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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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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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4 | Turning thTide

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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6 | Turning thTide

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.

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