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Should Christians Keep the Sabbath
By Wayne Jackson
Excerpt:
In these times when so many are concerned about the moral deterioration of our nation, this recommendation is occasionally made: “We need to get back to the ten commandments as our code of conduct.” Although the motive for such an admonition is doubtless honorable, it suggests a common, though (...)
Richland Hills & Instrumental Music
By Jody L Apple
Excerpt: We operate under the assumption that our good intentions are all that's necessary to please God. We think, "If I offer it to God, he has to accept it."
You won't find that sentiment appearing anywhere in Scripture, not with divine approval anyway. Yet, it accurately characterizes the wor (...)
World Wide Lectureship
By Jody L Apple
Excerpt: Theme: According To The Scriptures
All Times Eastern Standard
Sunday, December 2, 2007
12:30 PM - Lectureship Welcome - Jonathan Jenkins
1:00 PM - Every Scripture is Inspired of God - Scott Harp
2:00 PM - God Created the Heaven and the Earth - Harold Savage
3:00 PM - God Would Have All t (...)
JK Rowling Outs Dumbledore As Gay
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Excerpt: Harry Potter author JK Rowling has revealed that one of her characters, Hogwarts school headmaster Albus Dumbledore, is gay.
She made her revelation to a packed house in New York's Carnegie Hall on Friday, as part of her US book tour.
She took audience questions and was asked if Dumbledore foun (...)
Abortion: A Woman's Right?
By Tyler Young
Excerpt: View the new video "Abortion: A Woman's Right?"
Lesson 1: Abortion A Woman's Right? ( 30 Minutes)
An examination of what may be the most controversial and crucial moral issue of our day. Tyler Young conducts a candid discussion of abortion from cultural, scientific and biblical perspectives. (...)
Letting it all hang out
By Robin Abcarian
Excerpt: For many young women, one size fits all – no matter how that makes them look.
By Robin Abcarian, Times Staff Writer; July 4, 2006
The Sausage Casing Girls are everywhere this summer, their muffin tops hanging over their hip-skimming jeans, clothes shrink-wrapped around fleshy bodies that look as (...)
Soccer With a Side of Slavery
By Katherine Chon and Derek Ellerman
Excerpt: By Katherine Chon and Derek Ellerman; Saturday, June 10, 2006; Page A19
"It is truly scandalous. People are talking about women, importing them to satisfy the base instincts of people associated with football. It is humiliating enough for me that football is linked with alcohol and violence. But (...)
The Church Is Not An "Oligarchy"
By Neal Pollard
Excerpt: Our word "oligarchy" (not that we use it too often,
do we?) comes from the Greek oligos, found 43 times in
the New Testament. The English translation of oligos
is most frequently "few" (cf. Matt. 7:14; 1 Pet. 3:20),
with the idea of "brevity" or "little&q (...)
Within These Walls
By Mike Tiller
Excerpt: Anyone who has built a retaining wall, or any other exterior
wall, can tell you that it is a tedious, time consuming and often
backbreaking experience. Countless hours can be spent in gathering
the materials, building the structure, laying reinforcement and
repairing imperfections. The same (...)
Were The Children Of Manasseh Successful?
By Neal Pollard
Excerpt: Certainly, many would think so. They dwelled in their allotment of the land of Canaan. Notice how the Holy Spirit describes their circumstances in 1 Chronicles five. First, their numbers increased. They had size on their side. Second, those specified in the texts were "heads of their fathers' h (...)
How Division Harmed The Kingdom
By Neal Pollard
Excerpt: Jeroboam was a willing participant
(1 Kings 11:26ff), then catalyst (1 Kings 12:12), in dividing
Israel, though the split was ultimately a divine punishment of
David's household because of Solomon's gross idolatry (1 Kings
12:15,24). Jeroboam was infamously wicked ( (...)
The Promises Of Christ (John 16)
By Neal Pollard
Excerpt: Foxe alleges that Andrew, supposedly bound with a cord and fastened between two pieces of wood, said these words as he painfully and slowly died: "O cross, most welcome and oft-looked for; with a willing mind, joyfully and desirously, I come to thee, being the scholar of Him who did hang of thee; b (...)
God Has Power To Help And To Overthrow
By Neal Pollard
Excerpt: Amaziah was a pretty good king. He made things right in the kingdom and acted according to the law of Moses. Then, the time came when Esau's descendants opposed Judah. Amaziah responded by trying to hire soldiers from Israel. An unnamed prophet warned against this, in part by reasoning, "...God (...)
God Is ...
By Neal Pollard
Excerpt: Some who claim to believe the
Bible when it says Jesus Christ died for our sins say you cannot
accept many parts of the Bible as written. They deny the identity
of the men claimed to be the writers. They deny the miracles as
supernatural events, offering other expla (...)
The Goals On Ann's Laptop
By Neal Pollard
Excerpt: New York Times' columnist Dan Barry recently wrote about data
found on Ann Nicole Nelson's laptop. Ann was a businesswoman
from North Dakota whose parents had been given her laptop, which
apparently did not go with her to her office above the 100th floor
of the Wor (...)
God reigns at sporting events
By John Zenor
Excerpt: By John Zenor - ASSOCIATED PRESS - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The throng of fans cheered, shouted enthusiastic "Amens" and waved their arms above their heads to the tunes of a Christian rock band.
Nearby, children checked out the Bible-themed bobblehead dolls and posed with VeggieTales characters while pa (...)
The divine Miss Winfrey?
By Ann Oldenburg
Excerpt: By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY
After two decades of searching for her authentic self — exploring New Age theories, giving away cars, trotting out fat, recommending good books and tackling countless issues from serious to frivolous — Oprah Winfrey has risen to a new level of guru.
She's no longer ju (...)
The DaVinci Code Examined
By Steve Lloyd
Excerpt: Read The DaVinci Code Examined in PDF format by clicking here.
The Lost Gospel Hype
By Norm Fields
Excerpt:
"One of the most significant biblical finds of the last century
- a lost gospel that could challenge what is believed about the
story of Judas and his betrayal of Jesus.Discovered by chance
in the 1970s, a document that lay hidden for some 1,700 years,
emerges today as The Gospel of Judas." (T (...)
The Winkler Family Fund
By Eddie Thompson
Excerpt: Thank you for your desire to help the Winkler children as they
deal with this heartbreaking time in their lives. These are wonderful,
precious girls and your gift to help heal their hearts is greatly
appreciated.
The girls are now in the loving hands of their paternal
grandparents (...)
British Scientist Wins Religion Prize
By K. Connie Kang
Excerpt: $1.4-million Templeton award goes to John Barrow, who has written on life and the universe. By K. Connie Kang, Times Staff Writer;March 16, 2006
John D. Barrow, a Cambridge University cosmologist who has researched and written extensively about the relationship between life and the universe, on W (...)
A Dutch Film Warning: Nudity and Gay Kisses Ahead
By Gregory Couch
Excerpt: NIJMEGEN, the Netherlands, March 15 — This is not exactly a run-of-the-mill homework assignment: watch a film clip of an attractive woman sunbathing topless, and try not to be shocked.
"People do not make a fuss about nudity," the narrator explains.
That lesson, about the Netherlands' nude beaches (...)
At Religious Universities, Disputes Over Faith and Academic Freedom
By Neela Banerjee
Excerpt: A gay film festival opened at the University of Notre Dame last week with a sold-out showing of "Brokeback Mountain." On Valentine's Day, Notre Dame students staged a production of "The Vagina Monologues."
Though the events have been held for the past few years, it may have been their last time o (...)
Italian court: Not a virgin? Sex crimes aren't as serious
By Reuters
Excerpt: Mussolini's granddaughter slams all-male court after recent rulings
ROME, Italy (Reuters) -- Sexually abusing a teenager is less serious a crime if the girl is not a virgin, Italy's higher court said on Friday in a controversial ruling that immediately drew a barrage of criticism.
The court ru (...)
At Churches Nationwide, Good Words for Evolution
By Neela Banerjee & Anne Berryman
Excerpt: On the 197th birthday of Charles Darwin, ministers at several hundred churches around the country preached yesterday against recent efforts to undermine the theory of evolution, asserting that the opposition many Christians say exists between science and faith is false.
At St. Dunstan's Episcopal (...)
Janet kept vice on ice
By Adam Nichols
Excerpt: For years, Janet Jones had kept her secret vice out of the public eye. There had been sightings in Atlantic City and Las Vegas, but nothing that elicited more than a casual mention in the celebrity columns.
All of that has changed.
Now the wife of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky has had her secret (...)
Great minds needn't think alike to be right
By Cynthia Bass
Excerpt: On this day in 1809, two of the most famous men of the 19th century were born under very different circumstances -- one in a Kentucky log cabin, the other in an English country house complete with stable and servants' quarters.
The first is, of course, Abraham Lincoln.
And the second? None oth (...)
Reform Jews Hope to Unmix Mixed Marriages
By Michael Luo
Excerpt: LARCHMONT, N.Y. — In this age of potpourri spirituality, Anique Olivier-Mason, 25, classifies herself generally as a Christian: she grew up Catholic and often attends a Presbyterian church near her home. But on a recent Friday night, she was attending Sabbath services at Larchmont Temple.
Mrs. Oliv (...)
2-year-old brings crack to day care
By Simone Weichselbaum
Excerpt: Cops find more drugs at tot's home; couple arrested
BEHIND THE yellow walls of Porter's Day Care in Logan, a staffer found yellowish rocks in a toddler's hand yesterday morning.
But the hard clumps were not from the ground.
It was crack cocaine, police said.
"The child had two packets in his han (...)
Some megachurches closing for Christmas
By AP
Excerpt: The Associated Press - This Christmas, no prayers will be said in several megachurches around the country. Even though the holiday falls this year on a Sunday, when churches normally host thousands for worship, pastors are canceling services, anti-cipating low attendance on what they call a family d (...)
Births to unmarried women hit record
By Sharon Jayson
Excerpt: USA TODAY (Posted 10/30/2005 9:46 AM) - WASHINGTON — A record number of babies — nearly 1.5 million — were born to unmarried women in the U.S. last year. And those moms were more likely to be 20-somethings than teenagers, according to new federal data released Friday.
"This is not a teenage issue (...)
Where The Real Action Is...
By Karen Tumulty
Excerpt: For all the debate in Washington, the battle over abortion is actually in the states, which are imposing more limits than ever. MISSOURI is a case study
Not since the doomed Robert Bork has there been a Supreme Court nominee with such a clear record of opposition to abortion. And yet, as Samuel A (...)
Italy court asks: Did Jesus exist?
By AP
Excerpt: ROME, Italy (AP) -- Lawyers for a small-town parish priest have been ordered to appear in court next week after the Roman Catholic cleric was accused of unlawfully asserting what many people take for granted: that Jesus Christ existed.
The Rev. Enrico Righi was named in a 2002 complaint filed by (...)
Michael Schiavo Remarries
By AP
Excerpt: (AP) Michael Schiavo, whose brain-damaged wife was at the center of a contentious end-of-life battle that played out on a worldwide media stage, has remarried, family members said.
Michael Schiavo and Jodi Centonze were married Saturday in a private church ceremony, said John Centonze, the brother (...)
Designer Genes: Women May Stray When Ovulation Peaks
By Meryl Hyman Harris (HealthDay)
Excerpt: Study suggests infidelity could be part of evolutionary call for desirable mates
MONDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Women who feel an urge for sex outside of their marriages might be hearing an evolutionary call to improve the species.
New research suggests that during ovulation, when women are re (...)
Voodoo Day celebrated in Benin
By BBC
Excerpt: Thousands of followers have gathered in Benin in the seaside town of Ouidah to celebrate National Voodoo Day.
They met at a beach called the point of no return, where slaves left on ships for the Americas centuries ago, taking their religion with them.
Followers of the once-banned religion have be (...)
Hold the limo, the prom's cancelled
By AZCentral.com/NYT News Service
Excerpt: New York Times News Service, Dec. 12, 2005 08:30 PM
Prom night, that all-American rite of passage that fell out of favor during the anti-establishment 1960s and then made a comeback in the conservative tilt of the Reagan era, probably always inhabited terrain destined to become a battleground in th (...)
You Have To Keep On Until The End
By Neal Pollard
Excerpt: Many women and some men are breathing a collective sigh of relief today because "Bowl Season" is over (just in time for NFL playoffs). Last night was the "capper," the BCS National Championship Game, "The Game Of The Ages," "clash of the Titans," and the second swan song for Keith Jackson ("whoa (...)
A Look At At 1 Timothy 3:14,15
By Roger D. Campbell
Excerpt:
At the time Paul wrote the letter that we know as "First
Timothy," he was preparing to pay Timothy a visit. That was
his plan, anyway. But, what if he was unable to make that visit?
What should Timothy do or continue doing if Paul never made it
to him? One purpose of that first epist (...)
Sometimes The Stories Do Not Have Happy Endings
By Neal Pollard
Excerpt: The news extracted from the coal mine in Upshur County, West Virginia, was a lode of agony for families and loved ones. Especially bittersweet was the false hope dispensed from one who will probably go to all lengths to keep from being identified, who told the world that twelve of thirteen men s (...)
Lessons From the Life Of Abel
By Roger D. Campbell
Excerpt:
It would be hard to imagine that in history there has been a more
famous family than the family of Adam and Eve. Students of the
Bible are well acquainted with the history of their two sons,
Cain and Abel, bringing offerings before the God of heaven, and
how Cain eventually murdered Abel (Gene (...)
New Site Issues? - Let Us Know
By Jody L Apple
Excerpt: If you are experiencing any difficulties with the new site set-up, please let us know. We expect to have a few glitches here and there, and we would very much appreciate it if you would take a moment or two to let us know what you are experiencing.
• Broken links - let us know
• Pages not loadin (...)
The Voice Of One Crying In The Wilderness
By Roger D. Campbell
Excerpt: John the Baptizer was “a man sent from God“ (John 1:6), God's messenger that was “called the prophet of the Highest“ (Luke 1:76). John was not the Light of God, but came “to bear witness of the Light“ (John 1:7). John also confessed that he was not the Christ, but rather said of himself, “I am the v (...)
Some Serious Inquiries About Acts 15
By Roger D. Campbell
Excerpt: Acts 15:6 states, “And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.” This gathering, sometimes identified by Bible students as “the Jerusalem Council,” took place in about A.D. 49 in the city of Jerusalem (15:4). “This matter” or “this question” (15:2) that was causing turmo (...)
Who Or What Is The "Israel" Of God Mentioned In Galatians 6:16?
By Roger D. Campbell
Excerpt: The outline that I have written in the margin of my Bible for Galatians 6 is: (1) Burdens That Christians Must Bear (6:1-6), (2) Sowing and Reaping (6:7-10), and (3) Circumcision or the Cross? (6:11-18). I do not recall the source of that outline, but it seems to depict well the contents of the last (...)
Does The Bible Teach That A Person Is Saved By Faith?
By Roger D. Campbell
Excerpt: We are not asking about what some religious leader teaches. We
are not asking at this point what the creeds or manuals of men
state. We want to know what the God of heaven has to say about
this. When we ask this question about being "saved,"
we mean salvation from sin or the washing aw (...)
Is It Okay To Use The Thought Of Eternal Punishment To Motivate People To Serve The Lord?
By Roger D. Campbell
Excerpt: In society, citizens are sometimes reminded by government officials
that they will be punished if they break civil law. In the home,
children are sometimes reminded by parents that they will be punished
if they do not obey their parents. In school, students are sometimes
reminded that they will (...)
I Do Always Those Things That Please Him
By Roger D. Campbell
Excerpt: On one occasion some Jews asked Jesus, "Who art thou?"
(John 8:25). His answer was, "Even the same that I said
unto you from the beginning." As Jesus continued His
conversation with them, He declared, "And he that sent
me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; fo (...)
John Was More Than Just A Writer
By Roger D. Campbell
Excerpt: The apostle John was the human penman of "The revelation
of Jesus Christ" (Revelation 1:1) that was sent "unto
the seven churches which are in Asia" (Revelation 1:11).
"I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation,
and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isl (...)
New Look, Same Site
By Jody L. Apple
Excerpt: We will be experiencing some growing pains over the next few days. So please be patient.
Here are the some of the "unfinished" projects:
1. The audio files that were at TheBible.net/radio are loaded, but the index is not quite finished yet.
2. Some of the drop-down menus will not load pro (...)
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