August 2009

Electricity, the gift of God

August 25, 2009

Electricity is often called wonderful, beautiful; but it is so only in common with the other forces of nature. The beauty of electricity or of any other force is not that the power is mysterious, and unexpected, touching every sense at unawares in turn, but that it is under law,...Read more

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Today's Youth--Walking Away From Truth

August 24, 2009

Today’s Youth—Walking Away from Truth [Excerpts] Why do young people walk away from the church after years of faithful attendance and involvement? The main reason may be that the curriculum used in most Sunday schools is simply telling Bible stories and not teaching how to defend the truths of Scripture...Read more

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An Urgent Call To A Serious Faith-Part Nineteen-Will Good Christian Living Save You?

Tom: Dave, last week we started discussing chapter 9, “What is the Christian life?” which you begin by quoting Habakkuk:2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. See All... : “The just shall live by faith.” Now,...Read more

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The Pope's Failed Exorcism

RELIGION IN THE NEWS A report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media. This week’s item is from the National Catholic Reporter, September 22, 2000. Pope John Paul II performed an impromptu exorcism at the close of his audience September 6 th , but according...Read more

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Are You Lost In A Prayer Labryinth?

In this regular feature, Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call. Here’s this week’s question: Dear Dave and Tom, Our church wants to send our youth pastor to a national convention for youth pastors, and after looking over the activities, from secular look-alike,...Read more

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Verses From The Book of John

Tom: Dave, as you know, in this segment in Understanding the Scriptures, we’ve been discussing, looking at, trying to understand better, the gospel, so our emphasis has been on salvation . Now we are looking at the gospel of John with verses that have to do with the gospel and...Read more

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Turning a Blind Eye

August 21, 2009

Turning a Blind Eye to Murdered Christians [Excerpts] In June, North Korean's beastly communist dictatorship executed a 33 year old Christian woman for distributing Bibles, while also imprisoning her 3 little children, husband and parents, in conditions undoubtedly ghastly. Several weeks ago, mobs involving hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of enraged...Read more

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Talk About Evolution: But Don't Reveal any Weaknesses

August 20, 2009

Eugenie Scott Coaches Scientists to Talk About Evolution Without Revealing Any Weaknesses Eugenie Scott plays many roles in the evolution debate. Now, in a recent enlightening interview in Science News, she offers her wisdom as a media coach for scientists talking publicly about evolution. Her most important piece of advice?...Read more

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What's Hard to Understand About Islam

August 19, 2009

Islam just isn't into us [Excerpts] “I have the highest respect for the religion of Islam , and recognize the heroic efforts of many religious leaders in contemporary Iran to stand up to the repressions wrought by the ruling system,” says Jewish human rights activist Irwin Cotler. “I refuse to...Read more

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Orwell and Huxley Revisited

August 18, 2009

"We were keeping our eye on 1984. When the year came and the prophecy didn't, thoughtful Americans sang softly in praise of themselves. The roots of liberal democracy had held. Wherever else the terror had happened, we, at least, had not been visited by Orwellian nightmares. “But we had forgotten...Read more

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