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winthewar

Win the War, Ignore the Rhetoric

Something bad is happening. Small groups of moms are gathering by candlelight across the country. We will do anything to protect our children. Tonight I am at a WIN meeting. WomenImpactingtheNation.org is my newest attempt to “arm” myself for “battle.” Oops! Not allowed to make “war” (oops) references in referring to “conquering” (oops) evil. My…

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wheat tares

Wheat, Tares, Mustard, Leaven

Most people don’t realize that many if not most of Jesus’ parables were intended not as general morality tales, but as particular pronouncements of coming judgment and change. Jesus was warning Jerusalem to repent and to accept its new King (Jesus) or else fall under ultimate condemnation of God. In fact, much of Jesus’ teaching…

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shema

A Lifelong Reconstruction Project

One of the most sobering chapters in all of Scripture can be found in Deuteronomy 6. In this well-known portion of the Old Testament, we are informed that the Law of God is more than just a series of directives handed down by a Divine Deity. In fact, we learn that obeying the Law is…

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declaration

Equal Before the Law

We in America cherish equality.  “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal.”  What we mean by that is that all people should stand as equals before the law.  All people should have the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” and the government shouldn’t discriminate against…

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reggiekray

Kray’s “born-again Christian” letters up for auction

Letters and artwork by killer Reggie Kray are being auctioned by the woman credited with helping him become a born-again Christian. Carol-Ann Kelly struck up an friendship with the East End villain while visiting her then husband in Parkhurst prison on the Isle of Wight in 1983. The pair became close after Kray, who died…

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jtbsite

Mine fields circle Jesus’ traditional baptism site

Just months before the official opening of one of Christianity’s holiest sites to visitors, the area where John the Baptist is said to have baptized Jesus remains surrounded by thousands of land mines. Israel says the sites visited by pilgrims and tourists in an area known as Qasr el-Yahud will be safe, but advocacy groups…

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oldbible

A 340-yr-old Bible discovered

I read with much interest about the recent unusual accidental discovery of a 340-yr-old Bible printed in Germany found inside a safe in a Lutheran Church School in Wisconsin.  “We don’t know how we got it. We don’t know how it got into the safe. We’ve been asking some of our elderly folks and people…

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Tiananmen

Following Christ in China

Though he wasn’t on the square that day, the massacre changed Fu’s life — it was the moment that he lost faith in communism. His subsequent arrest eventually led to his conversion to Christianity and his escape from China. Now Fu directs the U.S.-based China Aid foundation, which garners international support for Christians in China.…

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EU Calendar Omits Christian Holidays

The European Union has published a school calendar that omits Christian holidays, like Christmas and Easter, while noting significant Jewish and Muslim celebrations. Three million copies have reportedly been printed of the calendar, which will be given out freely to students who request it from the union’s 27 member countries. The Catholic News Agency reports…

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mlkjail

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.” Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time…

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