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For almost 1500 years an idea has gripped the hearts and minds of European leaders such as Charlemagne, the Hapsburgs, Napoleon, even Hitler and Mussolini.
As reported by various national news services, one of the leading Presidential candidates spoke to the United Church of Christ national meeting in June. Illinois Senator Barack Obama stated: "Faith got hijacked, partly because of so-called leaders of the Christian Right, all too eager to exploit what divides us." He then referred specifically to issues such as...
Remember the old MAD Magazine character, Alfred E. Neuman, whose line was "What, me worry?" It was a humorous spoof making light of the need to worry about anything. Worry is a mental exercise that all of us engage in, though some more than others. It doesn't produce anything. It uses up valuable time and resources, and it doesn't give us joy or peace of mind.
#6. "Give us a king!" Here is another classic dumb idea of mankind. It all started right after the flood of Noah. You can read about it in Genesis 10:8-12. Nimrod, the great grandson of Noah, began to have people look to him for guidance and protection rather than relying on God. He built the first city-states and set the Babylonish pattern for mankind from that...
Recently I watched a program on PBS about Voodoo and Zombies in Haiti. Many people have heard of Haiti. Unfortunately, most have never heard of the pivotal role Haiti played in America's rise to greatness.
The honeybees are still hanging on inside the wall of our old farmhouse. I pray they will survive. But if the trend continues, they will all soon be dead, and all or most of their kind will be no more.
What is good about the fish dying, you say? Just this: it is another sign that the rule of Christ on the earth in the Kingdom of God is soon to begin! "Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near" (Luke 21:28).
Sex without responsibilities and without consequences Take a look at our society today. Sexual misconduct and sexual perversion is rampant. Movies, magazines, videos and the internet are dominated by sexually explicit content. Many thinking people are alarmed by the "sexualization" of so much of our society.
An EF-5 tornado barreled through Greensburg, Kansas on the night of May 4, 2007. The super cell cut a path 1.5 miles wide, totally destroying the town and killing ten people (Wikipedia, May 17, 2007).
The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article by Andrew Higgins titled: "The New Crusaders: As Religious Strife Grows, Europe's Atheists Seize Pulpit" (subscription required for full article). Its focus is on the rise of passionately "evangelistic" atheists in Europe, describing the growing popularity of zealous and militant "godless" humanists, who are...