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Turning th
TideR Ch, R Ho
dR. CHaR les F. sTanley
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Ddicatd to th brav mn and womn
srving in th armd orcs.
Thank ou or saguarding Amricas librt.
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COnTenTs
Part 1: the Story of our Storm
Chtr 1: THe Rising Tide
Th Dangr in Failing to Rcogniz th Storms / 3
Chtr 2: Real HOpe
W Must Trad in Shallow Optimism or Gnuin
Hop and Chang / 17
Chtr 3: WHeRe We Have Failed
Th Wa into This Mss Rvals th Wa out o It / 39
Chtr 4: THe eCOnOmiC Tsunami
Th Intrtwining o Dbt, Ovrtaxation,
and Unmplomnt / 63
Chtr 5: THe dOWnWaR d spiRal OF sOCialism
Wh th Govrnmnt Isnot Our Kpr / 87
Chtr 6: THe eROding Banks OFpeRsOnal FReedOm
W Must Rinorc Our First Amndmnt Rights / 107
Part 2: Stand uP and SPeak out
Chtr 7: ReFuse TO TOleRaTe THe FlOOd
OF immORTaliTy
Th Rsponsibilit o W th Popl / 119
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v i i i | Cott
Chtr 8: BOldly HOld OuR leadeRs aCCOunTaBle
Th Tim Has Com or Gratr Accountabilit / 143
Chtr 9: sTand againsT THe
sTORm ClOud OF pRide
Nothing Stops Progrss Lik Arroganc / 165
Part 3: turning the tide
Chtr 10: THe Tide-TuRning pOWeR OF WISDOM
Gods Word Is or Our Bnft, Now and Alwas / 195
Chtr 11: THe Tide-TuRning pOWeR OF
SPeAKING THe TRUTH BOLDLy
W Hav a Right and Rsponsibilit to Stand or God / 213
Chtr 12: THe Tide-TuR ning pOWeR OF pRayeR
Doing th Will o Havn on earth / 231
Part 4: the Pathway to real Change
Chtr 13: pR ay aBOuT THe issues We FaCe
A Twnt-Wk Prar Guid / 249
Chtr 14: Believe!Rus to Giv In or Giv Up / 273
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p a R T 1
THe sTORy OF
OuR sTORm
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C H a p T e R 1
THe Rising Tide
Th Dangr in Failing to Rcogniz th Storms
O r th r, i h b r to w oo o th ot ct bch th wor. not oo, i w t Hw hor ow or t tro w
o worth o r xcro i w ct wr o thr o th t.
O r occo th t, th rtcr cot h h
w tht ro or th twt t hh. a t th hot c
tho t xtr rr r.
Wh th r crh o brr o tht t
xct rr, th rt o b rht b ch
orowr crh o wtrttc to oo t, rh, bt oro tc.
a i z ot t th oc, ow th ott r or
rt w, thoht tr to th rt o th t
tht crh to sotht a 2004. Th tto tr o
rort o w oro.
i th b to th bot th rt tht c roc
bch too ro or w. athoh th t c bt b r xrt th wtch ro t
rch, th r ot rcoz b bchor o th hor
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or tho r th wtr. Oc oct wr h b
cht th ctch o ch owr crrt, c xtr
ct. Rc ot ro or tho who to h. dth rqt th rt.
i cor th r foowtr tht h tt
r or to. W whr t ot t to
hr wctr rort, noth o th t h r b
xrc hr bor.
i , What maks tids go rom bautiul to dangrous?
What causs th sa to swll and produc a wav that washs awabachs and citis? What crats thos wavs?
Th wr c storms.
so o th q o o th rc o th wtr, wh oth-
r occr r w, c r ct throhot th oc.
so tt o rc w; othr, -
ot o h r.
Rr o how th whrw owor occr or whr th ort, th c c ht th wtr
th t r wth trct owr.
Th obrto o tr trt th bot th
i w c th boott tht occr or to
o or ro . Th tor ot cr h -
th to o wth wthr. Th r tto or tht -
tt jt ctor- hrrc tht r cot .Th r to or c, bro rtoh, ot job,
cr , or br o tr crctc. Th
r, thrt co ro r, trbt, orwh-
. Th tro or c crt, w cot c thr
r. W ot ow wht to o or whr to o.
i coc tht or cotr c jt ch tor. W r
xrc trct, - t tht trort orcotr t rht c. a arc ctz, thr,
rthr, rchr o th Wor, i th robt to
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Th R T | 5
bot th or cotr or ro
tht rqr or ttto trco br.
Rising Tides On man y FROnTs
Th tor o c t to ot to th ot o or-
wh wth tr, tro, root r.
W xrc cttrohc t,
ot jt tr, r robbt o - tr. s,
w ot co to r wth or cr
r how to ct
throh th, w w cot to
or cr r-
t t.
Jt or ro tt c tt or w o otro to th rort, ctcc tor c rtc -
ct or to w. so tr xrc o tht Hw
bch, i t ow to t o th tor or cotr crrt
ro. i c wth twt cocr tht i tr b wr-
rt rr o cto.
not o th t o t r q wht, or r th
rt hr orr o rort. Howr, i b th r ortt tr o or to hth rt wr. i w
to ror r th tor, th w t bco
rotb t tht w ro or ro ctz o th
ut stt o arc.
Bow r th coto i b r ct or
cotr t:
1. Mortgag problms: m o r b to thr
ort r o thr ho. Th ot o ct th
as ac cz, ,, pc
w, i spsb
sp p b sss
c ps vs
q -
css s bvs.
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tht bco ho bt o ct thr hbor-
hoo, cot, o to.
2. Incrasing unmplomnt:mo o o h ot thr
job or r bc th cot thr
b or or thr ct.
3. Banking issus:Or to c orwh -
c cr whch c th oc o b, tr-
o o or otor tor, ct cot,
xc to bt, th w o or crrc o
th trto rt.
4. Corrupt ladrs:Or to wth cowrc, co-
o, corrto t rho both o th
. W r rt o o tor who w
cow th lor ob H.
5. Ongoing warar: a wrr cot, th th
wo o or o wo ct. W ot
br or to btt wthot qt rotct r,
whch bot thb.
6. Trrorism:Th r-rt thrt o trror ro or
to coc, r or ctz, jorzor coo.
7. Natural disastrs:Hrrc, toro, foo, othr
tr tr r occrr rcor-br br
trth.
8. Abortion: Th rob o borto oo. mor th55 o bor bb h b tht br
t r.
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Th R T | 7
9. Divorc:Th rct o rr tht orc co-
t to ct.
10. Singl-parnt amilis:mo o rt r tr-
to r thr chr, th br o who r
b to xrc tb ho cot to r.
11. escalating crim:Or cotr xrc rtr -
cc o cr o c o jtc or ct. lw
orct oc r rqt b to rotct ctz
bc o brcrc ch.
12.Amricas standing in th world:aro th wor r-
htr o arc tht c th thrt o cr ro-
rto b or t or to .
13. Diminishing support o Isral:a r to otc
r h rt th trorto o or to ort
o ir.
14. Challngs to our Judo-Christian valus:Or ro o
ro xro r ot c wh
t co to Chrt who o ro J Chrt th
o w to th Fthr.
15. Ful availabilit and pricing:e thoh w r to
wth t r rorc, th bt o o ot -
r rc r ot rctb.
16. Rdfning o marriag:attt to r rr -
r or to ort.
17. Illgal immigration:Th rob o rto ot
o ct or coo t bt t o crt -
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b rc o who wh to b t
roct rt o or oct.
18. Tolration o immoralit:a cr br o ro
oto tort ort w cct ort
t o th cr.
19. Fals prophts:Bc o c o bbc trc or
to, or or roht h r wth hrtc
tch cotrt o.
20. Nd or rvival:O o or cotr rtt or
tr r rt w. Or to h rt
w ro go, th o J o oo b
arc. W t rtr to hb, o rrc
o or sor lor.
it o wor tht i br or to rc
to r. i h bot o obt tht . . .
The tides are rising.
Our nation is under serious threat.
If we dont act decisively and quickly, we will suffer loss and
persecution as you and I have never experienced before.
a Call TO ReveR se THe TRends
i ct t, bor thr wr rr or o th tchoocct tht wr ccto to to, or h ot o
wr o co tor. srr wo t o o wtr
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Th R T | 9
t thr chc thr rt h , wth o
thr th to rotct th. Wh tt roch,
chr th oc to bot th h, thr w ot chth or co o. so th wo t ro h th to
th t o th bot. Tht w, wh th w th w ht th
h thrh t th c, th wot b wh or-
bor.
i b th x o wht go wt to o th
t o th tt tor. W r to h or to th lor.
W r to b t o wthHcr t to th Fthr b-
c H c t throh
th tt.
Rht ro th b o th
boo, i wt to t cr tht i
c or ro ch or
to. Thr r crc w bot t r who to rr th rc tht h or
rt. so b t ob to ch th cor o or
cotrtht t too h to tr ro tor tht
too ct to r. i r; t . Bt i o ow tht Wth
o t ob, bt ot wth go; or th r o-
b wth go (mr 10:27). W canch or to w tr
bc to th lor, h or to H w owth H.
Wth tht , i wo to tt or th rcor tht i
ctz o th ut stt o arc i o cotr. it
o ortt to rt tht i ot t orti
b t t ro cz oct. For ro
to b cc, t t h r rotoco tht how t
coct t b. Th tr whthr th orzto cor-orto, chrch, or to.
lw, i ot tr to coc arc to bco
i pp ss
s ss, v
bc sb
s s
czs u Ss
ac.
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rt o thr otc rt or th Chrt oto to whch
i bo. Rthr, roch h b to wth o ro
w o , to t wth r, to o rth i c to -ort th oto rc tht or th
b rwor o or Cottto. a Chrt th
ut stt, i h th rht w th tto o
bot ttr o ort, rh, oct tr.
Throh th boo, i ho to cor r ctz to t
or th ro h or h jo arc to r
tht th brt cot or tr rto. i c ro to o Chrt. i r b tht t ot
o th r bt th robt o r br to bco
ct o th rrto o o rc whtr
to h or h c ho.
Thror, cor th boo
cro c orouto , t
, r r bor. i o -r th o tr or to
to b rr, rt tht t w
h o o i othr
who b w o ht th btt o or bor th Fthr
ob H whohrt. W t h or to th lor
w o wth H.
a Call TO puRsue gOdsHigHesT and BesT
a Chrt, o h th q ch o to -
two wor. yo th tr wor, whr o h
robt to or cot to. yo r o ctzo th o o go r ccotb to th lor aht
( ph 3:2021).
i p c v cz
s p s
s js s ac
s s b c-
s s.
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Th R T | 1 1
J r cow th t or ( mtthw
22:1522), bt H o th two th r cr:
1. Or rr c robt w to th
Fthr.
2. Or xtc ho ct th rthc or
ortb th w w ot or h . J
w r to b t ht to th wor ( mtthw
5:1316). W r to rr tht oo b obt,o t o ch or th lor or o othr
b .
i th t jort o c, w w ot tht th choc
w cocr th crrt to tohr th r-
t o o go r ot r ttr o o or th othr.
W r ot c to roor cot to r th Fthr or
c r. Rthr, go c to oo
bo oo to btto r
th r hht rc o,
whthr w r hr o rth fc or r or jo tr-
t h wth H. H r or to xrc t t
r btboth th wor th o to co.
a Call TO aCT NOW
i w o th tor tht or to th r t
tht thrt to tro th w ow o, w h o t
to r, wt, or htt. Th t or cto ow.
gs s s s xp-
c s v bsb
s c.
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Scp ws
Throhot scrtr, w wr ro go to
bc H cr or o . H to ir dtroo32:4647, T to or hrt th wor wth whch i wr-
o to, whch o h co or o to obr cr-
, th wor o th w. For t ot wor or o;
t or . a b th wor o w roo or .
H oto r or or oo, ot to hrt or or
ror. O th cotrr, th lor wt to rotct ro hr
c th bt ob oto to rc H trob rwr. Thror, th Fthr wr or ho
b hr ob wth o rc.
lw, w t r tht go cto rb
r or obo or r or o who othr t
c. sch to w rt t. Th Bb
cr tht tho who to h th lor cwhthr
to, ct, or r tt coqc.Rthr, w t x or hrt r th r c
co rt o or whr H r thr r-
c to .
Th cor o wht w wrt wth , o cor, th r w tht
go h to h b. Th t ow to
choc bot whthr w w ob or ob th Fthr. W h
th bt to c whthr w w cct th sor tto orc, or, rtohor r t. W c coco
choo whthr to h th go oow th rct
H throh th Ho srt or to rjct Htrt
or oow or ow r.
Th tht or to tr h th lor wr, w t
coco choc to or w wth H.
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Th R T | 1 3
t Csqcs dsbc
W th trth ro th o o th Bb. a e
r. a th gr o e w thr to jo, wtho o ct: Fro tr o th r o t r; bt
ro th tr o th ow o oo o h ot t, or
th tht o t ro t o w r (g 2:1617).
yo wo th th wo h b w oh to , W
h rth w co r wtwh r t or o bt o
rt? nrth, th co r to h go wr
too th trct th o obc. Th t o th tr r th coqc, th cor o htor w ch
tt.
Throhot th ctr, w th t rt: -
, ct, to hr th trth; or t; choo thr
ow w rthr th go; r th trrb otco o thr
hort-ht c. Th wh Hbrw 12:25 cto, s to
t tht o o ot r H who . For tho otc wh th r h who wr th o rth, ch
w w c who tr w ro H who wr ro h.
W r r tto to rt to. W w-
rt w ro th Fthr - co r to
h H rb. a th t o obc rr, w
too czto bor w r tro co-
qc. Th ot ctot th trth c throhot
htor. Wht th lor willco
to .
HOW yOu Can Help TuR n THe Tide
at th o ch chtr, o w w qto b o th
coct hr th boo. Th oc o th qto o wht
w l ss will c
pss.
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ouc o Chrt ctz o th ut stt to
rc or cotr. i ch o to r bot th q-
to wr th th r tht th Fthr rct o. it rr tht th qto w h o cor who go wt
o to bco o o c crr ot th o H h or o.
Opn our s, Lord, to s our nation
as you s it. Giv us sorrow or thos
things that saddn your hart.Giv us th rsolv to conss and rpnt o our sinul
was that w might draw closr to you
and xprinc mor o your prsnc,
provision, and protction.
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Th R T | 1 5
HOW yOu Can Help TuR n THe Tide
1. W ar to lash ourslvs to th Lord. W ar to b in unit and
onnss with Himscurl tid to th Fathr bcaus H can gt
us sal through this tmpst.
Th bo ttt b dr. st o o th cor rc-
tht w h wthr or cotr tor h
ortt cotrbto to or to w-b. Wht o
t or o, ro, to h or to th lor? Wht
wo t or or cotr? Th bot t th w: wh
or h to oth or oo, o r orc to
bo or ow ort r o o th o o r
h to. Wht o o or to to bo
orr to b h to th lor?
2. dr. st tht th o tr or to w b
rr oi ou and I and othrs who bliv as w do fght
this battl on our kns bor th Fathr and ob Him whol-
hartdl.
W o cot to ht th btt o or b-
or th Fthr ob H whohrt? Th bot
wht th o rctc : Wht rt o or c
o t or rr? Wht or o o to ch
orr to ob go wthot rrto or htto? O
b b wth ro trorto c w h to tr
th t o or to.
3. dr. st r tht our primar allgianc and r-
sponsibilit is alwas to th Fathr. Our xistnc should impact
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th arthincluding our govrnmntb th wa w liv out our
havnl valus.How c o, ro, ct th rth or or-
t b th w o ot or h ? B cc
o c.
4. i th chtr, dr. st : W must nvr assum that
Gods cautions and rbuks ar or sombod ls. . . . W must x-
amin our harts and mak sur th ar clanconssing andrpnting o our sins whnvr H rvals thir prsnc to us.
Wht cto ro go h o ot towr othr
bor x or ow hrt? W o o t
rr wth go, H to r th tht o to
co rt o? Th or r or ow hrt bco,
th or w w b h or to bco wht
t to b.