Mathew Backholer
Articles by Mathew Backholer
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Your Life is a Gift from God, Value it
What you believe about the origins of the universe radically affects how you live and think. If you judge there is no God and the universe began by chance, it remains governed by chance and void of meaning. So you and I are meaningless!
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J. Hudson Taylor – Economize to Evangelize
In China, J. Hudson Taylor was a medical missionary and a pioneer. He lived to serve God and the Chinese and came down to their level to identify with their needs. This self-sacrifice of living in Chinese dwellings, eating Chinese food, wearing Chinese clothes as well as having a Chinese-style haircut and pigtail was outrageous for many European missionaries from different organisations who scoffed at the naïve lad in his early twenties.
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St. Nicholas: The Real Santa Claus
As a young boy, Nicholas became an orphan when his parents died of a plague and a substantial inheritance was bequeathed to him, and he gained prominence within society. As a wealthy Christian, he felt called by God to help the poor by doing good deeds and he followed the teaching of Jesus to keep his giving a secret.
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Abolishing Childhood: A Child’s Right to an Age of Innocence – Radical LGBTQ+ Education or Indoctrination
After the release of Dr Hilary Cass’ bombshell report demolishing the NHS’s entire gender treatment model, questions are being asked about how radical LGBTQ+ pressure groups have influenced medical care, education and the culture. Long-held standards that once defined truth for all and societal norms have faced increasing challenges over the past century, with a significant shift in recent years.
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D-Day 80th Anniversary, 6 June 2024, Rees Howells and the Intercessors at the Bible College of Wales
Rees Howells, a powerful intercessor, led a fervent prayer movement in the years leading up to D-Day. Believing in the power of spiritual warfare, Howells and his students didn’t just pray for victory, they wrestled in prayer against the demonic forces hindering the Allied cause.
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Who was the Real Father Christmas?
As a wealthy Christian, Saint Nicholas felt called by God to help the poor by doing good deeds. His acts of kindness sowed the seed of the tradition of giving gifts at Christmas and placing them in a stocking.
