Archive for November 2012
Think About IT: A DIFFERENCE in Islam and Christianity
“Demonstrators attacked the U.S. embassies in Yemen and Egypt on Thursday [9/13/12] in protest of a film they consider blasphemous to Islam, and American warships headed towards Libya after the U.S. ambassador there was killed in related violence this week.” http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/13/us-protests-idUSBRE88C0J320120913 According to an article posted by the Assyrian International News Agency on 9/26/2012, “The…
Read MoreThink About IT: Israel A Worthy Ally
I believe America should stand with Israel against those who threaten her right to exist, and our position should be unabashed. I believe this because I believe that God’s promise to bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse Israel does have relevance today (Genesis 12:1-3). This does not mean that Israel is…
Read MoreAnswers to the Problem of Evil
Recently, Rick Harvey presented a very helpful paper in the Round Table in Ideology that dealt with the problem of evil. A clear understanding of the problem of evil and answers to the problem are something every Christian needs to have in order to strengthen our own faith and to be equipped to help others…
Read MoreVOTE and VOTE BIBLICALLY!
1 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, said, “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”[i] [i] back of cover of Bonhoeffer, Pastor,Prophet, Martyr, Spy, by Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer
Read MoreThink About IT: The Art of Taxation through Subtleties!
“Jean-Baptiste Colbert, finance minister to France’s King Louis XIV defined the art of taxation as, ‘so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the least possible amount of hissing.’ For this reason, ‘stealth’ taxes are a favorite government ploy. Though they may serve the government’s purposes for a season, they…
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