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"We live in an age where everyone in the world is speaking a common language... it is the language of the visual." Dr. Guy Saffold, Executive Director of Ministries, Power to Change
We have changed the way we communicate. Videos, pictures, shared links and favorites - ... >Read More
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What Do You Fear?
What do you fear, and why? Is it holding you back from realizing your full potential? The childish fears of our youth are usually replaced by new fears, or sometimes they just morph into more socially acceptable versions of those same childish fears. Watch this short film and then take a look at the related online... >Read More
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Anne Rice: "I quit being a Christian"
Has popular novelist Anne Rice abandoned her faith? CNN's religion blog presents the following summary of Anne Rice's recent Facebook posts regarding her faith:
Legendary author Anne Rice has announced that she’s quitting Christianity.
The “Interview with a Vampire” author, who wrote a book about her spirituality titled "Called Out of Darkness:...... >Read More
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Easter? What is that?
Jesus left them again and prayed the same prayer as before. When he returned to them again, he found them sleeping, for they couldn’t keep their eyes open. And they didn’t know what to say. Mark 14:38-39, NLT
Easter is quickly approaching! But do your friends and neighbors know what Easter is really about?
A recent Barna survey found...... >Read More
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How "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Almost Wasn't
Even if you've seen the classic Charlie Brown Christmas Special a dozen times, you may be unaware of its turbulent history. Molly Hartman describes the show's modest beginnings in her article about the popular cartoon's history:
The basics of the cartoon were laid out within a few hours. It would include ice-skating; a pageant (Mendelson and Schulz...... >Read More
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What makes you angry?
The Barna Group poll results, summarized below, can help us to gauge what seems to be the most important moral issues to many Christians in America. Barna asked people which issues they thought was a "major problem" facing the country:
Abortion is the overwhelming choice of evangelicals as the nation's top moral problem, according to a new survey...... >Read More
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Does 'Jesus Loves Porn Stars' Bible Go Too Far?
When do our methods begin to interfere with our message as we reach out in love to our non-Christian neighbors? That's one of the questions to ponder regarding the "Jesus Loves Porn Stars" Bible, published by Christian publisher NavPress. ABC reports:
This weekend at the erotica convention in Los Angeles, Pastor Craig Gross, who runs an anti-pornography...... >Read More
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