For many Christians, the Lord’s Prayer is almost a standard part of weekly worship. Many of us never really had to memorize it – it just became part of our memory from sheer repetition. However, as I strive to increase my own prayer life - by adding these words to my personal prayer time I [...]
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An 8 year old boy in Oregon gets suspended from school because he brought a 4 inch plastic toy gun to school – a toy gun that is part of an action figure’s lineup. School officials defended the principal, stating that she followed policy. (KPTV) Yet another example of the idiocy of zero tolerance. When [...]
By repeatedly issuing statements and holding seminars, Evangelical Christians gave DaVinci Code author Dan Brown a tremendous amount of free advertizing for what was a mediocre movie at best. By railing and decrying the Tim Tebow commercial, liberal women’s groups did the same for what turned out to be a very tame commercial. Just go [...]
It follows, then, that anyone seeking to public service – considered a high calling by John Calvin – should be examined by the local church in terms of faith, religious practice, and spiritual maturity.
They really do not harbor any ill-will against Christianity per se, but they do have some specific questions of the church.
