Tom Hanks on Angels, Demons, and Christianity
Although generating much less controversy (and interest in general) than Dan Brown’s previous book-to-movie adaptation, The Da Vinci Code, has nevertheless again raised the often socially taboo topics of religion and faith for public discussion. The latest story Angels & Demons, starring Tom Hanks as the protagonist Robert Langdon, focuses on the Catholic Church and a [...] Read More >
Tom Hanks: Angels & Demons plays fast & loose with facts
Most of the controversy in Dan Brown’s book and movie, The Da Vinci Code, was due to Brown’s insistence that “All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate.” That claim, printed under the heading “FACT” at the beginning of the book, has been proven to be inaccurate in many [...] Read More >
Jesus Christ: Who is He?
Is there anyone who is more influential all over the world than Jesus Christ? Two thousand years ago, skeptical Thomas called him “My Lord and my God!” and today over two billion people today around the world call him the same. Who is Jesus? How and why did he become the most important person who ever [...] Read More >
Save the Earth? Why?
We all agree that the Earth is worth saving. It's where we live, after all. Here's the deeper question, though: Why? Read More >
What’s so “good” about Good Friday?
Motivational speaker and author Carol Van Atta ponders the meaning of this seemingly strange holiday referred to as "Good Friday", the remembrance of Jesus' crucifixion on the Friday before Easter Sunday. Read More >
BBC Asks: “Does God have a role in the world today?”
A recent BBC “Have Your Say” question has generated hundreds of replies so far. This should come as little surprise, since it mentions two volatile issues: God and climate change. God will not intervene to prevent humanity from wreaking disastrous damage to the environment, the Archbishop of Canterbury has warned. What’s your reaction to this? The comments [...] Read More >
Fasting: Is it healthy?
Fasting has been a common human activity since the beginning of recorded history. At its most basic level, fasting is abstaining from food and liquids, or sometimes just solid food. But is fasting healthy? More specifically, can fasting be used to lose weight, or detoxify (detox) harmful materials from the body? Fasting to lose weight Medical experts [...] Read More >
How would you spend $800 billion?
It sounds as though the much ballyhooed United States stimulus deal will soon be passed, to the tune of somewhere between $819 billion and $838 billion. (Give or take a few billion.) Read More >
Adopted for a Purpose
I was just three months old when my parents adopted me. Lying in a motel dresser drawer that very first night, I looked up at my new parents with distrust and suspicion, as if to say, ‘You just try to control me!’ My ornery streak was obvious from day one, but incredibly, I was now [...] Read More >
My Story
Have you ever wished you were someone else? I did! I was raised in a great family with seven brothers and sisters. My parents were missionaries in Africa for many years and I naturally had a lot of knowledge about God and Christianity. At a young age, I decided to begin a relationship with God through [...] Read More >
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