May 5, 2009 in
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- A U.S. soldier in Afghanistan had some Bibles in Afghan languages sent to him. After a media alert, the military confiscated the Bibles and had them destroyed. It is illegal in Afghanistan to convert from Islam. In fact, in 2006 a man who had converted to Christianity was sentenced to death for apostasy. He was later allowed to leave the country after an international outcry. General Order #1 for the U.S. Central Command forbids troops from trying to convert people to another religion.
- Jonathan Dodson sheds helpful insight on how to interact with n0n-Christians over at Resurgence. He details the following actions:
- Eat with non-Christians
- Walk, don’t drive
- Be a regular
- Hobby with non-Christians
- Talk to your c0-workers
- Volunteer with non-profits
- Participate in city events
- Serve your neighbors
- Read great articles from the May edition of Tabletalk magazine on the subject of “The 7 Letters of Revelation.” 8 articles are available and will enrich your life and Bible study.
- Jon Bloom over at Desiring God has provided us with a picture of Peter first being called a rock by Jesus and then referred to as Satan. It is a reminder through the biography of Peter of the subtlety of Satan and how he works to deceive us.
- See why NARAL is lauding the first 100 days of President Obama’s administration. NARAL tags their logo with “Pro-Choice America.” This article lists 7 steps down a “pro-choice” path taken by the new administration in just 100 days.
- Rescinded the global gag rule.
- $50 million to refund the United Nations family planning program.
- Committed to “medically accurate” sex education.
- Intends to repeal the Federal Refusal Rule which gives health care companies the freedom to refuse “birth control” services.
- Signed into law a bill to fix the “birth control” price crisis.
- Increased “family planning” spending by $7 million while reducing abstinence programs by $14 million.
- Provided $30 million to international “family planning” programs.
April 30, 2009 in
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- R.C. Sproul presents the case for the union of Christianity and art. He argues against the superficial “novelty” art so often encountered today. He presents a triad of virtues/values (the good, the true and the beautiful) that should link our thoughts of God with art.
- Tullian Tchividjian describes the one thing that preachers need above all else — unction. He defines it as an effusion of power from the Holy Spirit as one preaches.
- Listen on-line to the mp3 of Dr. Shawn Wright titled John Calvin as Pastor. This is one of 3 sessions at the “Remembering John Calvin” conference sponsored by the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies commemorating the 500 year anniversary of John Calvin. Dr. Wright and I worked together in PhD studies in Church History (He finished. I did not). Wright is a diligent scholar from which we can learn much.
