It’s Friday, April 25th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Adam McManus
Nigerian Muslims have killed 170 Christians during Lent and Easter
Nigerian Muslims killed 170 Christians during the Lenten season and on Easter Sunday in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region, reports International Christian Concern.
In Benue State, 72 Christians were confirmed dead following a series of deadly attacks by suspected Fulani Muslim militants between April 18 and April 20. They struck multiple villages in Ukum and Logo Counties during the Holy Weekend, turning what should have been a time of solemn reflection and worship into a scene of terror.
Governor Hyacinth Alia, who visited the affected areas, described the massacre as “a calculated and strategic attack on innocent Christian farmers.”
He also said, “These were peaceful people observing their Holy Weekend. The scale and timing of the violence is heartbreaking. We cannot continue like this.”
Please pray Amos 5:24 — that “God’s justice would roll on like a river.”
Massive Russian strike on Ukraine’s capital
On Thursday night, Russia attacked Kyiv, Ukraine with an hours-long barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 70 in its deadliest assault on the Ukrainian capital since last July, reports CBS News.
The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia fired 66 ballistic and cruise missiles, four plane-launched air-to-surface missiles, and 145 Shahed and decoy drones at Kyiv and four other regions of Ukraine.
On Truth Social, President Donald Trump wrote, “I am not happy with the Russian strikes on Kyiv. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5,000 soldiers a week are dying. Let’s get the Peace Deal DONE!”
TRUMP: “We’re putting a lot of pressure on Russia, and Russia knows that, and some people that are close to it know or he wouldn’t be talking right now.”
In response to Russia’s aggressive strikes in Western Ukraine, NATO has heightened its alert level, placing fighter jets in the “highest state of readiness,” reports The Express.
Former Brazilian president in ICU
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s health condition has worsened following bowel surgery nearly two weeks ago, his doctors said Thursday, reports MSN.com.
The medical team said the former president “experienced a clinical decline, elevated blood pressure and worsening liver lab test results.”
Bolsonaro underwent a 12-hour surgery on April 13 to remove intestinal adhesions and reconstruct the abdominal wall after the assassination attempt by stabbing in the abdomen during a campaign rally in September 2018.
Democrat Senator Dick Durbin, a pro-abort, will not seek re-election
Democrat Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois made an announcement on Wednesday,
DURBIN: “There comes a point in your career when the torch must be passed, and I’ve reached that point. I will not be seeking re election to this United States Senate seat.”
To his shame, Senator Durbin, age 80, has consistently voted to eliminate or prevent protections for the unborn and for children born alive after failed abortions. In addition, Senator Durbin has voted to use hard-earned tax dollars to pay for abortion, including abortion travel expenses. And he has worked to allow radical abortion ideology to be inserted into every facet of the United States Government.
Illinois July 4th parade shooter sentenced to life in prison
On Thursday, Robert Crimo III, the gunman who killed seven people and injured dozens in a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, during a July 4th parade in 2022, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, reports ABC News.
Judge Victoria Rossetti sentenced Crimo, age 24, to seven consecutive life sentences along with 50 years in prison for each person injured,
Judge Rosetti said, “This court hopes this sentence brings a sense of justice and an end to the continued horror.”
However, the judge ignored God’s just standard articulated in Genesis 9:6 which says, “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for in the image of God has God made mankind.”
Max Lucado got a tattoo
Max Lucado, the Christian bestselling writer and pastor of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, took to social media to announce he got a tattoo, reports MyChristianDaily.com.
Located on his forearm, he chose the word “Tetelestai” which is Greek for “It is finished!” That is what Jesus uttered from the cross when He had paid our sin debt, according to John 19:30.
Lucado said, “I’m celebrating the golden anniversary of God’s great grace in my life. 50 years ago this spring, grace found me. My testimony is interwoven with my favorite word in the Bible. On the cross, Christ proclaimed, in Greek, “Tetelestai!” Among the meanings of this word is, ‘paid in full’.”
He added, “Not everyone likes the idea of a 70-year-old pastor getting a tattoo. That’s ok. I didn’t do it for people, I did it to say thank you to Jesus who paid a debt I could not pay.”
However, Leviticus 19:28 says, “Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.”
How “In God We Trust” became American motto
And finally, on April 22, 1864, the United States informally adopted the motto “In God We Trust.” Conceived during the Civil War, Union supporters wanted to emphasize their attachment to God and to boost morale.
The fourth stanza of the U.S. national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner“, adopted from the 1814 poem “The Defense of Fort McHenry“, contains the line: “And this be our motto—’In God is our trust.’”
“In God We Trust” was officially adopted by Congress in 1956, replacing the defacto motto of “E Pluribus Unum” which is Latin for “Out of Many, One.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
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