Can God & Politics Mix?
Can God and politics mix? Is blending them a recipe for suppressing freedoms, grabbing votes, or promoting the public good?
God-talk has become popular among US politicians. Leaders contemplating faith-in-action would do well to look back two centuries to William Wilberforce, the famous British parliamentarian who led a grueling but bipartisan...... >Read More
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Lessons In Decision-Making
Forty years after his tragic death, President John F. Kennedy continues to fascinate. A new JFK biography hit the bestseller lists. His relatives -- America's royalty to some -- are frequent newsmakers. An intriguing facet of his legacy involves his decision-making procedures. Some brought great success, others colossal failure.
In 1961, after...... >Read More
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9/11 and You
My sister had a 9:00 a.m. appointment at the World Trade Center.
On September 12.
Since September 11, 2001, I've often wondered what might have happened had her appointment been a day earlier or the terrorist attacks a day later. I could have been walking the streets of New York City with her picture.
What were your feelings that tragic...... >Read More
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Atheist Recommends God
(Thanks goes to Rusty Wright and Meg Korpi for this article)
The headline in The Times of London grabs your attention:
“As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God”
The tagline is even more pointed: “Missionaries, not aid money, are the solution to Africa's biggest problem - the crushing passivity of the people's mindset.”
What...... >Read More
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Global Food Crisis Hits Home
Happy with your grocery bills these days? Do those gasoline pump meters seem to whir like Vegas slot machines, except you never hit the jackpot?
The two issues are not unrelated and they’re affecting pocketbooks and bellies at home and around the globe. Some Westerners might react with detached shock to stories of food riots in places like...... >Read More
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Giving Can Improve Your Health; Science Says So
Want happiness and fulfillment in life? Then practice giving, advises an influential medical professor.
“It really is good to be good,” claims Stephen Post, Ph.D., professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. “Science says it is so.”
Post and coauthor Jill Neimark present evidence in their recent book, Why Good Things...... >Read More
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Paris Hilton and What We Want
Paris Hilton. Paris Hilton. Paris Hilton. Paris Hilton. Paris Hilton.
Please excuse the repetition, but I want this article to score highly in Google searches.
You see, Google Zeitgeist, the mega-search engine’s report on its most popular search topics, says the heiress scored number one on 2006 Google News searches. The report presents...... >Read More
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Jesus' Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?
At Easter, some might wonder what all the fuss is about. Who... >more
Coping with Loneliness at Christmas
'Tis the season to be … gloomy?
Feeling low this Christmas season? You’re... >more
What Do You Fear?
