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Friday, April 11th, 2008Just came across this local coverage of last year’s historic GC in Indianapolis. Take a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE4lgNqyzYE
Cults Still Trying to Predict the End
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008A Russian doomsday cult is in the news.
Two members of the group that went underground five months ago to await the end recently emerged with a tale of two deaths among the group. Thirty-five cult members entered a cave in early November, threatening to blow up gas canisters that blocked the entrance if authorities attempted […]
D’oh! Simpsons Not Fit for Kids?
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Venezuela has it right: The TV program The Simpsons is not fit for kids (or anyone else for that matter).
The totalitarian regime of President Hugo Chavez made news by labeling The Simpsons unfit for children and pulled it from the 11 a.m. slot of nationally-controlled Venezuelan television. Even a stopped clock is right every now […]
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 […]
Snake Bite! … in a Suitcase
Monday, March 31st, 2008Last week it was reported that a man was bitten by a rattlesnake … as he was unpacking his suitcase! The snake had slithered in on the other end of the trip. Though the surprised victim didn’t die, this kind of incident gives food for thought to those who are waiting to make their decision […]
Divine Healing Fanatics
Friday, March 28th, 2008More than 172 children died between 1975 and 1995 because their parents refused them medical care. What does this have to do with religious freedom?
A time.com story included these statements:
At the center of controversy are Congregants of Church of Christ, Scientist, along with members of other, smaller sects, including the Followers of Christ Church and […]
Souls Are More Important Than Appearances
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Assemblies of God Prayer Summit Report
Forgive me for diverting to an area that will be of most interest to preachers. Of course, those of you readers who are not preachers do listen to preaching, so you’ll be better off if the preachers you listen to take this advice from Jim Cymbala.
As a former pastor and […]
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 […]
Our Military in Afghanistan and Iraq
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Listen to Ken Horn’s interview with Major General Jeffrey Schloesser, the Commander of the 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The division has several units currently deployed in Iraq and other units preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in the near future.
TPExtra Host Ken Horn and Co-Host Chaplain Scott McChrystal interview General Schloesser about:
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