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  Preaching to his congregation on 1 Timothy 2, John MacArthur urged his congregation to pray for political leaders, even ones that the members of the congregation don’t agree with. Writing during the time of Nero, 1 Timothy 2 focuses on prayer, particularly for kings and those in authority, saying, “For this is good and…

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  After the Supreme Court sided with Joseph Kennedy, a football coach fired for publicly praying on the football field during his own time,  this past June, a new survey from the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago has shown most Americans support the decision, with 54% approving overall of the…

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Kindness and unity may not be popular among modern-day politicians. Still, they are virtues that three-quarters of Americans want to see modeled by their leaders, according to a new survey. The poll by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University for AmericasOne asked U.S. adults to describe the qualities they want in their desired political leaders.…

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Bishop T.D. Jakes anointed his daughter, pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts, as his successor last Saturday at the final Woman Thou Art Loosed! annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Sarah Jakes Roberts, who co-pastors the Los Angeles and Denver branch of the Potter’s House with her husband, Touré Roberts, will lead future women’s conferences under the name…

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