The Conviction Crisis
And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” (Luke 22:41-42)
Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping
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Posted on 09/14/2011 1:59 PM by Phil Sanders, Ph.D.
Humanism's Dilemma with Good and Evil
God has deeply ingrained in the spirit of man the sense that we are small and that there is a power greater than us. Almost all religions acknowledge a divine supreme being or at least a supremely wise man (e.g., Buddha) who is to be revered. Atheism is the exception, asserting that
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Posted on 06/09/2011 3:26 PM by Jim Mettenbrink
The Search for Absolute Truth in a Secularized Society
In 1987, the distinguished American philosopher and essayist, Allan Bloom (1930-1992), authored an eye-opening book titled, The Closing of the American Mind. The thesis of the book is, as the author put it in his preface, “a meditation on the state of our souls.” Though severely
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Posted on 06/02/2011 3:39 PM by Jason R. Roberts
From the Editors (May 2007)
“When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.” Shirley Chisholm
“For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?” Matthew 16:26
Two
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Posted on 06/02/2011 2:59 PM by Dr. Brad Harrub & Jim Palmer
Every Idle Word
In Matthew 12:36, we read, "And I say unto you, that every idle word that man shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the Day of Judgment" (KJV).That was Jesus speaking. If I am to give an account for anything in the Day of Judgment, I ought to be aware of that, shouldn’t
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Posted on 01/20/2011 2:29 PM by Peggy Phillips
