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FIRST PERSON - Religiously correct prayer: The secular left goes berserk By R. Albert Mohler Jr. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--As expected, the inaugural ceremonies for President George W. Bush opened and closed with prayer. Unexpectedly, the prayers have ignited controversy and unleashed a firestorm of histrionics…

I would have you do what John is said to have done with Cerinthus, who denied the deity of Christ. John was in a bath to which the unbeliever came. It is said that John hurried out directly for fear that he should be contaminated by contact with Cerinthus, or lest the bath should fall on them both. Something…

We never find Adam afraid of God or of any manifestation of Deity while he was in Paradise an obedient creature. But no sooner had he touched the fatal fruit than he found that he was naked, and hid himself. When he heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, Adam was…

I have often felt, when I have been rambling in the Alps, that nature was too small to set forth God. The mirror is not large enough to reflect the face of the Eternal. You stand in the Alps and hear the avalanche like claps and peals of thunder resounding in the air. You gaze afar off and there it is,…

There lived some few years ago in Perugia, in Italy, a man of the loosest morals and the worst conceivable disposition. He had given up all religion, he loathed God, and had arrived at such a desperate state of mind that he had conceived an affection for the devil, and endeavored to worship the evil…

This is a excerpt from an unpublished book by Brad Berglund. It imagines what the wise men would have encountered when they arrived at Bethlehem. The account is purely fictional, but it draws upon the promises that filled the hearts of all who believed when Jesus was born. Enjoy! That night, the Wise…

In The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity, Skye Jethani writes, “Silence allows us the space to contemplate the vastness of the heavens and the God beyond them. Silence can shatter the trivialized deity that has occupied our imaginations and provide God the canvas to begin…

John Feinberg speaks of this in his book, The Many Faces of Evil. There he tells of when his wife, Pat, was diagnosed with Huntington’s Chorea – a genetically-transmitted disease that causes deteriation of the brain which leads to the deterioration of physical and psychological abilities. John and Pat…

He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.—John Bunyan Early African converts to Christianity were earnest and regular in private devotions. Each one reportedly had a separate spot in the thicket where he would pour out his heart to God. Over time the paths to these…

There is hope today in knowing that Jesus is alive, and that one day He is coming for His children. A self-made millionaire was scheduled to speak to a class of fifty-nine sixth graders in the heart of one of New York's toughest neighborhoods. These were kids who had grown up around poverty, violence,…

Islam and Christianity Compared Islam is one of those “other gospels” that Paul warned us about time and again. In Chapter 11 of II Corinthians, Paul warns us that Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Islam teaches that God is so far above man in every way that he is virtually unknowable.…

The Covenant Marriage How serious are marriage vows? If they are anything like an Old Testament covenant, they're very serious. Print this page Print this series Forward to a friend Articles within this series Overview God's Design for Marriage The Covenant Marriage The Power of Commitment Next Steps…

ANSWERING THE PETER JENNINGS ABC REPORT ON JESUS | Dr. Ron Rhodes Many of you no doubt saw the Peter Jennings Report on Jesus this past week. I know that many of you were disturbed by this program. For this reason, this special issue of the REASONING FROM THE SCRIPTURES NEWSLETTER is provided as a brief…

As the Union Pacific Railroad was being constructed, an elaborate trestle bridge was built across a large canyon in the West. Wanting to test the bridge, the builder loaded a train with enough extra cars and equipment to double its normal payload. The train was then driven to the middle of the bridge,…

l Story Highlights l Ads on D.C. buses say: "Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake" l American Family Association reaction: "It's a stupid ad" l Pew poll from earlier this year finds 92 percent of Americans believe in God l Humanist spokesman says agnostics, atheists feel isolated during…

Dorothy Sayers lists three great humiliations God has willfully undergone. In the first, the Incarnation, He stripped off the prerogatives of deity and stooped to become a man. In the second, the Crucifixion, He became sin for us, suffering the ignominy of death. The third humiliation, she says, is the…

Select all the text in this box and paste your illustration here... New Study Shows Trends in Tithing and Donating | April 14, 2008 While theologians debate whether or not the practice of tithing - donating ten percent (or more) of one's income to churches and charitable groups - is a biblical responsibility…

| Answering Common Objections to the Doctrine of the Trinity---- By Ben Rast Contender Ministries August 23, 2005 ---- | | Though the doctrine of the Trinity is quite biblical, many Christians find themselves unable to adequately answer the attacks on this doctrine by other monotheistic religions such…

Since late September blogs have been buzzing about Mark Driscoll’s remark at the Convergent Conference labeling Rob Bell a heretic. Bell’s broad popularity (due primarily to his books, NOOMA videos, and podcasts) make Driscoll’s accusation all the more serious. Out of Ur has stayed out of the fray—until…

Nebraska State Senator Sues God Over Natural Disasters Monday , September 17, 2007 Nebraska Democratic State Senator Ernie Chambers has decided to go straight to the top in an effort to stop natural disasters from befalling the world. Chambers filed a lawsuit against God in Douglas County Court Friday…

The temple of Jerusalem, which had replaced the previous sanctuary which the Israelites carried around in the wilderness, was the place selected by God during the Old Covenant to express his presence to the people in a special way. But this was only an imperfect anticipation or prefiguring of the full…

CHRIST BEFORE BETHLEHEM by Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer At Christmastime it's understandable that we focus on the birth of Christ. Many years ago when our oldest daughter was a child, she asked me this question, "Who was looking after the world when God was a baby?" The answer to that question is that Christ…

Think of that mystic ladder, which descends from the throne of God to the spot, however lowly, where you may be. It may be a moorland waste; a humble cottage; a ship’s cabin; a settler’s hut; a bed of pain; but Jesus Christ finds you out, and comes just where you are. The one pole of this ladder is the…

. The Greeks made gods, or deified, both the concept of sophia (wisdom) and gnosis (knowledge). According to Greek mythology, Gnosis was a lame deity. He only did what the beautiful and desirous goddess Sophia told him to do. Gnosis was her servant. And if one could marry Sophia he would gain her bond…

SCRIPTURE: Acts 19:1-2 and John 14:16-18 NASB (9-4-05) TITLE: Who is the Holy Spirit? INTRODUCTION Who’s Who in our society is used to determine the life and background of persons. There is the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges; Who’s Who In America; Who’s Who In Businesses;…