As Will Rogers said: “It aint ignorance that hurts us as much as the things we know that aint so.”
It requires courage to cast the accumulated myths of a lifetime to the wind. Our natural desire for simplicity, certitude, and the approval of others occasionally causes us to defend even our most flawed worldviews as […]

Just prior to when the prophet and deacon Stephen was carried out of the council of the Jews, outside of the city walls of Jerusalem to be killed, he offered up his defense for the charges levied against him. For those familiar with it, it is not much of a defense, but is rather a […]

Islamic Radicalism ‘Doomed To Fail,’ Bush Says
Evoking President Ronald Reagan’s leadership of America’s resolve in confronting communism during his two terms in office, President Bush said today that Islamic radicalism is doomed to fail as communism did.
Bush spoke at the Ronald Reagan Library, in Simi Valley, Calif., for the dedication of the new Air Force […]

In the previous section the apostle had condemned factions within the church at Corinth and closed with a long admonition to follow his example in avoiding such things. He had stated, “Let no one glory in men,” ( 3: 21 ) “And you are Christs and Christ is Gods” ( 3: 23 ), and also, […]

Occasionally the question of when should Christians meet comes up in religious discussions. It is a question that rightly deserves an answer from scripture, and though that is true, many of those who pose the question believe that no clear answer can be found in Gods writ.
The question is of importance not only to us […]

A great deception
Recently there have been a few articles on creationism and Darwinism in the press. Some of these have been listed or mentioned in part in the columns that regularly appear here. A casual remark made by President Bush seems to have ignited the keyboards, excited the output meters and an interest from the […]

“Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, ‘These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way […]