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Legendary Pastor Robert Schuller Passes Away

Rev. Robert H. Schuller, the founder of the television ministry “Hour of Power” that reached millions around the world, died Thursday at the age of 88.

Schuller had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer in August 2013.

“My father-in-law passed away peacefully early this morning. He was a great Dad and a great man of God,” said Schuller’s daughter-in-law, Donna Schuller, in a Twitter message.

Schuller and his wife Arvella started a ministry in 1955 with $500.  He would preach from the roof of a concession stand at a drive-in theater near Los Angeles.  The church had a motto of “come as you are in the family car.”  They had their own building by 1961 and began the “Hour of Power” broadcast in 1970.

In 1980, Schuller built the iconic ‘Crystal Cathedral” that was seen in the “Hour of Power” broadcasts.

Schuller is remembered as a missionary who was called to reach people who had distanced themselves from church.  His mission of “find a need and fill it, find a hurt and heal it” has brought millions help and healing.

Woman’s Change Of Heart on Abortion Goes Viral

The story of a single mother’s change of heart on abortion has blown up on Facebook and other social media.

Kimberly Henderson, 26, posted her story on Facebook and found over half a million likes and shares in just two days.

“Two years ago today I was sitting in an abortion clinic thinking not having Vaida was best for me,” Henderson wrote with reference to her two-year-old daughter. “Well this date is forever burned in my brain. … I think that is God’s way of showing me that HIS plan is and will always be greater and bigger than anything and everything I’ve ever known.”

Henderson, who gained national TV exposure during the qualifying rounds of American Idol, shared how an overwhelming sense of regret came on her as she prepared to abort her child.

“The lady called me to the desk. Last step before you go back. I fumbled through my wallet to find my drivers license and out fell a card a couple left on the table Saturday night when I was working,” She wrote. “It had their church name on it.. On the back was a common verse…’Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” Isaiah 41:10.’ I knew God was speaking to me.”

“Pouring tears I walked out and felt a huge weight off my shoulders. No matter what your circumstances are God doesn’t make mistakes and he is here for you,” she said.

FBI Reports: ISIS Sympathizers In All 50 States

The head of the FBI is stating that ISIS has sympathizers in all 50 states.

“We have investigations of people in various stages of radicalizing in all 50 states,” James Comey told a recent meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). “This isn’t a New York phenomenon or a Washington phenomenon. This is all 50 states and in ways that are very hard to see…”

“[I]t’s highly unlikely that it’s going to be a federal agent to first see or hear about someone acting in strange ways on social media, or acting in a strange way in a religious institution or educational institution, or in the community. It’s going to be a deputy sheriff; it’s going to be a police officer who knows that neighborhood,” he continued. “The Joint Terrorism Task Forces that we have set up all across this country are in some ways more important today than they were at 911 because of the nature of this threat.”

Comey went on to say that ISIS has been using a sophisticated social media campaign to try and pull disenfranchised youth into their web.  He said that in their own twisted way, the terrorists are able to convince the youth there is a purpose in defending the terrorists supposed “state”.

“Those people exist in every state” the FBI director reiterated. “I have homegrown violent extremist investigations in every single state. Until a few weeks ago there was 49 states. Alaska had none, which I couldn’t quite figure out. But Alaska has now joined the group, so we have investigations of people in various stages of radicalizing in all 50 states.”

Christians Attack Duggar Child For Post On Hell

A bold post on Facebook about Christ, Heaven and Hell is putting one of the Duggar daughters in the cross hairs of some Christian critics.

Jessa Duggar, known for the TV show “19 Kids & Counting”, posted on her Facebook site that someone couldn’t truly believe in God if they do not believe in hell.

“I will speak to you a hard truth,” she posted on her Facebook account. “I do not write this because I think that it will bring me popularity. It won’t. But it is Truth from the Word of God: the Bible. To not tell people this is to hide the truth from them. To keep silent is to not care for their eternal destiny! I care about you, and this is why I am speaking out!”

Duggar was immediately assaulted in the comments by those who say an all-loving God would never send someone to hell and that hell is not real.

“The person speaking this is right—their god is not angry with them. He can’t be, because he doesn’t exist. They are not talking about the God of the Bible. They have created a god in their own mind to suit themselves,” Duggar explained. “They have removed any notion of the Justice of God, and have created a god of their imagination that they can be comfortable with. The Bible teaches that God is a Just Judge, and He must punish sin. Every one of us have broken God’s law, and hell is our deserved punishment. (Unless you’re reading some very distorted ‘translation’ of the Bible, you cannot get around the fact that there is a hell).”

She concluded her posting with a call to salvation and an urging for people to accept Jesus as Lord.

John Paul Jackson Passes Away

John Paul Jackson is now face to face with his Savior.

The news was posted on John Paul’s Facebook page Wednesday afternoon.  His condition had been degrading through the weekend and urgent prayer requests had been sent out Monday because of falling oxygen levels.

Jackson was diagnosed with cancer in May 2014 when doctors found a large growth in his leg that they identified as an aggressive form of cancer.  The tumor was described as “nerf football sized” and weighed 12 pounds when it was removed through surgery.

At the time, Jackson praised God for allowing his sciatic nerve to be saved and that he would be able to walk again.  He also said he would be fighting through prayer.

“I am pursuing the kingdom of God and equipping people to do the same as vigorously as I am able. I refuse to allow the enemy a stronghold in my thoughts. God is great and all-powerful,” Jackson said in 2014. “I believe He will take me through this battle. In the process, God will gain a great victory and His name will be glorified.”

Jackson was internationally known for his prophetic gifting and dream interpretation.  His The Streams Institute for Spiritual Developments has trained thousands to understand and use their revelatory gifts for the benefit of the Kingdom of God.

ISIS Ramps Up Social Media Campaign

ISIS is using social media video to campaign for youth to join their terrorist organization.

The theme of the videos is “What are you waiting for?”

A video posted last week called “Blow Up France 2” features a young jihadist waving an assault weapon telling Muslims they need to continue their attacks on France.

“Don’t give up and particularly don’t lower your weapons, don’t surrender — kill. Today, it’s our darwa — kill them. You now have more than 4 million targets,” the jihadist said in French.

Just hours after the release of the video, Islamist Moussa Coulibaly stabbed three French soldiers patrolling near a Jewish Community Center in Nice.  While the attacker shares the same last name as the gunman who killed four a Jewish supermarket in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo killings, police could not confirm if they were related.

“ISIS did not want this exclusively for a French audience,” said Ryan Mauro, security analyst for the Clarion Project, an educational group focused on Islamist extremism. “The group wanted to send a message to Americans, as well.”

One of the young Jihadists in the video is believed to be the widow of one of the men who carried out the murderous rampage at Charlie Hebdo. Hayat Moumeddiene is labeled as France’s “Most Wanted Woman” by security authorities.

ISIS Burns Alive Captured Pilot

Islamic extremist group ISIS has killed a Jordanian pilot captured over Syria by burning him alive inside a cage.

The video posted online shows Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh inside a steel cage.  He tries to cover his head before falling to his knees and being burned to ash.  The 22 minute video shows the terrorists parading the captured man through the streets before the brutal killing.

Jordanian state television confirmed the man in the video is Lt. al-Kasasbeh and that the death happened a month ago.  The terrorists had been sitting on the video while negotiating with the Jordanian government for millions of dollars for the pilot’s release.

President Obama told reporters that the video gives “one more indication” of the hate that comes from the terrorist group.

“I think it will redouble the vigilance and determination of the part of the global coalition to make sure they are degraded and ultimately defeated,” he added.

Public officials in Jordan say that the public is calling for the government to execute ISIS terrorists currently held in jails.

ISIS Breaks Into U.S. Government Twitter Accounts

And now, we have a cyber war.

A group calling themselves Cyber Caliphate and expressing their support for ISIS has taken over the Twiiter and YouTube accounts of the United States Central Command Monday.

The group used the hack to post their own images and statement of support for the terrorist group.  They also posted Pentagon documents, army rosters and even the home addresses of military generals.

The hack took place on the same day that President Obama was introducing new legislation aimed at enhancing cybersecurity.

While the actual method of the hack has not been determined, cyber security experts believe it was likely a phishing attack against the person who heads CENTCOM’s social media account. Phishing is when an e-mail is sent with an attachment that will return the passwords saved on a computer to a hacker.

CENTCOM confirmed the hack but would provide no other information to the press.

The White House downplayed the incident.

“There’s a pretty significant difference between what is a large data breach, and the hacking of a Twitter account,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters.

“How to Kill a Jew” Video Goes Viral

If you were to check the top video on social media networks in Palestine, you would find the top video is step by step instructions to kill a Jew.

A group that calls themselves resisters of occupation in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem produced the video called “How To Stab A Jew”.  The report in the Jewish Press says that video shows two men in attire that was made popular by the late Yasser Arafat.

The “teacher” in the video then instructs the viewer on how to walk up to a Jew and stab them in the most efficient manner to kill them.

The video’s discovery comes after a wave of stabbing attacks against Jews in Israel by Palestinians.

This is not the first production by Palestinians aimed at encouraging or teaching Arabs how to murder Jews.  A video game was released in October called “The Liberation of Palestine” that encourages users to “liberate Palestine” through violence rather than diplomacy.

“The language of weapons is the most effective with the Israelis,” the game’s creator said.

NYPD Officer Rafael Ramos Remembered As Man of Ministry

Officer Rafael Ramos, murdered at the hands of a madman on Saturday, was remembered as a man with a deep commitment to the church and a passion for ministry.

Ramos, 40, had been working to become a chaplain and was just hours away from completing the New York State Chaplain Task Force at the time of his death.

“Ralph Ramos was a long-standing member of 14 years at Christ Tabernacle. When he was not working, he was highly involved in our church. He served as an usher, was part of our marriage ministry and life group ministry. He and his family are well loved throughout the congregation,” said Rev. Adam Durso of Christ Tabernacle Church.

“Ralph was definitely a family man. He always talked about his kids and how well they were doing athletically and academically. He loved his church and family. He leaves behind his wife, Maritza, and two sons, Justin and Jayden, plus a host of family and friends. This is a tragic loss for us as a church, but we are committed to Maritza, Jayden and Justin to give them what Ralph gave us week in and week out.”

The daughter of Eric Garner, the man who died after a chokehold incident with the NYPD, reached out to the son of Ramos after Jayden Ramos posted a tribute to his father on Facebook.

“It hit my heart because I know what it feels like with this upcoming season and you don’t have your father around,” Emerald Garner wrote to Ramos. “I know firsthand what you’re feeling.”