| Christian Living - Latest Columns, Page 8 |
 | » The Power of Presence
by Matt Friedeman
Sometimes, just showing up makes a difference. Dr. Carolyn Knight from Wesley College in Florence, Mississippi, started showing up several years ago outside of strip clubs in our community to talk to patrons about the Lord. Subsequently, she and her ... read more
• November 10, 2006 |
 | » FEMA To Turn Nation's Churches Into The Whore Of Revelation
by Frederick Meekins
The Department of Homeland Security has opened an office referred to as the Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives which will be part of the Preparedness Directorate responsible for channeling relief funds. Secularists such as those at Amer... read more
• October 29, 2006 |
 | » A Forest of One Tree
by Jane Jimenez
No issue this year looms larger than marriage and the fight to define what marriage will be for the next generation. All sorts of arguments fly through the air. What is fair? Who is going to get or lose health insurance? Who won't be able to get marr... read more
• October 28, 2006 |
 | » Visiting An 'Old-fashioned Woodshed'
by Rev. Mark Creech
According to a recent article in USA Today, there is one thing the nation's most successful CEOs have in common -- they received their share of spankings as children. Although the article stated that "[m]ost CEOs believed spankings played little... read more
• October 19, 2006 |
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| » Communitarian Fools & Their Money Soon Parted
by Frederick Meekins
In a classic Simpsons' moment, at their show's equivalent of Disney World dedicated to the parodies of Tom and Jerry known as Itchy and Scratchy, a giddy Homer is duped into trading his money for the amusement park's imitation play currency which can... read more
• October 15, 2006 |
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| » Technically Speaking
by Jane Jimenez
Ms. Magazine has once again given cover placement to a story about abortion. Its October 10 issue is a megaphone for women who are announcing, "We Had Abortions." Ironically, this new effort to defend abortion points out the failure of the ... read more
• October 14, 2006 |
 | » Where Have All the Christians Gone?
by Joe Murray
A few weeks ago this author wrote of the importance of Christians exercising their civic duty and voting in local, state and federal elections. Specifically, I wrote: "While it is true that Christians are called to a prayerful life, they are als... read more
• October 4, 2006 |
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| » Stay the Course
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 |
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| » 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 |
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