September 2010

Evolution Works "Like Magic"

September 15, 2010

Behe Critic on Bacterial Flagellum: No Intelligence Required Because "Natural forces work 'like magic'" [Excerpts] Over at BioLogos, biologist Kathryn Applegate has offered what has to be one of the more creative alternatives to the intelligent design of the bacterial flagellum: Magic. I'm not kidding. Applegate readily concedes biochemist Michael...Read more

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Calvary's Love

September 14, 2010

“If I am content to heal a hurt slightly, saying “Peace, peace,” where is no peace; if I forget the poignant word “Let love be without dissimulation” and blunt the edge of truth, speaking not right things but smooth things, then I know nothing of Calvary love.” -- Amy Carmichael,...Read more

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Morality Researcher on Leave

September 13, 2010

[TBC: With no “Creator,” some have come up with the idea that “morality” develops naturally. The research to support this notion, however, turns out to be corrupt, or rather, immoral.] Expert on Morality Is on Leave After Research Inquiry By Nicholas Wade (New York Times online, Education, August 11, 2010)...Read more

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Forget Pizza Parties

September 10, 2010

'Forget pizza parties,' teens tell churches [Excerpts] "Bye-bye church. We're busy." That's the message teens are giving churches today. Only about one in four teens now participate in church youth groups, considered the hallmark of involvement; numbers have been flat since 1999. Other measures of religiosity -- prayer, Bible reading...Read more

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Beck Wants to Lead, But Will Evangelicals Follow?

September 9, 2010

Beck wants to lead, but will evangelicals follow? [Excerpts] WASHINGTON (RNS) Southern Baptist executive Richard Land was pleased at how religious Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally turned out to be. Bishop Harry Jackson, a black evangelical leader, was pleasantly surprised that the Fox News talk show host said things “some...Read more

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No State For Israel

September 8, 2010

Palestinian Leader Rebuffs Netanyahu’s Call for A ‘Jewish State’ [Excerpts] By Patrick Goodenough (CNSNews.com) – Behind the polite talk at [the September 2, 2010] re-launch of direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations at the State Department was a deep gulf on what Israel calls a make-or-break issue – Palestinian recognition of Israel as...Read more

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The Gospel Doesn't Entertain the Flesh

September 6, 2010

The gospel has nothing to do with entertaining the flesh or relieving the sinner of circumstances that his sin has induced. It has everything to do with declaring the holiness of God, the depravity of the human condition, and of the awful price that Jesus paid to reconcile fallen sinners...Read more

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Why a Mosque doesn't belong at Ground Zero

September 6, 2010

Why a mosque does not belong near ground zero [Excerpts] When we speak of ground zero as hallowed ground, what we mean is that it belongs to those who suffered and died there — and that such ownership obliges us, the living, to preserve the dignity and memory of the...Read more

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Sacked for Sharing the Hope of Christ

September 3, 2010

[TBC: AWandsworth, England council worker was fired because he spoke to a client and suggested that she “not give up hope and try putting her faith in God.] Shock decision against Council worker sacked for mentioning God [Excerpts] There is widespread shock following the news that Duke Amachree has lost...Read more

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The Temporal Delusion (Part 1)

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ...Read more

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