Iranian Christians ask for prayer after dozens of believers arrested there
Stefan J. Bos and Eric Leijenaar, Worthy News
WALL•E tops Christianity Today’s 10 Most Redeeming Films of 2008
Mothers concerned over Mattel doll that whispers, ‘Islam is the light’
Hussein Rashid, Religion Dispatches (HT: Idol Chatter)
Speak the Word
When I find myself engaged in a spiritual battle, there is no more effective weapon in my arsenal than the practice of speaking the Word of God.
I’m not talking about reading the Word, studying the Word, or meditating on the Word. Granted, these are all essential components of developing a vital relationship with Christ.
But when I’m really going through a skirmish, and all hell is breaking lose in my life, I force myself to open up my mouth and verbalize the Word of God out loud.
John MacArthur on prosperity and the true Gospel
People without college education spend twice as much on lottery each month
John Saddington shares some statistics about state lotteries at Human3rror
‘Hollywood Conservatives: Should They Just Shut Up and Entertain?’
‘No!’ says LaShawn Barber at Pajamas Media
What gets the angels’ attention?
‘Hard Times’
A video produced to coincide with Granger Community Church’s series, Surviving Tough Times:
Hard Times from Granger Community on Vimeo.
Campus Crusade president believes Great Commission can be achieved in our lifetime
‘Miss America struggles to stay relevant in a changing media world’
Let the Sunshine In
By Jay Adams
I’ve lived in bleak wintry weather in the hills of W. Pennsylvania. I’ve shoveled snow two feet deep in Kirkwood Missouri. I’ve had my fill of strong winds and bitter cold blasts that go right to the bone. I’m thankful that at last I’ve been able to escape those things.
Sure, it can get cold here in South Carolina. In the winter the temperature can drop below freezing many nights—but the days are usually in the 40s and 50s. And then . . . right in the middle of winter . . . there can be one, two—or even a week—of 60-70 degree weather that suddenly descends like a blissful summer day. Plants are deceived into thinking its summer and begin to bloom—only to have their blossoms suddenly destroyed by a hard frost. Sweaters are once more exchanged for coats and jackets: suddenly, it’s winter once again!
But those few days of warmth! How they lighten the load. How they cheer the spirits. How they anticipate things soon to come in February, when the tulips appear and the jonquils grow tall. “Summer,” those days say, “is just around the corner; don’t give up hope!”
Mercy Me, ‘Finally Home’
Christian refugees in Orissa, India ‘left without adequate protection against further attacks or compensation for damages sustained’
‘Organ Playa’
More cleverness from The Sacred Sandwich:
