What do People Beileve in?

What People Do and Do Not Believe In (Harris Poll) "NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new Harris Poll finds that the great majority (82%) of American adults believe in God, exactly the same number as in two earlier Harris Polls in 2005 and 2007. Large majorities also believe in miracles (76%), heaven (75%), that Jesus is God or the Son of God (73%), in angels (72%), the survival of the soul after death (71%), and in the resurrection of Jesus (70%)..." 

More of the Twilight Series

Flirting with Danger: New Moon of Twilight Series (Chuck Colson)  "The Twilight series of novels—and now the movies—are wildly popular with teenage girls. And that’s a shame. I’ll tell you why. You may remember that last year, Mark Earley on BreakPoint reviewed the film Twilight, which was all the rage. Now there’s a Twilight sequel, which is drawing millions to the box office..."
Mormon Vampires in the Garden of Eden: More on the Twilight Series (Touchstone) "If you have visited a bookstore, scanned the tabloids at a grocery store check-out, or watched Entertainment Tonight at the airport (no one I know admits to watching the show at home) any time in the last four years, you know something about Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight books. They continue to dominate best-seller lists more than a year after the finale was published, and the movies based on the stories, like the novels, are second only to J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series in popularity."

The Senate's Abortion Compromise

Q & A: The Senate’s Abortion Compromise (Baptist Press) "The Senate is on the verge of passing a health care bill that includes a compromise on federal funding of abortion. Pro-life groups and pro-choice groups, though, are not happy with the compromise language, promoted by Democrat Ben Nelson of Nebraska. Following are a few common questions, with answers, about the compromise..."

Quiet Time

Should We Really Call It a Quiet Time? (David Powlison)  "Many years ago I worked through the psalms looking for the vocal cues. By my count, more than 95% of the psalms portray or invite audible words directed to God. You "hear" what is written, because so much of it is out loud: crying out, the sound of my voice, songs, shouts, the tongue and lips, asking God to listen, groaning, seeking, calling on, making requests, and so forth..."

Benefit from Bible Study

How to Benefit from the Bible (James MacDonald) "...I want us to think about how to benefit from the Bible by starting with my favorite verse from God’s Word, Jeremiah 15:16 which says, “Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart.” What food is to our bodies, Scripture is to our souls. Here are five things you need to do if you want to eat God’s Word and feed your soul."

God with Us (Tim Challies) "...Though the word appears just three times in Scripture, twice in Isaiah’s prophecy about the coming of Christ and once in Matthew in the fulfillment of that prophecy, it’s a word we have all used and a word whose meaning most of us know. Our children read about it every Christmas and our pastors mention it in their Christmas sermons. That word is Immanuel. God with us. God is with us."

When Was Jesus Born?

When Was Jesus Born? (Dr. Paul L. Maier) An article on the date of the nativity and the chronology of Jesus' life.

Christmas Business Boycott?

Christmas Business Boycott? No Thanks (Zach Nielson)

Theology of Handel's Messiah

The Biblical Theology of Handel’s Messiah (Daniel Block)

12 Rules of Christmas

The Twelve Rules of Christmas (Rutherford Institute) a must read

Hunting Tiger Woods

CJ Mahaney writes a great piece about the Tiger Woods story that reminds us all of the seriousness of unaddressed sins.

Hunting Tiger Woods (CJ Mahaney)