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In most Western countries, a demonstration that utilizes Nazi imagery would never be characterized as "peaceful" in nature because, well, the Nazi agenda is anything but peaceful.
So, one must wonder why the international mainstream media is busy describing the Palestinian demonstrations along the Gaza security fence in such terms.
Forget the thousands of burning tires, the hurling of stones and firebombs and the underreported use of guns and makeshift explosives. The fact that those participating in Friday's Gaza riot flew a flag adorned with a swastika should tell one everything he or she needs to know about the nature of this "peaceful demonstration."
But, just in case the message was lost in translation, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clarified:
"I salute the soldiers of the IDF who keep us safe…from those who pretend to speak of human rights, while holding a Nazi flag. Here is the naked truth. They speak of human rights, but they really want to crush the Jewish state. We won’t let them. We’ll stand strong. We’ll keep our country safe."
The Nazi flag and the ideology behind it mean but one thing for both Israel and the Palestinian nationalist movement - the eradication of the Jewish people.
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WATCH: Holy Spirit Moves Through Crowd of 2000 Soldiers Praising 'Reckless Love' of God
4/5/2018 CHARISMA NEWS
The Holy Spirit fell on nearly 2,000 soldiers Easter morning at Doughboy Stadium in Ft. Benning, Georgia.
"It was fabulous day at Doughboy Stadium on Fort Benning as roughly 2,000 Army#Soldiersgathered together to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ," saysJenny Reese Clark, who published the video to YouTube.
"As the words of the song 'Reckless Love' by Cory Asbury were sang, the Holy Spirit moved among the crowd not just encouraging the men and women present, but causing some to give their hearts to#Jesusfor the very first time.#Hallelujah! There is nothing like "'the overwhelming, never-ending, reckless LOVE of GOD!'"
Greetings from Charlotte, North Carolina once again.
My latest Now Think On This message has a strange title, but after seeking the Lord about it, I think I have the answer as to why. (To get your attention?!)
Also you will need to get in your registration by April 30 for the Messianic Faith Conference coming May 5, 2018 in the Charlotte, NC area. (Full info below including the link to the registration form.)This one day event features four speakers and also an Israeli-type dinner! Just $36 per person. Joining with the ministries of Highway To Zion and Beit Yeshua, Love For His People is excited to be a part of sharing the Lord's Word afresh. Worship and dance included! Come and see. Again, registration ends April 30 so do so now please if planning on coming.
Be blessed with ahava and shalom,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
P.S. I hope you get my latest book Jerusalem & Friends. Available in paperback and Kindle versions. I know you will like the 40+ photos. I loved taking them in Israel.
Now Think On This
Christopher Wants A Baby; Catherine Wants A Cookie
by Steve Martin
“Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” (Psalms 37:4, NKJV)
“Christopher wants a baby; Catherine wants a cookie.”
Have you ever dreamed of such a thing? Weird, huh? But I have, and I still am not sure what exactly it means, if in only partiality. I can speculate and then draw my own conclusion – the man wants one thing while the woman in the relationship wants another. Happens all the time, right?
Really, I did dream this recently, and have been asking the Lord what it is supposed to convey. I know there are multiple times when two people may want different things, as even a man and a woman in marriage do. The one’s desire may seem lofty and admirable, while the other’s may seem trivial. Our concepts and perceptions certainly do not always agree in relationships, and yet we are called to pursue love and understanding in them.
When I consider this dream I would almost think that it is backwards – that Catherine would be the one who wants a baby, granting her a God-given desire for motherhood, while Christopher, where in today’s society considers men to be weak, babyish, selfish and egotistical, would be content with just having a cookie. His choice would not be a life-long commitment to raising a child as unto the Lord, but to have a cookie in place of it, with more selfish desires that follow. Kind of like being satisfied with getting a bowl of soup when one is hungry in exchange for giving your natural birthright away.
Those who stand with Israel, and particularly Jerusalem, will receive the promised blessings given to those who do so.
Sharing this book, containing some of my experiences in Jerusalem, is a joy, and also a promise to always stand with Israel. Ten chapters. Over 50 photos. Please order today.
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Be blessed, with the shalom (peace) and ahava (love) of the Lord.
Steve Martin
Founder
Love For His People, Inc.
Published Jan. 2018. You can get it in paperback or Kindle.
Deanna Falchook has a great response to a recent tweet from Planned Parenthood. (Deanna Falchook)
'I Was a Disney Princess and Had an Abortion'
I woke up this morning in the shadows of Cinderella Castle, to a phone call from a friend who knows my story well. She informed me of a recent tweet by Planned Parenthood regarding the need for a Disney Princess who's had an abortion.
"We need a Disney princess who's had an abortion / We need a Disney princess who's pro-choice / We need a Disney princess who's an undocumented immigrant / We need a Disney princess who's actually a union worker / We need a Disney princess who's trans".
In 1981, I worked at Disney World as a singer/dancer, where my voice was used in recordings as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty for special events and ongoing shows. I performed on average five shows a day in front of Cinderella's castle, singing and dancing to "Someday, My Prince Will Come," and "When You Wish Upon a Star."
At the age of 18, I became pregnant and had an abortion to keep my job as a singing princess. There was no pressure from the company or management to abort my baby. I didn't tell them. But I made a decision on my own that I quickly lived to regret.
In the immediate days following my abortion, I struggled deeply. I continued to sing songs in front of the castle about dreams coming true, but eventually had to quit my dream job due to my inability to reconcile my decision within myself. I wanted to die.
Eventually, I found healing. It was an arduous struggle to navigate my personal grief. But by the grace of God, I am living an amazing life.
I married a great guy (my prince). A few years later, I gave birth to a beautiful daughter. I conceived my son on the first trip back to Disney World following my departure. I went on to advocate for orphans and adopted five children. I am the mother of one daughter from Guatemala who was born to someone I see as a Guatemalan princess (14 years old at the time she gave birth to my little girl). She decided not to abort her baby. My daughter Matéa's name means "gift from God."
Three of my children watched their birth mother die from AIDS in Ethiopia. Their Ethiopian mother, Bayoush, resembled a gorgeous African princess. They were left alone in the world, and we were blessed to adopt them. My son Alec was labeled invalid and almost sent to die in an orphanage known for rampant abuse in Ukraine. We adopted him from the baby home when he was 5. His mother, (Princess) Tetyana, made a difficult decision in giving birth to her baby and then abandoned him at the hospital at two days old. Her bravery in giving her child life before she died has been a gift to us.
We are a blended family of immigrants and American-born children representing Jewish, Christian, British royal, Hispanic, Ukranian and African cultures. And we all are a Disney family, beautifully woven together by God's grace and living in the shadow of Cinderella's castle in Orlando.
Planned Parenthood defended their tweet with the following:
"Today, we joined an ongoing Twitter conversation about the kinds of princesses people want to see in an attempt to make a point about the importance of telling stories that challenge stigma and championing stories that too often don't get told," said Melissa Reed, Planned Parenthood's president and CEO. "Upon reflection, we decided that the seriousness of the point we were trying to make was not appropriate for the subject matter or context, and we removed the tweet."
I am in the process of writing a book about Cinderella,focusing on her incredible strength in overcoming life in the fire and ashes as an orphan herself. She was tortured and enslaved by the ugly stepsisters, who didn't understand her story and tried to rewrite her destiny by taking away her rightful position next to the king. Cinderella defied her stepmother and stepsisters in taking the throne by storming the castle gates, adorned in supernatural favor to battle for her happily ever after.
Disney doesn't need a princess who has had an abortion. For years, feminists have been princess-bashing because they clearly don't really grasp the depth of the princess stories that have already been told of overcoming evil, beauty rising out of the ugliness of the world, empowering love that is willing to slay dragons, resurrecting life after evil witch potions threatens to poison and demanding true love in a world that wants to rewrite the happy ending into something less romantic. Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, Merida, Ariel and Mulan all represent strength, power, grace, favor, determination and beauty out of ashes.
Abortion doesn't empower.
Cinderella, in defying her stepmother and sisters, has been empowering women for thousands of years. Cinderella, the orphan girl, was enslaved by the women in the house, and her story cannot be improved upon. A slave girl, breaking down a door meant to keep her from her destiny as queen (locked by the women assigned to take care of her), speaks volumes to our daughters. Cinderella, poised in her tattered servant clothing, walking into the room to place her foot in her glass slipper before the prince, shows us about grace and dignity. Cinderella, claiming her destiny and position as queen even as the abusive stepsisters try to keep her from it, reminds our daughters that oftentimes beauty, purity, determination and grace through the fire — win.
My family walks down Main Street USA to gaze upon Cinderella's castle almost daily. We are strong, happy, peaceful. The princesses in my home represent Africa, Guatemala and America. I brought my children to live here as a reminder that orphans can take a position on a throne inside of a castle and that dreams do come true. The princess stories that exist cannot be improved upon by any of the think-tank sessions inside of Planned Parenthood. It's time to stop the princess-bashing and understand that iconic fairy tales cannot be improved upon by a politically motivated agenda.
Maybe the reason Planned Parenthood wants to rewrite the princess stories is because stories of evil witches trying to kill off beautiful princesses have already been told. I guess they don't like their part of the story.
Deanna Falchookis a wife to Mark and mother to seven children (five by international adoption). She is a blogger and currently writing a book called The Cinderella Mindset. The Holy Spirit has moved her into studying the royal aspects of who we are in Christ and how the gospel is often expressed through fairy tales. She is also the founder of a fast-growing community called Pro-Life Princesses. You can reach her on Facebook here and the Pro-Life Princesses Facebook page here.
