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Controversial “snake pastor” Penuel Mngusni, who has fed snakes and rats to his congregants, has now chosen dog meat for communion. In a video posted on the self-proclaimed prophet’s End Times Disciples Ministries Facebook page on Sunday, Mnguni can be seen feeding dog meat to his followers. In a separate post, which displays pictures of the dog before, during and after it was slaughtered, he says:  “It is not what goes through the mouth that disqualifies us and defile us, but what comes out of the mouth – The heart matters most than what decomposes (food we eat). “Christianity has shifted so much from time to time, however, at End Times Disciples Ministries the move of God has been seen as many people’s faiths has also been challenged. From changing a snake to chocolate – to partaking in octopus and frogs – a dog stew was prepared for the Church to partake as Holy Communion.” The post further said that Jesus never limited people to biscuit...

A persecution watchdog group has explored the reasons why North Korean leader Kim Jong Un remains "afraid" of Christianity, which go to the heart of people's beliefs about Jesus. "It's likely because people who are following Jesus and who are committed to one another mean there are people he can't control, and who follow a greater King.  It means there are people who practice radical love for each other and for Jesus — who won't so easily follow him and the lies of his regime," Open Doors USA suggested. "This is why Christians continue to be seen as 'dangerous' and are also part of the hostile class, according to the country's social system called songbun.  What this means is that anyone who is known to be a follower of Jesus is immediately assumed to be a hostile political figure."  *Hmmm...

According to legendary Christian singer-songwriter and worship leader Don Moen, the song was born out of extreme tragedy. "I got a call from my mother-in-law late one night, and she told me that my wife's sister and her husband, Craig and Susan Phelps, had been involved in a tragic car accident while taking their kids on a ski trip," he recounted to The Christian Post.  "All four of their children were thrown out of the vehicle, and the oldest, a 9-year-old boy, was killed instantly. The other three were seriously injured." "It was life-altering; I didn't know what to say to them," he continued.  "Craig was a Bible teacher at his church, and they were both full of faith. As I sat on the plane, wondering what I should say to them, I began to read in the book of Isaiah, and chapter 43, verse 19 stood out to me: 'I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.' Instantly, the Lord gave me a song ...

Christians are divided on their views of a controversial ad campaign in Australia showing  Jesus becoming an organ donor while nailed to the cross. Over 16,000 have signed an online petition in protest. The ad, published online on Oct. 14 by the Dying to Live organ donor campaign, features two Roman soldiers speaking with Jesus about becoming an organ donor in Australia. The exchange ends with Christ agreeing to help others by donating His organs. The guards explain some of the rules and procedures when it comes to registering to be an organ donor, including the need for a person's parents to be informed. That prompts two actors depicting Mary and Joseph, Jesus' earthly parents, to show up and give their approval. "This advertisement is clearly mocking our Lord Jesus and it is offensive. No faith has suffered as much as Christianity and many Christians are martyred all around the globe for their faith," the petition states. "No ot...

The man who wrote the Message Bible, Eugene Peterson,  has died at the age of 85. He was the author of 35 books. He retired from pastoring in 1991 and became a professor of spiritual theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia. He retired from there in 2006. Peterson's last years were spent studying and writing at his home in Montana, where he and his wife, Jan, lived in a home Peterson's father built. "Among his final words were, 'Let's go.' And his joy: my, oh my; the man remained joyful right up to his blessed end, smiling frequently," his family added.

The girls, aged 11 and 12, were found with four knives, a knife sharpener and a pizza cutter which they had brought to class. Police said the girls claimed to be devil worshipers and were planning to slit their classmates' throats, drink their blood and eat their flesh once they had killed them. Afterwards, the girls would leave the body parts at the school's entrance before killing themselves, they said. T he assistant principal found the two girls in the toilets. When they were brought to the principal's office, one of the girls was found to have a butcher knife and a kitchen knife, as well as a pizza cutter. A goblet was found in the bathroom which they planned to drink blood out of, authorities said. Detectives searching the girls' homes found a disturbing hand-drawn map including the phrase "go to kill bathroom". Bartow Police Chief Joe Hall said the last message the girls sent each other read: "Today is health lesso...

I want to sincerely apologize for my prolonged silence. I have really missed you all. It's just that I have been busy with stuff.  I have a 6 weeks course I want to finish amidst other things, hence I haven't had time to post any article. But hey, I am going no where. The blog is here to stay by God's grace. I know this because I am doing my Father's work. Lol. I still have two weeks to go on the course I am doing, so please bear with me if my articles come in less frequently. But I assure you, by God's grace, that I will be back in full force once I am done. Thanks to all who reached out to me. God bless you for making my heart dance. Deepest love and nothing else.  *Kisses*