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Shane Idleman
CP Guest Contributor
Shane Idleman is the founder and lead pastor of Westside Christian Fellowship in Lancaster, California, just North of Los Angeles. Shane's sermons, articles, books, and radio program can all be found at shaneidleman.com or wcfav.org. He is the author of Feasting & Fasting, If My People, Desperate for More of God, and Help! I'm Addicted. Follow him on Facebook at: facebook.com/confusedchurch. You can also follow Pastor Shane on the new free speech platform Parler https://parler.com/profile/ShaneIdleman/posts.
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Does supporting President Trump hurt the Gospel?
Lincoln was different from President Trump, but the principle still applies: We can’t make decisions based on the fear that something will offend; we must make decisions based on what is right.
Trump’s character is not the issue. Why I can't take the character charge seriously
Obviously, character is important, but, if a man has decent character according to some, yet believes in infanticide and in euthanizing the disabled, do we look at his character over his policies?
Churches — open or die, fight or fade away
We were very willing to submit to the governing authorities and protect our community — that is, until the political motivation of the lockdown became obvious.
What to do when you are going through fire?
We can take great comfort in that, but what do you do when you’re going through the fire — through the trial?
In chaotic times, is self defense biblical?
Civil unrest is everywhere and lawmakers are being pressured to restrict guns. But what we are seeing today is not a gun problem; it’s a moral problem called sin.
LA county health dept threatens to shut down outside church service
Complaints prompted calls to the Los Angeles County Health Department. We were told that we cannot sing, even if we are six feet apart, but that they would consider allowing singing if we double our social distance and wear masks the entire service.
10 Key takeaways from #EvangelicalsForTrump
I just had the privilege to hear from Jack Hibbs, Paula White, Jentezen Franklin, Bishop Harry Jackson, Charlie Kirk and others at Evangelicals for Trump in Las Vegas. Here are some key takeaways from the event.
Is California experiencing genuine revival?
We are to discern truth from error, light from darkness, and right from wrong, but not all leaders in revival movements are false and misleading.
California church's 'Stadium Revival' draws 1,000 amid pandemic
"What’s going on in California?” is the question that has been asked of me a lot this month. Revival is our only hope, and repentance is the true mark of genuine revival.
Is Trump using Christians?
Trump is not using us, if anything, we are using him (and I mean that in the right way).