he said, “I think they probably thought this was going to be very funny having us sit next to each other.” (Laughs)

I just said, “Tell me about your life.” He asked me the same thing. He told me good things about his job and hard things about his job. It was two human beings that have had very different lifestyles sitting next to each other and sharing life. Given 10 choices, would Anthony and I choose the same things? Maybe so. Maybe not. But I felt so changed by that. And what I really felt was, well … I … (pauses)

What did you feel?

Well, I kept his card for a long time, and I hoped that our paths would cross again. I felt a lot of compassion for his parents, first-generation immigrants, and he described his childhood and what it was like. I went, “This makes total sense that he has invested his life coming to the aid of the people in his world that are disenfranchised because, for a whole different set of reasons, his parents were marginalized.”

And you found that inspiring?

Yes. You know what, we all face challenges in our life that we didn’t anticipate, and the most important thing is that we not face them alone. To me, if there’s anything that comes out of this conversation, in the same way that a relationship cannot be nurturing if it’s competitive, it’s this: When you don’t understand something, you can either default to judgment or you can default to compassion. Those take you down completely different roads.

Are you speaking about yourself?

Yeah, and that’s really … ahh, I’m just talking about life in general. This is interesting because I have never done an interview where it feels every question is saying, “Tell me I’m OK.” That’s what feels like the underlying energy behind the questions, and I’m just going, “That’s a powerful kind of energy” – and for different reasons. Maybe not sexuality. Because that’s what every person’s crying out for. Anyway, sometimes a good night’s sleep helps for more concise answers.

It’s just that we’re living lives that are different from each other. It’s like two people sitting at a dinner table having a long conversation. If you and I were facing each other at a different table and we walked away and somebody asked us to describe where we were, my entire view was behind your head. I mean, I’m gonna describe the place differently than you. That’s just true about all of life and really, I’m trying to listen and learn and in a way have a great opportunity to try to understand the fan base that comes to a show. I’m even more glad they feel welcome. Even more glad after this. Can I say one thing?

Of course.

I know that the religious community has not been very welcoming, but I just want to stress that the journey of faith brings us into community, but it’s really about one relationship. The journey of faith is just being willing and open to have a relationship with God. And everybody is welcome. Everybody. source – PrideSource

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THE BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: The Faithfulness Of God In Every Dispensation

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Great Is Thy Faithfulness: From The Garden To The Kingdom, God Has Never Failed His Word, His Promises, Or His People

The faithfulness of God is one of the great golden threads that runs unbroken from Genesis to Revelation. Man changes, nations rise and fall, kings make promises they cannot keep, and generations pass away like grass in the field, but God remains exactly who He said He is. When Adam fell, God was faithful. When Noah stood alone in a wicked world, God was faithful. When Abraham looked for a city whose builder and maker is God, God was faithful. When Israel wandered, rebelled, murmured, sinned, and went into captivity, God was still faithful. His compassions failed not then, and they do not fail now. My message for this Memorial Day Sunday Service is “The Faithfulness Of God In Every Dispensation”.

“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22,23 (KJB)

That is why Jeremiah could look out over the ruins of Jerusalem and still say, “great is thy faithfulness.” He was not speaking from a place of ease, comfort, or outward victory; he was standing in the ashes of judgment and declaring that God had not changed. The faithfulness of God is not proven only when the sun is shining, the bills are paid, and the blessings are obvious. It is proven in the furnace, in the wilderness, in the storm, and at the graveside. From the garden to the cross, from the empty tomb to the coming kingdom, God has never failed His word, never forgotten His people, and never once been late in keeping His promises.

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The Faithfulness Of God In Every Dispensation

“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22,23 (KJB)

From the fall of man in Genesis to the final triumph of Jesus Christ in Revelation, the Bible reveals one unbroken truth: God is faithful. Man fails in every dispensation, but God never fails. His word stands, His promises remain, His covenants are sure, His judgments are righteous, and His mercy is everlasting. Today I want to show you the faithfulness of God in every dispensation.

“For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” 2 Timothy 1:12 (KJB)

Faithfulness:

“Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.” Psalm 119:90 (KJB)

“I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.” Hosea 2:20 (KJB)

I. God Was Faithful In Innocence — Genesis

Main Text

“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” Genesis 2:16 (KJB)

“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” Genesis 3:15 (KJB)

In the first dispensation, man failed under the simplest possible command. Adam fell, sin entered, and death passed upon all men. Yet God was faithful. Before Adam and Eve ever left the garden, God gave the first prophecy of the coming Redeemer.

Application

When man ruined everything, God immediately revealed that He had a plan of redemption. The faithfulness of God did not begin after man got better; it appeared when man was fallen, guilty, and hiding.

“Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.” Genesis 3:21 (KJB)

Closing Challenge

Trust the God who promised a Saviour before man ever knew how to ask for one.

II. God Was Faithful In Conscience — From Adam To Noah

Main Text

“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” Genesis 6:5 (KJB)

“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.” Genesis 6:8 (KJB)

“Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.” Genesis 6:22 (KJB)

From the fall to the flood, man lived under conscience, and conscience did not save him. Violence filled the earth, corruption spread, and judgment came. But God was faithful to preserve a righteous remnant through Noah.

Application

God’s faithfulness does not mean He overlooks sin. It means He always does exactly what He said He would do — in judgment and in mercy.

Closing Challenge

Be found like Noah: believing God, obeying God, and standing apart from a condemned world.

III. God Was Faithful In Human Government — Noah To Babel

Main Text

“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.” Genesis 9:6 (KJB)

“And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:” Genesis 9:12 (KJB)

“And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.” Genesis 11:1 (KJB)

After the flood, God established human government and gave man authority to restrain evil. But man gathered at Babel in rebellion, seeking unity without God. Once again, man failed. Once again, God was faithful.

Application

God is faithful to restrain man’s rebellion, even when man uses unity, technology, and ambition against Him.

Closing Challenge

Do not be impressed by the world’s towers. God still comes down, God still judges, and God still rules.

IV. God Was Faithful In Promise — Abraham, Isaac, And Jacob

Main Text

“Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:” And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 12:1-3 (KJB)

“And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.” Genesis 15:6 (KJB)

God called Abraham and made promises concerning a land, a seed, a nation, and blessing to all families of the earth. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had failures, but God remained faithful to His covenant.

Application

God’s promises do not rest upon man’s perfection but upon God’s own faithfulness.

Closing Challenge

Believe God as Abraham believed God. Faith takes God at His word before it sees the fulfillment.

V. God Was Faithful Under The Law — Moses To Christ

Main Text

“Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;” Deuteronomy 7:9 (KJB)

“The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.” Numbers 14:18 (KJB)

“It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness” Lamentations 3:22,23 (KJB)

Under the Law, Israel repeatedly failed. They murmured in the wilderness, demanded a king, worshipped idols, rejected the prophets, and went into captivity. Yet God remained faithful to His covenant promises, faithful in chastisement, faithful in mercy, and faithful to preserve Israel.

Application

God’s faithfulness is not sentimental. He is faithful to bless obedience, faithful to chasten disobedience, and faithful to keep His word even when His people are unfaithful.

Closing Challenge

Do not mistake chastening for abandonment. The God who corrects His people is the God who keeps His covenant.

VI. God Was Faithful In The Coming Of Christ

Main Text

“But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” Micah 5:2 (KJB)

“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” Matthew 1:23 (KJB)

“But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.” Galatians 4:4,5 (KJB)

God was faithful to every prophecy concerning the first coming of Jesus Christ. The seed of the woman came. The son of Abraham came. The son of David came. The virgin-born Saviour came. God kept His word exactly.

Application

The first coming of Christ proves that God does not forget prophecy, delay prophecy without purpose, or fulfill prophecy vaguely. He fulfills it literally, perfectly, and on time.

Closing Challenge

If God was faithful to send Christ the first time, He will be faithful to send Him the second time.

VII. God Is Faithful In The Dispensation Of Grace

Main Text

“God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:9 (KJB)

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJB)

“Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (KJB)

“If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 (KJB)

In this present dispensation, God is calling out the body of Christ by the gospel of the grace of God. The believer is saved by grace through faith, sealed by the Spirit, kept by the power of God, and promised a heavenly calling in Christ.

Application

Our assurance rests not in the strength of our grip on God, but in the faithfulness of the God who saved us, sealed us, and promised to finish what He began.

Closing Challenge

Stop measuring God’s faithfulness by your feelings. Measure it by the cross, the empty tomb, and the written word of God.

VIII. God Will Be Faithful In The Time Of Jacob’s Trouble

Main Text

“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.” Jeremiah 30:7 (KJB)

“And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:” Romans 11:26 (KJB)

“For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.” Romans 11:27 (KJB)

Truth

After the Church is caught up, God will resume His prophetic dealings with Israel. The time of Jacob’s trouble will be terrible, but God will be faithful to purify, preserve, and restore His covenant people.

Application

God has not replaced Israel, forgotten Israel, or broken His promises to Israel. The same faithful God who called Abraham will keep every promise He made to Abraham’s seed.

Closing Challenge

Rightly divide the word of truth. Do not steal Israel’s promises, and do not miss the faithfulness of God in keeping them.

IX. God Will Be Faithful At The Second Coming

Main Text

“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.” Revelation 19:11 (KJB)

“And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” Revelation 19:16 (KJB)

Truth

When Jesus Christ returns, He comes not as the suffering Lamb but as the conquering King. His very name in Revelation 19 is Faithful and True. He will judge, make war, overthrow Antichrist, and establish His righteous rule.

Application

The faithfulness of God is not only comfort for the saint; it is terror to the rebel. Every warning will come to pass just as surely as every promise.

Closing Challenge

Be on the right side of the Faithful and True. The next great event for this world is not revival, reformation, or global peace — it is the return of the King.

X. God Will Be Faithful In The Kingdom And Eternity

Main Text

“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.” Revelation 11:15 (KJB)

“And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.” Revelation 21:1 (KJB)

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Revelation 21:4 (KJB)

“And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.” Revelation 21:5 (KJB)

God’s faithfulness carries history all the way to its appointed end. The kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of Christ. Sin will be judged. Satan will be cast into the lake of fire. Death will be destroyed. God will make all things new.

Application

The believer’s hope is not wishful thinking. It is anchored in the faithful word of the faithful God.

Closing Challenge

Live now in light of the ending God has already written.

FRANK JENNER stood on a streetcorner in Australia for 40 years, asking people one simple question. “If YOU were to die tonight, would you go to Heaven or Hell”?

THE FRANK JENNER QUESTION: If You Were To Die Tonight, Would You Be in Heaven Or Hell?

The circumstances of the Second World War – particularly the horrific images of Japan after the atomic bombs – so heightened Jenner’s sense of urgency that he felt it necessary to confront others directly about their standing before God. Not that this came easily: Jenner struggled to overcome a gambling habit acquired as a sailor, and he suffered persistent health problems throughout his life. He was so aware of his weakness that before each encounter on George Street he silently prayed: “I can do all things through him who gives me strength”. He first coined his now-famous question in 1937, and over the years probably asked nearly 100,000 people.

Final Application

From Genesis to Revelation, every dispensation proves two things: man fails, and God is faithful. Innocence failed. Conscience failed. Human government failed. Promise revealed man’s weakness. The Law exposed sin. Israel stumbled. The nations rebelled. The Church age is filled with apostasy. The Tribulation will reveal man’s final rebellion against God.

But God remains faithful.

He was faithful in the garden.
He was faithful at the flood.
He was faithful to Abraham.
He was faithful to Israel.
He was faithful at Calvary.
He is faithful to the body of Christ.
He will be faithful in the time of Jacob’s trouble.
He will be faithful at the Second Advent.
He will be faithful in the kingdom.
He will be faithful in eternity.

Closing Challenge

Build your life on the faithfulness of God, not the instability of man.

“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)” Hebrews 10:23 (KJB)

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After The Gideons Said No, Pastor Dancan Of Glory Fellowship Church And Orphanage In Kisii Kenya Has Reached Out And Asked Us To Supply Them With Bibles

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Glory Fellowship Church And Orphanage In Kisii Kenya were told no by The Gideons, and now turn to us for Bibles

We had a couple stop into the Bookstore a few weeks ago, they’re connected to The Gideons, and they told us of a pastor in Kenya who had reached out in need of Bibles for his church and orphanage, and The Gideons International told him that they could not send him the Bibles he asked for as their policy did not allow for it. Evidentially, the Gideons only supply Bibles to schools, not churches or orphanges. Hmm. With no where to turn, and after hearing of our Free Bible Program, they asked if we could step in and do something to help them. We assured them we could, and Lord willing, that we would.

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THE PROPHECY NEWS PODCAST: Trump’s America First Agenda Has Now Become State-Directed Capitalism As Washington Takes Equity Stakes In Major Corporations

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May 22, 2026

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Washington Is Becoming Shareholder, Regulator, Banker And Broker Under Trump As State-Directed Capitalism Replaces The Free Market Economy With Government Control

Back in 2010, author Ian Bremmer warned “We are no longer in a global, free-market economy. There are now two systems out there. There is a free-market system, largely in the developed world. There is a state-directed capitalist system in China, Russia and the Persian Gulf. The systems are mutually incompatible. When your principal actors are multinational corporations in the private sector and they rely for their growth on unfettered access to global markets, and state capitalist systems don’t do that, you are going to have a problem. And we are just at the beginning of that problem.” Here in 2026, that is starting to look like a prophecy that is now being fulfilled under Donald Trump with the rise of state-directed capitalism, the antithesis of America First. That warning shot to Trump’s ear back in 2024 at the rally in Butler, PA, is now paying big dividends for the Deep State.

“And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.” Luke 4:5-7 (KJB)

On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, 16 years ago Ian Bremmer warned that the world was no longer operating under one global free-market system. He said there were now two systems: the free-market system of the United States and other western nations, and the state-capitalist system of China, Russia, and the Persian Gulf. Sixteen years later, under Trump, America is not merely confronting that system, Washington is busy adopting it. Government equity stakes, national-security industrial policy, strategic corporate ownership, and taxpayer-backed national champions are exactly the mechanics of state-directed capitalism. The latest reports say the Trump administration is moving beyond traditional grants, loans, and tax credits and is now taking direct equity stakes in strategic companies. Today’s reporting says the Commerce Department is backing a roughly $2 billion quantum-computing initiative involving equity stakes or minority-investment arrangements across companies including IBM, Intel, US Steel, GlobalFoundries, Quantinuum, PsiQuantum, Atom Computing, Rigetti, D-Wave, Infleqtion, and Diraq. State-directed capitalism is ripped straight out of the Council on Foreign Relations playbook going back as far as 2016 when Trump first became president. The global economic model is shifting under our feet. The same state-capitalist machinery once associated with China and Russia is now being repackaged in America with patriotic language and labeled as ‘America First’. This is where we are on Day 2,258 of 15 Days To Flatten The Curve!

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