Tag: Jesus
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Another Reflection on the Triumph of Palm Sunday
by Lonnie Orfitelli, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Apr. 2, 2026) — The following was prompted by the excellent blog entry of Dennis Gladden published on April 1, 2026. The week before the crucifixion, we are given a picture of what is traditionally called the “triumphant entry” of Jesus into Jerusalem. This expression of the crowd indicated just…
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The Triumph of Palm Sunday Isn’t What You Think
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Apr. 1, 2026) — We began Passion Week on Palm Sunday by celebrating Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. Don’t confuse triumph with treachery. Yes, the crowd was ready to crown Jesus as king. They waved palm branches over his head and carpeted the road beneath his feet with their…
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#4 A Practical Guide for Living by Faith
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Mar. 18, 2026) — The critics of Jesus couldn’t fathom that He was obeying God. Their God—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—had commissioned Solomon to build the Temple and centuries later recalled a remnant of the Israelites from exile to rebuild it. But just the day before, Jesus…
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Another Reason to Believe Jesus Is Divine
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Feb. 18, 2026) — When you read or hear that Jesus never claimed to be the Son of God, remember this: they lie. More than once, the audience rushed to kill Jesus because they understood the meaning of His words precisely. “He said God was His Father, making…
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God Deprives, or God Provides. Which Do You Live By?
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Feb. 11, 2026) — Jesus taught us to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread.” This day. Today. The day that the Lord has made. Hear what He promises. God provides for what He makes. He made this day. He will provide for it. He made us.…
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When You Think You’re Ready, But Jesus Says, “Not Yet”
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Feb. 4, 2026) — Our oldest granddaughter went for her driver’s permit on the first day she was eligible. She turned fifteen on New Year’s Eve and strode through the door at Motor Vehicles on January 2. Where have the years gone? It seems like yesterday she was…
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Good News! The Top 10 Positive Declining Trends in America
by Linda Harvey, New American Prophet, ©2026 (Jan. 29, 2026) — As we enter the New Year, let’s talk about the decline of America and the fact that it’s not all bad news. In fact, some national declining trends are extremely positive. There’s the off-and-on decline in gas and food prices. There’s some good news…
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Want To Be Amazing? Look Like Your Heavenly Father
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Jan. 20, 2026) — I have three grandchildren, two girls and the youngest, a boy. Some of me is in them, a thought that astounds me. But no one has said to one of them, “I see your grandfather in you.” I don’t see it, either. To look…
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The Great Exchange: Life Now for Being with Jesus
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2026 (Jan. 6, 2026) — My soon-to-be nine-year-old grandson has two passions: back rubs and his mother. I got to watch the two collide on the evening of New Year’s Day. We were celebrating our oldest granddaughter’s birthday, and our grandson, Jack, was exhausted, having outlasted the Times Square…
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We Need to Be Reminded Once Again that Jesus Was Not a Palestinian
by Dr. Michael Brown, New American Prophet, ©2025 (Dec. 30, 2025) — Many local New Yorkers and visiting tourists were rightly upset to see a massive billboard in Times Square proclaiming that “Jesus is Palestinian. Merry Christmas.” Making matters even worse was another billboard containing a citation from the Quran (Surah Al-Imran 3:45), with Allah announcing the…
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A Better Way Than Drowning in Resolutions
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2025 (Dec. 28, 2025) — Two words can crush the human spirit. Always and never. “You always…” “You never…” And they undermine the Gospel. “You always… You will never change!” The prophet Jeremiah encountered them. The Apostle Paul bristled at them. They haunt us every New Year’s. If you like this post, someone you know will…
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Lawyers Broke Our Justice System (RR)
by Henry, ©2025 (Dec. 8, 2025) — “Back in the day – 1700 – lawyers and actors were not allowed in the city limits after dark; they didn’t want people who lied for a living around them then. Today the USA is on the verge of destruction and guess what? Nearly half our politicians are…
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When Jesus Is Present, You Don’t Want to Be Absent
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2025 (Nov. 17, 2025) — What if Jesus surprised our churches this week as He did a small-town synagogue one Sabbath? Jesus was visiting, and there was a regular in the congregation who caught His attention.1 The others had stopped noticing the woman long ago, but Jesus interrupted His teaching…
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Beware 3 Words That Betray Your Faith: “I know, but…”
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2025 (Oct. 23, 2025) — Few would dispute that America needs healing. In so many ways, we are convinced we are what we really aren’t. Some are deluded that we have become a monarchy and stage No Kings protests. A faction believes an individual can transition to another gender…
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4 Ways the Effective Pastor Helps You Hear God
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2025 (Oct. 15, 2025) — A hearing aid or an earplug. Which of these describes your pastor? If yours contributes to the unity of the faith, then express your thankfulness this October, which is Pastor Appreciation Month. That pastor is the gift the Apostle Paul had in mind when…
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“I Forgive Him” and the Ministry of Reconciliation
by Dr. Michael Brown, New American Prophet, ©2025 (Sep. 24, 2025) — “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34) These were the words spoken by Jesus as He hung on the cross. “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” (Acts 7:60) These were the words spoken by…
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“The One Unifying Them All Was Jesus”
September 22, 2025 To the editor: A unity we never saw during the Biden administration swept across our TV screens during the memorial service for Charlie Kirk. Speaker after speaker proclaimed their Christian faith unabashedly. I had the sense that Christians—prosecuted, shamed, and stifled under Biden-Harris—felt free at last to gather, rejoice, and worship their…
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Charlie Kirk: A Modern Day Stephen
by Jeffrey Ludwig, New American Prophet, ©2025 (Sep. 20, 2025) — “When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.” (Acts 7: 54) These words were transcribed and written by Luke, a follower of Jesus, who recounted in the New Testament Book of Acts the accusations against Stephen,…
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How Do I “Work Out” My Salvation?
by Dennis Gladden, By Green Pastures, ©2025 (Sep. 19, 2025) — Question: The Apostle Paul told the believers in Philippi to “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” He also wrote that we are saved by grace and not by works. What does “work out” our salvation mean? (Philippians 2:12-16). Response: This is…
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But a Page in History (RR)
by Henry, ©2025 (Sep. 18, 2025) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. What do you say we view this prerecorded tape of a sermon from Pastor Dunkin?” “Life is given to us at birth and taken away at death; what happens in between…