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In the motion picture, The Patriot, Gabriel Martin, (played by Heath Ledger) interrupts a worship service already in progress to enlist soldiers for the militia. As Rev. Oliver, (played by Rene Auberjonois) resisted, Anne Howard, played by Lisa Brenner took the floor to support Gabriel’s request. Option…

New Jersey police are reinforcing good behavior by giving out tickets. They say normally when a person gets a ticket, it’s a bad thing. But with the new policy, it is sometimes a good thing. Two bicyclists were some of the first people to learn about the new policy. Sgt. Ostermueller of the Cherry Hills…

Ford says they have created a car that reads speed limit signs and slows down by itself. The company says the newest edition of its S-Max car has a technology that scans traffic signs and adjusts the throttle to help keep drivers with legal speed limits and avoid fines. The new system, called the intelligent…

In a new book about John Dickinson we discover some new truths about this leader in the American Revolution. Dickinson was there in the beginning of our country but he disagreed with the Declaration of Independence. He believed that Americans should give the English time to come to understand their colony…

In his book, Practicing Basic Spiritual Disciplines, Charles Stanley writes “When the Holy Spirit speaks to an obedient person’s heart, that person doesn’t even stop to consider whether he will act. He responds instantly.” -- Practicing Basic Spiritual Disciplines, 17. Deuteronomy 11:1 (NASB77) "You…

A couple in Glendora, California are receiving mixed messages from their governments. The city has threatened to fine them $500 if they don’t begin watering their lawn where as the state is threatening to fine residents $500 for wasting water on outdoor use. They don’t know what to do. Fined if you do,…

A western Pennsylvania judge spent the day in the courthouse, but not where she usually serves. Cambria County Judge Linda Fleming was picked up for a 36-member panel assignment for a criminal case. Rather than excusing herself, Judge Fleming decided to set a good example for others and accepted the…

In Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson writes: “At Sabbath time we suspend dominion work and instead worship the dominion-Maker. We cease reaping for our own cupboards and instead bring an offering to I1im. We rest not because we are…

In Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives, Richard Swenson writes: “Saying No is not an excuse for selfishness, rudeness, or insensitivity. Instead, it is an invitation to listen carefully to the Spirit's voice, adhering closely to a system of wise priorities…

During the 19th century when Americans set out to build a transcontinental railroad, congress set the rules up as a race. Both companies, the Union Pacific from the east and the Central Pacific from California, raced to lay as much track as they possibly could. As they pressed across the mountains and…

In his new book, One Small barking Dog, Ed Gungor encourages believers that tiny points of obedience in our lives work together to bring about God’s will in the world. He says being small and seemingly insignificant is more important than having a well-known name. Gungor writes, “A perfect illustration…

I cannot keep count of the number of people in whom religion, the love of God and the desire to serve him, or even a quite secular ideal of perfection, lead only to a life of sterility, sadness, and anxiety. The fear of sinning had killed all their spontaneity. The subtle analysis of their conscience…

Dr. Claudio Vitale wasn’t going to let his patient die on the operating table, even if it killed him. While he was performing the brain surgery, the Italian surgeon suffered a heart attack. But did that stop him from doing his duty for his patient. "I knew I couldn't leave the surgery then.” Vitale says,…

Heroes Sometimes, when I study the heroes of the faith-when I see their faith and determination-I begin to feel like a spiritual midget. Take Noah, for example. He was willing to invest 120 years building an ark because God told him a flood was coming. He withstood the ridicule of others and navigated…

In the final analysis, I think the biggest issue is that too often my philosophy of effective leadership loses touch with God's reality. I want so badly to be used by God to fulfill the vision he has given me to facilitate transformation. When there are no overt or measurable indications of such outcomes,…

BUSYNESS In Seeking the Face of God, Gary Thomas writes, “The sin many of us fall into s not that we shake our fists at God and defy Him to His face; that is the sin of unbelievers. Our sin is that we passively repel against God, filling our lives with so much noise and busyness that God’s voice cannot,…

Follow through What kind of qualities do you think it takes to be a nurse? Compassion? Strong stomach? Dedication? I'd agree with all of those, but I'd also have to add an adventurous spirit. The nursing profession is actually, well, dangerous. A recent study showed that the profession had an injury…

SUBMISSION An unemployed New York man pretending to be a millionaire filed an income tax return claiming he was owed a refund of $1.5 million. Quick thinking on the part of his bank kept him from getting away with the scheme. Forty-seven year-old Benjamin Harris of Brooklyn, New York was arrested April…

Honoring Your Mother “Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. [2] ‘Honor your father and mother.’ This is the first of the Ten Commandments that ends with a promise. [3] And this is the promise: If you honor your father and mother, ‘you will live…

ALLEGIANCE November 8, 2008 was the thirtieth anniversary of one of the most unusual basketball game s in NBA history. When officials upheld a protest, the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets had to replay the final seventeen minutes and fifty seconds of a November 23, 1979 game. What made the…

Ministry In most churches, we distinguish between the laity and the clergy. The clergy are the ministers, while the laity are the objects of their ministry. Lighthouse Baptist Church doesn't make that distinction. We believe every member is a minister. Where do we get that belief? I'm glad you asked.…

MISSIONAL In his new book titled American Buffalo, Steven Rinella says that hunting a buffalo in an enclosed pen isn’t hunting. Neither can a video game player call himself a car thief because he plays the popular video game Grand Theft Auto. In a similar way the Christian life is not authentic until…

Providence Could Moses part the Red Sea without God? Could the Disciples feed 5000 men with a boy's sack lunch without God? Could Lazarus come back from the dead without God? We usually think about God intervening to make something happen, not stop something from happening. Sometimes He frustrates our…

Missions "Excuse me sir, are you a missionary?" I watched with childlike curiosity as children ran from person to person trying to find missionaries. It was the "Festival of Missions" day at Jericho Week in Glorieta, New Mexico. The organizers transformed the oval drive way in front of New Mexico Hall…

God's People "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." Philip. 4:13 (KJV) In Laos: All the People of God, Owen Cooper writes, "I believe that the greatest heresy among Southern Baptists is that we have divided the people of God into two groups: First: pastors, teachers, missionaries,…