May 2009

Can You Give A Reason For The Hope That Is In You?

Tom: Our topic for today in this segment, as it has been for months, is the gospel of salvation . In particular, we are attempting to explain specific aspects of the gospel.One thing I’ve noticed over the years, especially in Christian settings is you know you have children in Christian...Read more

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Focusing on the Work of the Church

May 8, 2009

The church's desertion in time of war [Excerpts] Another obituary was written about the "Religious Right," and as we Christians just passed Palm Sunday on the way to Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, it is an excellent time to do some soul searching. Washington Post reporter Kathleen Parker queries in...Read more

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More on Evolution as a Religion

May 7, 2009

[TBC: Even secularists recognize that many who believe in evolution approach it from the aspect of religious faith.] Using Religion to Suppress Debate on Evolution [Excerpts] Evolution was back in the headlines as the Texas State Board of Education voted 13-2 to require students to "analyze and evaluate" major evolutionary...Read more

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Israel's After the Exodus Sites Found

May 6, 2009

Have the first Israelite sites built after Exodus been found? [Excerpts] A Haifa University archaeologist on Monday said he has unearthed structures in the shape of human feet believed to have been erected by the Israelites upon their initial entry to the Land of Canaan. Prof. Adam Zertal said that...Read more

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Ceasing to Expect

May 5, 2009

Possibly one of the most devastating things that can happen to us as Christians is that we cease to expect anything to happen. I am not sure but that this is not one of our greatest troubles today. We come to our services and they are orderly, they are nice...Read more

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Joseph Smith tries to join the Methodists

May 2, 2009

The Mormon Prophet Attempts to Join the Methodists [Excerpts] In June 1828 Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of Mormonism , joined the Methodist Church [probationary class] in Harmony, Pennsylvania. This was a strange thing for this prophet of a new religion to do, and seriously challenges the story he put...Read more

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May 2009 Printable Newsletter

May 1, 2009

This is the PDF version of The Berean Call Newsletter. We've had some reports of the newsletter "not looking right" when it opens. Please make sure you have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This is a free download, available at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.htmlRead more

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True Love Part Two: Morals and Meaning

May 1, 2009

The atheistic understanding of love, the highest human virtue, is badly skewed. Sam Harris, in his book Letter to a Christian Nation , says that the fact that "love is more conducive to happiness than hate" is the key to "the moral order of our world." 1 So morality depends...Read more

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That None Should Perish

Why does it seem that there is such a lack of interest among most non-Christian young people today when they hear about godly belief and living? I believe it has much to do with the absence of strong Christian testimony, evidenced by holiness, among believers. This affects the communities around us in a major way.Read more

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