Public school Problems? Seminary hosts conference on starting Private Schools

Monday, 27 August 2007, 11:19 | Category : Bible & Theology, Campus, Church, Culture/Society
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“Fed up” with the public school system in your town?  You should consider sending your pastor to the conference at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC.  President Daniel Akin, father of four Christian-schooled sons, is sponsoring a two-day workshop designed to train church leaders to open private schools.
Years ago, SEBTS led the charge [...]

Dogfights, Death, and and thoughts on a Distracted Society

Saturday, 25 August 2007, 9:32 | Category : Culture/Society, Politics/Public Policy
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Michael Vick entered a plea of guilty for his participation in a dog-fighting ring. Vick coordinated the purchase, training, transportation, fighting, and early death of a number of dogs (six) used for “sport-fighting.” As a part of a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in Virginia, Vick admitted his role in the illegal activity.
The [...]

Amnesty International decision sparks reaction, resignation

Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 20:54 | Category : Bible & Theology, Church, Family
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The bishop of East Anglia, Michael Evans, a senior Roman Catholic bishop ended 30 years of backing Amnesty International after the organization changed its position on abortion. His resignation marks the beginning of the reaction that may lead to a split in the group’s support.
Pro-life Christians have long led the charge in Amnesty International’s [...]

Summer 2007 Family Picture

Sunday, 19 August 2007, 13:34 | Category : Bible & Theology
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Billy Graham Hospitalized

Saturday, 18 August 2007, 21:42 | Category : Bible & Theology, Church, Missions/Evangelism/Apologetics
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This evening, Billy Graham was hospitalized with intestinal bleeding, now under control, and is resting through the weekend.
From the AP: Evangelist Billy Graham was in fair condition Saturday and resting comfortably in a hospital near his home after he was admitted for evaluation and treatment of an intestinal bleed, hospital officials said. Graham, 88, [...]

Amnesty International turns, Now Supports Abortion as “Human Right”

Saturday, 18 August 2007, 7:56 | Category : Church, Family, Politics/Public Policy
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Amnesty International, the worldwide “human rights” group, has removed its long-standing neutrality on abortion, declaring it a “right” for women.  For years, the group’s neutrality on abortion has afforded the organization significant financial support from charities around the world, including the Roman Catholic Church.  Now, the council has decided to reverse their neutrality, on grounds [...]

Spong banned by Jensen in Sydney diocese

Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 21:00 | Category : Bible & Theology, Church
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Sydney Archbishop Peter Jensen has banned John Shelby Spong, former Bp of Newark and a fellow member of the Anglican communion, arrived in Sydney this week, and Anglican Primate Phillip Aspinall has invited Bishop Spong to deliver two sermons in Brisbane’s St John’s Cathedral.  He explains, “That Bishop Spong holds views which some Anglicans might [...]

Evolutionists Scramble to Rewrite History, again

Saturday, 11 August 2007, 5:02 | Category : Culture/Society
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The discovery of two new fossils in Kenya have caused a radical rewriting of the human family tree that evolutionists have held to for generations.  These human ancestors, termed hominins, apparently lived along side of one another, which runs contrary to the current discussion in the academy.  This should prove to be an exciting challenge [...]

Greenhouse surprise

Friday, 10 August 2007, 5:55 | Category : Culture/Society
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I found this interesting article that you may find creative and challenging to the current conversation on global warming.   A leading environmentalist, Chris Goodall, argues the following, “Driving a typical UK car for 3 miles adds about 2lb of CO2 to the atmosphere,” he said, a calculation based on the Government’s official fuel emission figures. [...]

Grudem responds to Piper’s response…

Thursday, 9 August 2007, 20:54 | Category : Bible & Theology, Church
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You need to read the grace-filled, Christ-honoring response Wayne Grudem has written to the conversation over Grudem’s updated Systematic Theology.
Read it here.