Theology, religion & devotional
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A pastor I once heard said When I first started preaching I preached a sermon entitled, “Ten Surefire Ways to Raise Godly Kids.” Now I have kids that are getting older, I changed it to, “A Few Things You Might Want to Try With Your Kids. They Might Work and They Might Not.” This humorous thought is the dilemma faced by young pastors. The need to preach with...
“I could never look like that.” –A million teen aged girls A dangerous reality in Western civilization is the temptation of young girls to compare themselves to the sexualized airbrushed images of models, singers and actors. The “new normal” has a brutal effect on the average girl who does not have a troop of stylists focusing solely on her for hours each morning. Even tempered viewing of commercials...
For Christian culture warriors everywhere, May 9, 2012, will be a date that lives in infamy. In an interview with ABC News President Barack Obama announced publicly his support for same-sex marriage in the United States. This follows similar statements (trial balloons?) recently by vice-president Joe Biden (last Sunday) and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. The only surprise expressed by some was that the president’s “evolution” was so time...
One of my favorite poems is ‘The Second Coming,’ by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats. Wikipedia notes: The poem uses Christian imagery regarding the Apocalypse and second coming as allegory to describe the atmosphere in post-war Europe. Two phrases that stand out to me have to do with the nature of our condition The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; and...
I have never heard of Jesse Lee Peterson before today. I hope I never hear from him again. While he points out that women have been attacked, he seems unable to see how he is doing the same thing. I cannot fathom why he does not see it takes two to tango when talking about birth control. Most women are not able to make logical decisions? Women should...
