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THE REAL AMERICA MINUTE: Month Five The Constitution Only Works If the Bible Is Right About People (And It Is): by Rick Porterfield You've probably quoted the Constitution. Maybe appealed to it. Many of us have sworn an oath to defend it. But here's a question we seldom think to ask: Why is it designed the way it is? Why three branches? Why divide power? Why limit government to specific enumerated tasks? The answer isn't political. It's biblical. Two Truths the Founde

The evidence for the accuracy of the Bible is overwhelming. The only question is what you'll do with it. I know the objections. "The Bible was written by men." "It's full of contradictions." "Science has disproved it." "That's just your interpretation." I've heard them all. I used to say some of them myself — back when I was an atheist with a drinking problem and a mouth that would make a sailor blush. But something happened. And now I preach this Book every week. So

THE REAL AMERICA MINUTE: Month Four The Declaration of Independence: A Christian Document, By Rick Porterfield "Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free." — Galatians 5:1 On July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress approved a document that would change the world. They weren't approving a petition. They were committing treason. Under British law, what they were doing carried one penalty: death. But they approved it anyway. Why

SCRIPTURES TO ENCOURAGE YOUR FAITH FOR PROSPERITY Compiled by Rick Porterfield I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 10:10 NKJV For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Cor 8:9 NKJV Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly place

SCRIPTURES TO ENCOURAGE YOUR FAITH FOR HEALING. Compiled by Rick Porterfield So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 NKJV He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. Psalms 107:20 NKJV And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. James 5:15 NKJV Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Hebrews 13:8 NLT

THE REAL AMERICA MINUTE: Month Three What Kept America Free for 250 Years? By Rick Porterfield Proverbs 22:6 (NKJV): "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." The Question Few Think to Ask In the our first month, I talked about where liberty comes from—that freedom is God's idea, not government's invention. Last month, we looked at whether America was really founded as a Christian nation. The historical evidence gives a

THE REAL AMERICA MINUTE: Month Two Was America Really Founded as a Christian Nation? By Rick Porterfield "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord." — Psalm 33:12 Last month we talked about where liberty really comes from — that freedom is God's idea, not government's idea. The foundation. The bedrock. This month we're answering a question you hear all the time: Was America really founded as a Christian nation? Or is that just something people say to feel good abou

THE REAL AMERICA MINUTE: Month One Where Does Liberty Really Come From? By Rick Porterfield Imagine you own a house that's stood for 250 years. It's weathered hurricanes and floods. Economic crashes and wars. Crisis after crisis — and a whole lot of good times in between. And it's still standing. The foundation is rock-solid. The structure is sound. And it's the envy of people all over the world. But lately, there are people running around outside saying: This house h

A Christmas Parable by Rick Porterfield It had begun to snow. The tiny flakes hit her face like icy accusations. Hannah stood at the edge of the front lawn, just beyond the reach of the warm yellow light spilling from every window of her grandmother's house. Through the glass she saw aunts, and uncles, cousins she hadn’t seen in twenty years. Laughter that she could almost hear. The Christmas tree she used to help decorate. She'd been standing there fifteen minutes, but

It's Not Politics — It's the Bible. There's a lot of noise about Israel right now — headlines, opinions, outrage. Even some Christian...

By Rick Porterfield -------- This is a fictional story that illustrates scriptural truths. -------- The coffee pot had been sitting...