<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:54:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@pointoffaith/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[God's Glory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whatever you do today, do so out of faith, trust, and confidence that God is working on your behalf and for your good. Romans 8:28. May He bless you today in all that you do. May He confuse and confound]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/god-s-glory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/god-s-glory</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:16:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMsdUG6oFpRbE1wuBFPviE7KPwjRcNZtfdojoCHjtiq7Yd7r7DgeEhmZYU4CDUmhHv9LeZWvxv6pSXAWgjRHxHK5ty918FpcXFU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armor Up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't let the battles in life war against you, and overwhelm your strength. Rather, fight the battles in life with the power God has given each Christian.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/armor-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/armor-up</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 21:16:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9v3LstbTK3byKv6VkLLNsxhvWqb72mZk8oyXULjFnb6zKnp3Rd7sRSgwpkF66xzjQwa4crnfZXTKugLqdqHgPZyC7Ro9dYPp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Persecution of the Church and Tolerance]]></title><description><![CDATA[2015 marked the worst year of persecution worldwide, for Christians in a long time. Perhaps the years under Nero were worse. I suspect this trend of abuse toward Christians will continue. So then the question]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@pointoffaith/the-persecution-of-the-church-and-tolerance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@pointoffaith/the-persecution-of-the-church-and-tolerance</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75811Z7dUU5L4BbWkfqKpvnZpGeZ1G4RJTUdHxJhfF8cbAgohvdmycx5UMk3rWKPXavamCJVhc8hmeC1azv12dBprcnvBQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surviving Christian Persecution and Challenges to the faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following Christ, I mean truly following Him, is the single hardest decision a person will ever make. (Luke 14:26) It will take a renewed commitment to follow Him each day if we are to please Him who redeemed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/surviving-christian-persecution-and-challenges-to-the-faith</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/surviving-christian-persecution-and-challenges-to-the-faith</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVPnYzoWDdzWfrjnxPrsfVHtLsXj5vXQWdc5hE5N5t3gmwWsBopwVTbarQ2UfdrMz4mnwbK7NH2qzGBmcYdbsRhqJKYr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revival is Coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[I suspect that we universally recognize our world wide need for renewal, revival, and change, but misguided efforts can damage us further. Authentic renewal can only come from Yahweh God. Otherwise, we]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/revival-is-coming</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/revival-is-coming</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:30:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrCV7YyoNbyDZCqTDy5QgJCSEHtFzTGTQoaPB1YtJUuW738qRcrkSSL52wPAnp7od8EWAyHwQaYM8PGvfbxG4v3KYLE7G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace can unite us]]></title><description><![CDATA[We would really benefit if we, as one people, stood back and asked ourselves who we really are? Who are we that the God of the whole universe even cares, let alone enough to send his Son to die. 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We have eternal life]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-christian</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-christian</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:54:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs758jyCwvgPBxsJFYnwD7XRpn3L3iiud1aKjjA5znh5EUozW3rbaYdsC2Ko5XvAcksn7KJJcKWAh2BFZyq3ruC7G4ETsuQJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reject Division]]></title><description><![CDATA[The culture that permeates our lives if full of division and people who insist that we must adopt their labels that reject inclusivity. We are a people divided into factions which view the other factions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/reject-division</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/reject-division</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVTHiHrm4dighcP8kEU1aHJZWHJVDNw4Tv7stN53tVoJgputeb9Xu2HoKQiGwohfx1FcBiXgqA3GjqP8YQdJLuNW9BUr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise above Hatred with Mercy]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the rise of hatred across many spectrum and domains, we as people who rise above the pettiness must unite and seek the answer. The proverb shows us three areas that we can employ to counter the hatred.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/rise-above-hatred-with-mercy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/rise-above-hatred-with-mercy</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76AKLMCMfuqNbYxcpvCacuV656XG7rKQhtUueUZe8Eh7UYyV6DX7deta3cryxztnSRSDrNmutyk3Q3Nyp3jJ423PYv6h4a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pray for the Persecuted Church]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/knowledge/@pointoffaith/pray-for-the-persecuted-church</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/knowledge/@pointoffaith/pray-for-the-persecuted-church</guid><category><![CDATA[knowledge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77coAZxrKZiSAyKBv7QtWhusnK9FMi3fC7EMC7wNody3SfhRvqMeThmVEjq2neSXRkiJspH6Z6ufQHngPYut4jX6rzTeSA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does it mean to know God?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We often think about a relationship with God as being an exclusive property of the Gospels, Paul's, letter or the Christian Church. The scripture characterizes the Israelite's as having knowledge of God.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/what-does-it-mean-to-know-god</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/what-does-it-mean-to-know-god</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 15:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVMUW4PCVNhCEMZDpSEuJPFqMH28ysBw5JLB1FyZc8B71uxs1SkbkqFfz9M244cVgzT6k3YfyazUkNz2PcnJbrPDrUAi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does it mean Biblically, to "know God"]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think one of the problems facing mainstream Christianity is a watered down faith that misrepresents the Biblical concept of Faith. John 17:3 states: "Now this is eternal life that they may know]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/what-does-it-mean-biblically-to-know-god</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/what-does-it-mean-biblically-to-know-god</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 14:21:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAhSRywyNADazMP6H4ARRydy7Jcj7D6VsseB16Nnt91A8JfabwumTjMGDPvaK3vbiEEgwvSgH6EwLxFAqeqtPZhM4Hiw48DVQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jesus is the Point of Faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jesus is worthy of our trust. The simple truth of the Christian message is that we serve a God who came to seek and save that which was lost, namely us. People adopt religious systems because people have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@pointoffaith/jesus-is-the-point-of-faith</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@pointoffaith/jesus-is-the-point-of-faith</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:17:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVKwf3shgyqHyz4qrMzdamevJUkFZSGfQ8qbEJgX2yqT3VCcbN7hAymBj12ak8FEJRGurrKkTgMSaaq7HnN1GbCzqiMk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[God's faithfulness is the basis for answered prayers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I honestly believe that people out there need to hear this Psalm and take comfort from it. People struggle. Life closes in all around us. Sometimes it can seem like our prayers are not heard because of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/god-s-faithfulness-is-the-basis-for-answered-prayers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/god-s-faithfulness-is-the-basis-for-answered-prayers</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8negyRjFZFwH43ZBrB3AU3CFwKWDMvYcSWv3g9wuUoUZNh4xuzPZhPuYb2xJpSp9T4Hr2rXeLzqeN3PABgbi13mduJCe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes the greatest struggle in life is simply to move forward. The circumstances of life can seem to overwhelm us. Faith responds in obedience when called. The person of faith will move forward when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/faith</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@pointoffaith/faith</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pointoffaith]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 19:10:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiGmrKRrEsUV2Ri4WZS4urT3hAAh1dBYRnPaTpub77G6f73594oa7qxBrrRDVxVtxc4E6gtuoqn8ZSPsWEBqt8gfXkfajk2p94ANKJ4BHpa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith Demands Passion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Simply put, we all pursue things that are important to us. The follower of Yeshua/Jesus is a person who has placed their trust, passion, and zeal in living life the way Jesus/Yeshua desires of us. 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