Bible
In the News: Praying to the Dead
Thursday, April 24th, 2008The AP reported today from San Giovanni Rotondo in Italy:
The body of Padre Pio, a hugely popular Italian saint, goes on public display Thursday in a southern Italian town where thousands have gathered to pray to the mystic monk….
This kind of woeful superstition and benighted religion persists in much of the world. Unfortunately, this is […]
Water
Sunday, April 6th, 2008The AP recently reported:
A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows. To be sure, the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or […]
Couple Stoned for Adultery
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Monday Taliban militants stoned to death a couple they found guilty of adultery. Read the article.
Nearly two-thousand years ago Jesus made it clear that form of punishment was no longer appropriate.
Read the words of John 8:3-11 (NKJV):
John 8:3 Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they […]
Scriptures to Live by: Colossians 3:23
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008This has been a life verse for me. “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men” (Colossians 3:23, NKJV).
There have been times in my life when I did not excel because I did not give it my all. There are also times that I didn’t do too well […]
10 Church Growth Principles From the Book of Acts
Thursday, March 27th, 2008My friend Fred Chilton blogged some interesting biblical principles for church growth. Take a look here, at The Ozark Oracle.
Was Moses High On Drugs?
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008In a new article that is not destined to go down in history (just to go down), a “researcher” has made an outrageous claim: Moses and the Children of Israel were high on drugs.
The author, Benny Shanon, is a psychology professor at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, and claims the ancient Jews were under the influence of […]
Rejoice
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;
Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them;
Let those also who love Your name
Be joyful in You.
For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
Psalm 5:11-12, NKJV
(Scripture attached to an email I received today from […]
“Your Sin Will Find You Out” … 2008-Style
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008The AP reported an interesting story today that gives a 2008 spin to the Bible’s warning “Be sure your sin will find you out” (Num. 32:23).
An elated video gamer, 29, in Delhi, La., called his friend to say, “I have killed them all”
(in the video game).
Problem was, he called a wrong number, alarming the woman […]
