As a follow-up to this, we have this: Here's what it means in real terms for the 5% of Americans whose household income exceeds $250,000 a year. Those families can currently save $350 in taxes for every $1,000 donated to charity; under Obama's plan, that amount would drop to $280 per $1,000 donation. "By doing …
Promoting a Compassionate Agenda vs. Making Fun of the Special Olympics
Barack Obama's comparison of his bowling game with the Special Olympics (which is unfair; there are people in the Special Olympics who can handily beat him) has gotten a lot of press. There are those, however who view this as a passing gaffe. But, as the French would remind us, "what fills the heart will …
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Is Barack Obama William Beveridge Reincarnated?
One of those things that you run into in religious dialogue is the subject of reincarnation or, to use the fancy term, transmigration of souls. There were even those who thought that that John the Baptist was Elijah reincarnated: “When the Jews sent some Priests and Levites to John from Jerusalem, to ask--“Who are you?”, …
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Somebody Thinks the Church of God is Growing
None other than the National Council of Churches, in their 2009 Yearbook: According to the 2009 Yearbook, among the 25 largest churches in the U.S., four are growing: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (up 1.63 percent to 5,873,408; the Assemblies of God (up 0.96 percent to 2,863,265); Jehovah's Witnesses (up 2.12 percent …
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The Chinese Do Propserity Teaching Right
In this recent (16 Feb 2009) episode of the 700 Club, George Thomas reports on how Chinese business people are applying Christian principles to their business. Evidently the Chinese government is loosening things up enough to make such a story OK to broadcast. It's interesting to note, however, that the emphasis on "applying Biblical principles …
Book Review: The Archivist
Many of you who visit this site do so because of the 1960's and 1970's music that's offered either for download or for sale. Before the internet, however, the only way to experience the "Jesus Music" of this era was to dig through second hand shops and garage and estate sales for used vinyl (or …
Just Remember What Country We’re Really From, and The “Wag the Dog” War That Didn’t Work
Chuck Colson is trying to making things complicated for Evangelicals: So do we retreat into our sanctuaries? Political columnist Cal Thomas, among others, says we should forget the idea of changing culture through politics and just be the church: help the poor, visit those in prison, and so on. To that I say an emphatic …
TopCrétien: Great News From Tough Mission Fields
If you've scrolled down the page, you've probably seen the link to "TopCrétien" on the sidebar, or at the bottom of the "static" part of the site. It's been there for about the last six years, on every page on the site. The Francophone world has always been a fascination of mine since prep school. …
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Tom Autry: Notes From a Psalmist
This, from one of the artists featured on the Music Pages: Click here for his music on this site.
Pathway Bookstore Closes
It's official, the press release in its entirety: For the last several years Pathway Bookstore has served the Cleveland and Bradley County community at its current location. Pathway Press has struggled with the economic issues that affect everyone at this time. Due to the uncertainty of the economy, and after much deliberation, the leadership of …
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