Archive for May, 2013
Christian Living
Keeping the Faith: The Path of Least Resentment
Near Mpumalanga, South Africa, are the marvelous and mysterious Echo Caves. Rediscovered in the last century and turned into a tourist site, these caverns are home to a truly remarkable ecosystem. One of the more amazing specie...
Apologetics
Question of the week: Capital punishment and the Bible
Question: “What does the Bible say about the death penalty / capital punishment?” Answer: The Old Testament law commanded the death penalty for various acts: murder (Exodus 21:12), kidnapping (Exodus 21:16), bestial...
Commentary and News
Pope Benedict’s praise for Martin Luther give rise to speculation
Pope Benedict XVI’s recent words of praise for Martin Luther, founder of the Protestant reformation, has set abuzz speculation on the possible “rehabilitation” of the spiritual leader as the Lutherans’ 500th anniversary approac...
Arts & Culture
Website under fire for promoting gossip
“A perverse person stirs up conflict and a gossip separates close friends,” states Proverbs 16:28. That biblical statement is so true, that even atheists agree. What used to be passed around in class on small notes of paper or ...
News
Alabama program offering choice between jail time or church postponed
A program in Alabama that was supposed to allow offenders to choose between going to church for a year, or serving a term in jail and paying a fine, was temporarily delayed after a civil rights group issued a letter of objectio...
Christian Girl, Family in Pakistan Expelled over Misspelling
An 8th grade student in Pakistan has been expelled from school and her family forced to relocate after the Christian girl misspelled an Urdu word, leading to accusations of “blasphemy,” sources said. In the garrison city of Abb...
Muslim Extremists in Nigeria Kill Christians in Two States
Muslim extremists bent on ridding Nigeria’s volatile middle region of Christianity killed five Christians in Niger state on Thursday (Sept. 22) and three others the previous week in the north-central state of Kaduna, including...
Arts & Culture
Website of the Week: New Release Tuesday
Although New Release Tuesday (NRT) went online way back in August of 2002, many are still unaware of this free service. NRT continues to inform members of new releases each week…on Tuesdays. Becoming a member is simple as givin...
Arts & Culture
Surprise! Dolphin Tale is actually good!
So, let’s just cut to the chase. I didn’t have my hopes set high with Dolphin Tale. The story sounded intriguing enough, but trailer looked trite. What a surprise. Not that the film doesn’t have its flaws, it does, but it is a ...
News
Owner of Christian café in UK warned by police against exhibiting Bible verses
A man in the UK was warned recently by police that the Christian cafe that he owns is in breach of public order laws because it shows Bible verses on a TV screen. Jamie Murray, owner of Salt and Light Café in Blackpool, was to...