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Revolutionary Father

Ben — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:11:22 +0000

“Bishop Macram Gassis shepherds the founding of a civilization … And he does it through action: Life-endangering charity and clarity. Gassis is the Catholic bishop of El Obeid, which includes Darfur, and is less than 2 percent Catholic…”

‘Basic Instinct’ author writes book about faith — Toledo Blade

Ben — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:03:46 +0000

Man Finds God, And It’s Not ‘Doctor Who’ — Michael Hinman, SyFy Portal

Ben — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:06:45 +0000

Luther’s 95 Theses, Introduction

History — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:36:40 +0000

Out of love and concern for the truth, and with the object of eliciting it, the following heads will be the subject of a public discussion at Wittenberg under the presidency of the reverend father, Martin Luther, Augustinian, Master of Arts and Sacred Theology, and duly appointed Lecturer on these subjects in that place. He requests that whoever cannot be present personally to debate the matter orally will do so in absence in writing.

LA-GOV: Dems attack Jindal’s religious writings — Vladimir, Redstate

Ben — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:27:18 +0000

The Weird Thing About People Reading Blogs — ChewyMom

Ben — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:54:50 +0000

George Washington and Religious Liberty — Dr. Gary S. Smith, GCC Center for Vision & Values

Ben — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 23:09:02 +0000

A Calvinist Faces Death — David Van Biema, TIME

Ben — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:25:59 +0000

The Faith of Bono (Part 1) — Scott, Fat Triplets

Ben — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:25:20 +0000

This what a real martyr looks like — Michelle Malkin

Ben — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:58:03 +0000

[Illegal] Immigrant Takes Refuge in Chicago ChurchDon Babwin, AP

Ben — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:58:13 +0000

Liturgy and Catechesis [according to a two-year-old]Devona, Love and Blunder

Ben — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 01:45:32 +0000

A Medical Crisis of Conscience: Faith Drives Some To Refuse Patients Medication or Care – Rob Stein, Washington Post

Ben — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 01:33:30 +0000

District pulls plug on speech: Foothill valedictorian criticizes decision to censor her proclamation of faithAntonio Planas, Las Vegas Review Journal

Ben — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:01:33 +0000

EXCLUSIVE: “There’s nothing neutral under the sun”Sinclair Ferguson

Ben — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 02:31:37 +0000

My pastor uttered this brilliant phrase this evening as a variant of the biblical phrase “there’s nothing new under the sun”. He said it during the conclusion of a lecture about “The DaVinci Code” given by a foremost authority on heresy. I “googled” it, and I “asked” it, and since nothing came up, I wanted to post it here so that anyone who was searching for this phrase would find it and give credit where credit is due: that is, to Dr. Sinclair Ferguson. [I noticed that the church was recording the lecture, so if the audio is posted on the First Presbyterian website, I will post the link here also.]

Distracted – Heth, From Under the Laundry Pile

Ben — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:49:32 +0000

“The Gospel of Judas” is just an old, stupid heresy…Jeffrey Overstreet, Looking Closer Journal

Ben — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:42:32 +0000

The Man Who Moved a MountainRichard C. Davids, Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Ben — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 21:20:38 +0000

This book is a Seven Realms Resource for Self Redeemed, for Self Relating to Church, and for Church Redeemed.

The Heavenly ManBrother Yun with Paul Hattaway, Piquant Books

Ben — Sun, 26 Mar 2006 20:55:29 +0000

This book is a Seven Realms Resource for Self Redeemed, for Self Relating to Church, for Church Redeemed, and against State Invading Church, in China.

Exclusive: Please Pray!!! – John Weaver, Missionary to Afghanistan

Ben — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:45:24 +0000

I received an e-mail this morning from a friend of mine who is serving the Lord in Afghanistan:

Greetings from the mountains! It is raining here, showers bring the flowers! We are well. Jeanne is doing great and little John is growing & kicking a lot. We are so glad to be here. Thanks for remembering us! Most of you may have heard that one of our Afghan brothers is in prison. Please READ the story that follows. Please pray for Abdul! Thanks…Love, 3Js (Psalm 127). A certain Afghan by the name of Abdul Rahman converted to Christianity many years ago in Pakistan. He is in his 30s. He has had some mental and family problems. He traveled to Europe but was deported back to his country. His wife divorced him in Peshawar and the children were taken Abdul’s father. After the divorce, apparently Abdul continued to cause problems to his family. The father finally went to the police in order to stop Abdul from contacting him by telling them that Abdul converted to Christianity. Abdul was taken into custody and a court case has followed. The story hit public TV on Thursday, March 16. The newscaster stated that an Afghan citizen by the name of Abdul Rahman converted to the Christian religion 16 years ago. He was questioned, “Do you confess that you have apostacized from Islam?” He responded, “No, I am not an apostate, I believe in God.” Question: “Do you believe in the Koran?” Response: “I believe in the Injil (New Testament) and love Jesus Christ.” He refuses to recant. Imagine, all of this on TV here in this country. Will this man, weak as he is, (not well-known among the fellowships because of his mental instability) be the sacrificial lamb for the sake of Christ? Or will he be the front-runner, leading the train of believers forward? We need to pray:
That Abdul Rahman will be able to openly and clearly testify for Christ.

That he will be released because of his clear testimony that he is not an apostate.

That believers will take heart as they begin to follow the story.

That the international community will know how to support this case.

That through this crisis, there will truly be a genuine breakthrough in this land.

There’s been plenty of chatter about this in the blogosphere. Here’s just part of it:
Former Muslim Asked to Deny Christ or Die – La Shawn Barber’s Corner
Man to be executed in Afghanistan for being a Christian – Danny Carlton, JackLewis.net
Rally for Abdul Rahman – Michelle Malkin
Who Will Save Abdul Rahman From Those Seeking to “Cut Him Into Little Pieces” for His Christian Faith? - Mark Tapscott, Tapscott’s Copy Desk

Abraham Kuyper: two books on-lineSteve Bishop, an accidental blog

Ben — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:52:27 +0000

Christian Creativity.

Ben — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 02:56:24 +0000

ChewyMom laments the dearth of creativity in the Christian church that she perceives. I would tend to agree with some Ruatita’s comment on the post in question: even outside of the church most people are not creative, and will shamelessly copy truly creative people just to make a buck. But those who have the gift of creativity in a certain area should use it, and if one is a believer the gift should be used for the glory of God in His service. Along these lines, my friend Andy recently posted an essay he wrote in two parts about C.S. Lewis and his concept of the “Moral Imagination”, the bridge between human creativity and divine morality. Also, Pastor James spoke about Christianity and the Arts (9.8MB mp3 file) at my church right after Thanksgiving last year.

Automatic Tithing.

Ben — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:52:31 +0000

Here’s an article about how some churches arrange to have their members’ tithes and offerings deducted automatically from their checking account. Here’s a discussion about it on Worldmagblog. I’m not quite sure what to think of this. Does it promote the idea in the minds of some that the church is or should be just like a business? Or is it actually the best way to give one’s firstfruits to the Lord? Judge for yourself, as it sounds like a matter of conscience to me.

Miers and her Church

Ben — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 20:31:40 +0000

NewDonkey.com profiles the church of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers.

Profile of a Christian Chemist.

Ben — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 19:07:03 +0000

I’m starting to really like Katherine Kersten; she writes about things that few other people write about. Here’s her profile on Rutherford Aris, a brilliant scientist who also happens to be a Christian.