Ramadhan Order and encouragement to fast "O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you in order that you might learn piety . . . . The month of Ramadan is that wherein was revealed the Qur'an, as a guidance to mankind, and clear proofs of the guidance, and the Criterion...
Happy Independence Day! (Pardon to those readers in other countries--this is a special day for those of us in the United States of America.) Two hundred and thirty years ago marks the beginning of the nation we live in. There have been astounding changes in our country since then. We have overcome slavery, civil war, depressions, wars, and good times...
"If you change the heart of a woman, you change the heart of a home." This insightful statement was made by Mrs. Helen Duff Baugh, founder of the Christian Business Women's Council--a dinner program designed to reach businesswomen with the gospel message and the foundation of Stonecroft Ministries. And for nearly seventy years, Stonecroft has maintained that philosophy, expanding to thousands of groups and tens of thousands of volunteers around the world...
When you think of people who most often see the worst side of people, you think of the police. That's their job, to catch the bad guys, to give us tickets when we don't drive safely, to help citizens in distress, to keep order in our community. It's a stressful vocation. Those in law enforcement who call on Christ as their savior have a fellowship of like-minded compatriots in the organization ChristanCops...
"Christians aren't perfect - just forgiven." We've all seen and acknowledged the truth of that statement. But even forgiven Christians have problems, sometimes severe problems, like alcohol, drug, or sex addiction, family violence, homosexual tendencies, and more. For some, conventional recovery helps like Alcoholics Anonymous, are too intimidating or not available...
Well, Dan Brown sure made a splash with his novel, The DaVinci Code. It claims that Jesus actually married Mary Magdalene and that their descendants live in France to this day. And all this has been hushed up by the Roman Catholic Church since the Council of Nicea in 325 AD. It seems we never knew the real story until now...
Remember reading comic books as a kid? Superman, Archie, Combat, they were the reading preferred by many kids--but not necessarily their parents. In the US, we (except fort the true aficionados of the form) tend to look down on comics. That attitude often applied to animation also, except maybe for Disney features...
It's almost that time again. And what time is that you may ask? It's Internet Evangelism Day. And it's coming to an Internet site on your computer May 7. And what is Internet Evangelism Day? The purpose of IED is to communicate the outreach potential of the Web to the worldwide church. It's an opportunity for churches, Bible Colleges and other Christian organizations to consider including within their schedules an Internet Evangelism focus day...
Nearly two thousand years ago, a man rode into the bustling city of Jerusalem on the back of a donkey. People went wild. For that one day, Jesus of Nazareth had what we would call today "rock star status." A week later, he was dead. His few remaining friends were in hiding. But, as we know, the story doesn't end there...
And now for something completely different. And no, it's not because today is April Fool's Day. Most of us probably look somewhat askance at the tattooed among us, especially in church. But Sacred Ink opens our eyes to see a different side of the ancient art of decorating the skin. Created by Chuckk (yes, two 'k's) Gerwig, Family and Youth Pastor at Santa Cruz Bible Church in California...
