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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Men of Prowess: The Code of Chivalry as a Standard of Excellence
Mention “chivalry” today and the conversation quickly turns toward subjects of romance and courteousness. Gentlemen holding the door for ladies, paying for dinner, offering their seats on a crowded bus … these are the images that typically spring to mind whenever issues of gender roles, etiquette, male chauvinism and the revival of chivalry...... >Read More
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Lesson 3: Power for Living a Dynamic Christian Life
This is part 3 to a 4 part series - Lessons for Christian Living
We face choices every day. As we make these choices, how do we see life from God’s perspective and live in a way that pleases Him?
The Holy Spirit is the power source for the Christian life.
Just as our relationship with God depends totally on what God... >Read More
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Lesson 2: Experiencing God’s Love and Forgiveness
This is part 2 in a 4 part series - Lessons for Christian Living
It was a small thing-a driver cut you off, a classmate insulted you, your spouse forgot to pick you up-but suddenly you’re swearing and yelling. Or perhaps you find yourself tempted by other actions and attitudes, like gossip or bitterness, that take your focus off God.
These...... >Read More
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Airforce Pilot at a Crossroad
The Canadian Forces took me, Major Wes Bowers, around the world. An air force pilot for 20 years, I flew missions in the Gulf War, served in UN headquarters as a staff officer in Somalia and as a UN peacekeeper in Lebanon, Israel, and Syria. And along the way, I went from being a peacekeeper to working for the... >Read More
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Is there any real right and wrong?
This is part 6 to a 7 part series: Questions About God - Canadian philosopher Michael Horner responds to seven of the most commonly asked questions about God and Christianity.
Question 6: Is there any real right or wrong?
What would you do if, during World War II, you were hiding some Jewish people in your home and a Nazi soldier... >Read More
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