June 2005

Question: Shouldn’t we thank the Lord for the gospel of the late Pope?

June 1, 2005

Question: In your article on the Pope’s passing you said, “like the Pope, the Church he led firmly rejects Christ’s promise of eternal life.” Contradicting your statement, the May 2005 Christianity Today bears an American evangelical missionary’s testimony that the Pope’s message was “the clearest presentation of the gospel that...Read more

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Quotable

June 1, 2005

If the Saudis have the right to travel to Western countries and build mosques [they’ve built thousands and many are centers for terrorist activity and spreading hatred of the West], then we should have the right to engage in open missionary activity in Saudi Arabia or anywhere else [and] proclaim...Read more

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Feelings

June 1, 2005

From the May 20 Apples of Gold Calendar: Too many people who specialize in bleakness are held by a web of their own manufacture. To be obsessed with one’s feelings is hardly an honest expression of humanity and is often just self-aggrandizement: " Look at me, see how pitiful I...Read more

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Christian Living

June 1, 2005

Truth for Christian Living Bookstores are bursting with self-help books, most of which are products or byproducts of the psychology industry. Requests for books to help with this or that problem abound, as if there is one special book, other than the Bible, that can do the trick. Self-help books...Read more

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Oaths

June 1, 2005

The vows we made when we were wed are viewed seriously in God's sight, regardless of how lightly they are regarded by the world (and increasingly so by the church). Psalm 15 begins by asking who shall abide in the Lord’s tabernacle and who shall dwell in His holy hill...Read more

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Palestinians Pal

June 1, 2005

Pro- Israel Palestinians [Excerpts] For all their rhetoric about Israel 's "vicious" and "brutal" occupation, Palestinians -- including their leaders -- sometimes let down their guard and candidly acknowledge how much they prefer Israel to the Palestinian Authority (PA). Here are some of their themes: Restraints on violence. After the...Read more

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Establishment

June 1, 2005

Report of Americans United for Separation of Church and State on Religious Coercion and Endorsement of Religion at the United States Air Force Academy [Excerpts:] Americans United for Separation of Church and State has received numerous complaints from a variety of sources, representing diverse religious backgrounds, about extremely troubling religious...Read more

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Christian Women

June 1, 2005

From the May 4 Apples of Gold Calendar: Many of the social, family, economic, and spiritual problems that exist today may be traced to the failure of women to properly understand and carry out their scriptural roles. Sadly, even many Christian women, deceived by the temporal and often illusory status...Read more

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Rape Motives

June 1, 2005

MEDIAEVAL IGNORANCE FROM A MUSLIM PREACHER IN AUSTRALIA At Bankstown Town Hall last month, just three kilometres from the scene of one of the most horrific of the gang rapes of 2000, a young and popular Lebanese Muslim sheik told a packed audience that rape victims have "no one to...Read more

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Contemplative Art

June 1, 2005

We recently received a brochure advertising the upcoming Cornerstone Festival. As we have discussed in past issues of the newsletter, the Church is becoming infatuated with Medieval Catholic practices. Consider the following seminar at the festival which will be held June 30 through July 3 in Bushnell, IL. "Pilgrimage: Creativity...Read more

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