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by Jane Jimenez
New reports have been released, and the news is good for teens, their parents and our families. The teen pregnancy rate in the United States has declined by 36 percent between 1990 and 2002. Since 1990, when the teen pregnancy rate peaked at over 115... read more
• October 3, 2006 |
 | » Ten Tips for Beating Depression
by Marsha Jordan
I heard about a woman who was suffering from depression, so her concerned husband took her to a psychiatrist. The doctor listened to the couple talk about their relationship, and then he said, "The treatment I prescribe is really quite simple.&q... read more
• September 29, 2006 |
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| » More Than You Can Handle?
by Marsha Jordan
There's a dangerous illness afflicting women everywhere across the nation. It's linked to considerable physical and mental suffering. It disrupts millions of lives, decreasing productivity and contributing to marital stress, absenteeism, loss of inco... read more
• September 21, 2006 |
 | » Beware of 'Christian' Bookstores!
by Paul Proctor
Want a shock? Go to your favorite Christian website, more specifically, to the page where they sell books. Type the names of known heretics and false teachers into the site's search engine; names of authors from the church growth movement, emerging c... read more
• September 17, 2006 |
 | » Pastor Hides Behind Skirt In Dismissal Of Grandmother Sunday School Teacher
by Frederick Meekins
Though one does not want to unduly interfere with the affairs of an autonomous church and though I am ambivalent about lady preachers, I can't help but feel that a 81 year old Sunday school teacher dismissed in large part because she is a woman has s... read more
• September 16, 2006 |
 | » What Is Religion Good For Anyway
by Dr. Benjamin Wiker
In the last article on The Secular Revolution we reported Smith’s claim that secular revolutionaries dealt with religious believers in a less than honest way, claiming publicly that believers could have their spiritual world but proclaiming private... read more
• September 15, 2006 |
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| » What Did I Do To Deserve This?
by Marsha Jordan
You must have done something awful for this to happen to you." Has anyone ever said that to you? Have you said it to yourself? Job had been through a lot. He'd lost his children, his home, his possessions, and his health. All he had left was his... read more
• September 12, 2006 |
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| » Wall Street Journal Chronicles The Unreported Plight of Purpose Driven Refugees
by Paul Proctor
This is a first, my friends. Mark it on your calendar. Until now, no mainstream news organization has dared call into question the "People's Pastor" and his Purpose Driven Life. Not unlike the infamous pedophile scandals of the Catholic Chu... read more
• September 10, 2006 |
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| » In Emergent Circles Da Vinci Code No Worse Than Left Behind
by Frederick Meekins
In the spring of 2005, I wrote a column detailing what I considered a few of the shortcomings and dangers of the Emergent Church Movement. Much to my surprise, the piece sparked more of a debate than originally anticipated, full detail of which I am ... read more
• September 10, 2006 |
 | » The Church and Culture: Never Give Up
by Matt Friedeman
An article by Stan Guthrie in Christianity Today recently juxtaposed the positions of the culture war nicely. You can either concern yourselves with individuals or concern yourself with the broader culture. Or both. The latter is the only real option... read more
• September 9, 2006 |
 | » Fighting for that City on a Hill
by Joe Murray
It is written in Proverbs that "[w]hen the righteous increase, the people rejoice, [b]ut when a wicked man rules, people groan." In a day where unborn children are reduced to a personal choice and images of a crucifix dipped in urine substi... read more
• September 8, 2006 |
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| » Why Doesn't God Answer My Prayer?
by Marsha Jordan
I heard a story about a girl who wrote to a missionary. She'd been told not to request a response from him because missionaries are very busy. She wrote, "We are praying for you, but we are not expecting an answer." Do you feel like God doe... read more
• September 7, 2006 |
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