Mike Huckabee tells us the following about his victory in Kansas: "I didn't major in math," the former Arkansas governor told a cheering crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference. "I majored in miracles, and I still believe in them." There was a time when Southern Baptists weren't permitted (by group pressure at least) to …
So What Are We Supposed To Do, Dr. Dobson?
Evidently James Dobson isn't any happier with John McCain than he is with anyone else: As they would ask in Russia, what is to be done? What this shows, unfortunately, is that a wide swath of Evangelical leaders in the U.S. doesn't have a viable game plan for Evangelicals relative to the state. Say what …
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Spengler Weighs in on Mormonism
Having made a career of making Muslims mad, he turns his attention towards Mormonism and Mitt Romney: American Christianity often fails to understand its inner tension between the earthly and heavenly kingdoms. Abraham Lincoln's famous epigram said it best: Americans are an "almost chosen people". Mormonism helps clarify the issue, for it is a freakish …
Too Many Cooks Make a Megachurch
There's been very little said in the Evangelical press about the election of a committed Christian, Lee Myung-bak, as President of the Republic of Korea. Given our current woes with our own "Evangelical," this may be understandable. His position has caused some consternation with non-Christians in Korea (which make up 70% of the population.) But …
When Hebrew Blessing Meets Irish Blessing
Readers of the Scriptures are familiar with the many blessings that appear in the Bible, especially those in the Old Testament. Many Celts and the fans thereof are familiar with the blessings that the Irish come up with. But what if the two could be combined? Jim Cowan and Emmanuel do just that in the …
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You Never Know Who’s Listening
Some times you hear the idea that we as Christians, when out and about in the world, can draw the people around us to Christ by our conversation with each other. There's some Biblical justification for this: Let your conversation always be kindly, and seasoned, as it were, with salt; that you may know in …
Did God Intend Us To Be Vegetarians?
Recently the concept that God's original intent for man was vegetarianism has surfaced and gained currency amongst Christians (to say nothing of the followers of synthetic Judaism that passes for Christianity in the US.) This has been promoted for commercial gain by such movements as the Hallelujah Diet. But is this correct? A succinct case …
When Timing Is Everything
The claims that the ten plagues of Egypt are natural phenomena doesn't really answer the question of their Creator's intent. As anyone knows, timing is everything, and it makes sense (to me at least) that the Creator of the universe (and by extension the natural laws that govern it) would operate within the framework that …
Admitting the Obvious, in a Biblical Way
In a conference call earlier this week, Pat Robertson fielded a question he gets often these days: why did he endorse Rudy Giuliani for President? He reiterated the whole business of the importance of national security (which I brought up back in February and he stated in his endorsement speech) but then he made two …
Jeanne Assam: When All Of The Pieces Fit Together
The breathtaking story of Jeanne Assam's quick termination of the massacre at New Life Church illustrates something that most people--Christian and non-Christian alike--don't think about, and that's the vital role of support personnel in the life of any church or parachurch organisation. The people "up front"--pastors, preachers, music leaders and the like--get all of the …
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