Although the Thanksgiving holiday is past, we as Christians should not make it an end of being thankful. Being thankful to God for all of the blessings that He has given us—especially the gift of redemption by His Son Jesus Christ—must be a part of our daily living. The same psalm that says “Let us …
Women in Ministry: They Have Always Stood for Inspection
As sort of a follow up to our earlier posting on this subject, we relate the story of a military chaplain who has served with distinction in Afghanistan and Iraq. His wife felt the call to the chaplaincy, so she, with four children, enrolled in seminary and began preparations to be the first husband and …
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Women in Ministry: A Popular Feature
In the course of developing materials and articles for this website, one that we added some time ago that has become a favourite of many of you has been our "Women in Ministry" article which we feature on our Island Chronicles page. There are actually two of them there: one more in favour, from the …
The Real Defence of Marriage
One of the more interesting outcomes of the 2006 election was the approval in all states but one of amendments defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. It was interesting because it ostensibly bucked the leftward lurch of the rest of the election. (It also didn't do much to prevent that …
The End of Employment at Will for Ministers
We were rather displeased to stumble on a decision by the UK's Employment Appeal Tribunal that basically allows ministers to fight dismissal because they are employees of the church. This decision is especially disconcerting when it takes place in one's own church. Putting ministers into this category--especially in Europe--will insure that it is impossible to …
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Virtue Online Features LifeBuilders Essentials
In a recent digest, Virtue Online says the following about LifeBuilders Essentials: LIFEBUILDERS ESSENTIALS. A discipleship course for men, co-authored with Patrick Morley, author of The Man in the Mirror. Wrote Don C. Warrington: "We use the 39 Articles as part of our instruction on the church and on its doctrine. The relationship between Anglican …
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The Tree that Grows in Heaven
At the very end of the Bible, the following appears in the description of paradise: On each side of the river was a Tree of Life which bore twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. (Revelation 22:2, Positive Infinity New …
Throwing the Minstrels Out of the House
Without a doubt one of the strangest passages of the King James Version of the Bible is as follows: While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And …
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