Sunday, August 28th
Author(s): Tamara Scott
Back to School Basics for ParentsBy Tamara Scott It's that time of year again and children across the nation are returning to the books.Some will head off to the public school sector, others in private venues, and others still, in the privacy of their own homes. While each family will have to decide how and where their children should be educated, there is one thing, hopefully, of which we should all agree. It is the most basic back-to-school item that we can give our children with very little cost and a great deal of return. No, it's not the latest ipod or videophone. It's prayer...
Sunday, August 28th
Author(s): Nicholas A. Jackson
Letters From War A few weeks ago, I took a journey to my statehouse in Columbus, OH to survey the area for the possible placement of a Ten Commandments monument. With the recent history of acknowledgements of God being removed from the public square I was particularly sensitive to monuments and remembrances of God's governing hand in our nation's affairs. Our great seal was emblazoned with the words, "With God All Things Are Possible." There was a quote from William McKinley stating, "Our earnest prayer is that God will graciously vouchsafe prosperity, happiness, and peace to all our...
Sunday, August 28th
Author(s): David Wheaton
Minneapolis Star Tribune, August 28, 2005 (uncut) Agassi Marks the Spot 2005 US Open Preview Whoever coined the proverb, "a leopard never changes its spots," was clearly unaware of a tennis player named Andre Agassi. As someone who's known this cat since pre-pubescent days on the junior tennis circuit, let me attest that he hasn't just changed his spots, he's made them better. Consider how
A juvenile tennis delinquent wearing blue jeans and eye make-up in junior matches becomes the articulate and thoughtful patriarchal sage of the pro tour. A post-loss teen-age pro giving his racquets...
Sunday, August 28th
Author(s): Brannon Howse
Survey: Two-Thirds of Evangelicals Doubt Jesus' Words Regarding Salvation Thru Him AloneBy Fred JacksonAugust 23, 2005(AgapePress) - There's a new poll out which points to a growing rejection among Evangelicals that Jesus is the only way of salvation.For years, most evangelical Christians have been taught and accepted the words of Jesus in John 14:6, where He states, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no man cometh unto the Father but my Me." But now a new Newsweek/Beliefnet poll is showing a shocking number of people who call themselves evangelical and born-again have come to...
Sunday, August 28th
Author(s): Woodrow Kroll
ALL CHRISTIANS HAVE A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW, RIGHT?byDr. Woodrow Kroll You would think that all Christians have a biblical view of the world around them. After all, we go to church, we're a part of a small group, we've read The Purpose-Driven Life. Are you ready for a reality check? The research says just the opposite. Most Christians do not have a biblical worldview. Author and researcher George Barna made waves by citing statistics that show just 9 percent of all adults in America who claim to be "born again" have a biblical worldview. You didn't read that incorrectly...
Wednesday, August 24th
Author(s): Jason Carlson
08/23/05Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We were saddened to hear the recent comments by Pat Robertson on the 700 Club calling for the assassination of President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. While Pat Robertson is a widely respected leader in the conservative Christian community, he does not speak for all Christians in regards to this matter. Pat Robertson's comments were unbiblical and do not reflect the ethics of Jesus Christ, New Testament Christianity, or the Just War Tradition of the Christian church. Pat Robertson has been a blessing to the church in so many ways throughout the...
Wednesday, August 24th
Author(s): Steve Crampton
A Man Named Rasool "Dignity does not consist in having honors but in deserving them." --Aristotle I recently traveled to Iran on a mountain climbing expedition, and was instantly struck by the similarities between the Iranian people living in this isolated, often desolate country in the East, and our own people, living in the Western hubbub of ease and luxury. Call me naïve, but I learned again the truth of the old platitude, people are just people, wherever you go...
Tuesday, August 23rd
Author(s): Ron Carlson
The "Jesus" of the Cultsby Jason Carlson and Ron Carlson In Matthew chapter 24, Jesus' disciples came to him and asked, "Tell us, when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" In responding to this question, it's very interesting what Jesus identified as the foremost sign of his second coming and of the end of the age, "Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many." Today we are seeing the fulfillment of this warning sign as never before. Our world is literally flooded...
