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Brittni Ruiz Once named by Maxim as one of the hottest porn stars in the world, Jenna Presley performed in more than 275 pornographic films, stripped for money, sold her body in prostitution, abused drugs and even tried to kill herself – but now the young brunette stunner says she has found her true calling in life. “Thank you, Jesus! I found Him, I’m home!” she declared, announcing that she has become a born-again Christian. Presley, 26, whose real name is Brittni Ruiz, said, “It’s been a long seven-year journey of porn, prostitution, stripping, drugs, alcohol and several failed suicide attempts.” See whole video testimony here:  http://www.wnd.com/2013/07/worlds-hottest-porn-star-gives-life-to-god/#ooid=Zld2VuZDrvz7_Xjkv5AeSVw-XpnS6a1r

By Erin Benziger  I have multiple readers who have been waiting for me to post my thoughts on the devotional book Jesus Calling  by Sarah Young. I regret that it's taken me so long to tackle this. At the risk of sounding dismissive, I believe part of my procrastination was due to the fact that this book gives me the creeps. There's no graceful way to say it, really. What is perhaps most disturbing, however, is the same problem that is seen abounding in churches and ministries today, and that is truth mixed with error. In this small book, Young takes biblical principles and Christian ideas and kneads them together with her New Age outlook. Of course, she admits nothing like this and is instead professing to be a Christian, but as we've examined in the past, a true Christian would not claim that she has spoken with God, and that is essenti...

How does the world come to a close in the final seven years before Jesus Christ comes to rule the earth? The book of Revelation gives us the answers and describes what will take place in the future for mankind. Remember, No man knows the exact day or hour that Christ will return, but He has told us the things to watch for before that horrible 7 years begins after the Rapture. This is truly God's revelation and a gift from Jesus Christ to His church to "Watch, for your redemption draws near!" In chapters 6:1-8:5 the Seven Seal Judgments are described.  Seals Rider on a White Horse- Antichrist : The false messiah takes control of this world- politically, militarily, economically, and religiously. Rider on a Red Horse- War : Nations align against Israel: Syria, Egypt, Iran, Russia, Afghanistan, Sudan, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Libya, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon (Daniel 11;40-45; Ezekiel 38:2,5) Rider on Black Horse- Famine : Farmers use their time and resources ...

In an effort to draw sellout crowds, is the modern Church in danger of selling out? This is the question author and pastor Gary E. Gilley addresses in This Little Church Went to Market. He believes that under pressure from secular philosophies and fads, many evangelical churches have subscribed to pragmatic rather than scriptural patterns for ministry. Marketing tactics, demographic analyses and entertainment-oriented worship have taken the new paradigm Church by storm.  The result is a Christian community which is rapidly losing its focus and forfeiting its biblical mandate.  This Little Church Went to Market is a call for the Church to return to its scriptural roots. I'm currently reading this book and suggest it to anyone who is concerned for their home church where these patterns are showing up.  He has also authored two other books related to this: "This Little Church had None" and "This Little Church Stayed Home." (To buy:  http://www.amazon.com/book...

"Sin is the monarch that rules the heart of every man. It is the first lord of the soul, and its virus has contaminated every living being. Sin is the degenerative power in the human stream that makes man susceptible to disease, illness, death, and hell. It is the culprit in every broken marriage, disrupted home, shattered friendship, argument, pain, sorrow, and death. No wonder Scripture compares it to the venom of a snake and the stench of death (Rom. 3:13)." Sin is the moral and spiritual disease for which man has no cure. "Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Then you also can do good who are accustomed to do evil" (Jer. 13:23)   Sin dominates the mind . Romans 1:21 indicates that men have a reprobate mind given over to evil and lust. Sin dominates the will . According to Jeremiah 44:15-17, men desire to do evil because their will is controlled by sin.   Sin dominates the emotions and the affections . The natural man d...

Gilley, Gary E The Misplaced Mandate for Truth  A few years ago I wrote a book entitled  This Little Church Went to Market: The Church in the Age of Entertainment.  There I explored in detail areas in which I believe the “seeker-sensitive” church model is missing the mark biblically, especially in regard to its gospel and doctrinal messages. That book was followed by  This Little Church Stayed Home: A Faithful Church in Deceptive Times.  The original intent was to identify the marks of a truly biblical church standing firm in the face of wide-scale assaults by the forces of deception. While a portion of that volume was in fact dedicated to this objective, I also felt compelled specifically to address the areas of deception surrounding the rapidly growing emergent church movement. In this, the third book in the Little Church series, I want to talk about “a church in search of truth.” My contention is that the great need of the moment is ...

Question: In my daily Bible reading, I came across a verse that really puzzles me: “Without faith it is impossible to please him [God]; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” ( Hebrews:11:6 ). Rather than God revealing Him-self to a seeking heart, it sounds as though one must already believe in God before seeking Him. How can that be the case?   Response:  Would someone seek God if he didn’t already believe He existed? It would be a waste of time. In fact, everyone, including you, knows that God exists. The true story is told of a London street preacher who announced to his audience that every atheist was a fool because the Bible said so. A well-known atheist in the crowd shouted back at him that it was a slanderous insult, which he took personally, and that he would sue the preacher for damages. The preacher responded, “It’s not slander to tell the truth.” The atheist countered,...

Hollywood has a long history of making Bible-based movies, including epics by Cecil B. DeMille and John Huston; Italian directors Pasolini, Rossellini, and Zeffirelli; American Martin Scorsese, and Australian Mel Gibson. Broadway musicals have also been made into “biblical” movies and videos such as Jesus Christ, Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat . Smaller productions abound including the Visual Bible’s Matthew , Acts , and The Gospel of John , the TV presentation Judas , Campus Crusade’s The Jesus Project , and Johnny Cash’s The Gospel Road . Then there are upcoming movie epics with proven box-office stars. Noah , for example, features Russell Crowe and Anthony Hopkins, and there are other offerings planned by two major studios. Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox are planning productions on the life of Moses, with Steven Spielberg being sought to direct one of them. Randall Wallace ( Braveheart, Secretariat ) will direct the up...