Sailing the Last Voyage with Newton and Pascal
This coup has the left in apoplexy: Instead, when Tim Tebow and his mother agreed to tell their story (of how Tim was born even when his mother was advised to abort him) in an ad that’s a part of Focus on the Family’s “Celebrate Life, Celebrate Family” campaign, an ad that cost Focus on …
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On the first day of this decade, one Muslim extremist broke into the apartment of Danish political cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose “Muhammad-in-a-bomb” cartoon’s publication in Jyllands-Posten ignited another round of rage in the Islamic world. Westergaard joins Salman Rushdie, Geert Wilders and others who are forced to live underground because they have drawn the ire …
This update from Mercy Chefs' director Gary LeBlanc: Last night as I called for prayer, Mercy Chefs was contacted by long-time relief partner Tim Wylie with Parakletos International to assist in Jacmel Haiti 40 miles south of Port Au Prince. The city was equally devastated but has received no assistance. Mercy Chefs is planning to …
For those of you who have forgotten, the second temptation is this: And the Devil led Jesus up, and showing him in a single moment all the kingdoms of the earth, said to him: "I will give you all this power, and the splendor of them; for it has been given into my hands and …
From here: Church of God Haitian overseer Elysee Joseph and three from a Canadian delegation have died as a result of the devastating earthquake which took place in Haiti on January 12... Dr. Joseph was a leading pastor and had served the church as national overseer on two occasions. He is survived by his wife …
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I've made this point before, but the Anglican Curmudgeon does it very eloquently here: I have been thinking about a comment made here some time ago, in connection with a post about the polity of the Church. "Polity" comes from the same Greek root as does "politics": the root is polis, meaning the unique form …
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Don't ask the Muslims in Malaysia: 'Four Malaysian churches were attacked with firebombs, causing extensive damage to one, as Muslims pledged Friday to prevent Christians from using the word "Allah," escalating religious tensions in the multiracial country.' 'Many Malay Muslims, who make up 60 percent of the population, are incensed by a recent High Court …
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Hume's remarks take on a new perspective in view of his own testimony. http://downloads.cbn.com/cbnnewsplayer/cbnplayer.swf?aid=12979 Lee, like myself, is from "where the animals are tame and the people run wild."
This is a great organisation whose roots are "on the bayou," check it out. More information is here.
"Evangelical" (sort of) Jim Wallis stands in front of his biggest problem and doesn't know it: One cold morning the week before Christmas, I found myself huddled with a group of homeowners and religious leaders on Pennsylvania Avenue, in the shadow of the White House and the Treasury building. The homeowners, who had all worked …
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