The Optimist Club
Christians have an unshakable reason to hope even as anxieties about America grow. View full post on News / Commentary
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Medicare Sets Sights on Obesity Prevention
Medicare will soon pay for obesity screenings and prevention services in an effort to prevent diseases associated with obesity. View full post on CBN.com – CBN News
Church Leaders Uphold SC Episcopal Bishop
South Carolina’s Episcopal bishop has not abandoned the denomination despite the ongoing disagreement over the ordination of gay clergy. View full post on CBN.com – CBN News
Tree Farms Seek to Bring Christmas to US Troops
Communities across the country are working to send U.S. troops a little piece of home this holiday season through a program called Trees for Troops. View full post on CBN.com – CBN News
Live Nativity Scene Displayed at Supreme Court
A Christian group gets permits to do Nativity scenes in prominent places across America, and asks Christians to do it wherever they live. View full post on CBN.com – CBN News
Proposed Child Labor Rules Have Farmers Fuming
Efforts to stop illegal child labor could end up hurting family farms, according to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. View full post on CBN.com – CBN News
Parental Notice of Abortion Act Heading to Illinois Supreme Court
Thomas More Society Stays Strong in 15-Year Battle Contact: Tom Ciesielka, 312-422-1333 SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Nov. 30, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — Today, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the Parental Notice of Abortion Act of 1995 violates the Illinois State Constitution of 1970. The high Court is expected to grapple with the question of [...]
Democrats Reach Out to Young Values Voters
Young Democrats of America recently unveiled its first ever “Faith and Values” initiative in and effort to reach out to young Christian voters. View full post on CBN.com – CBN News
PreachingToday.com Releases Sermon Packs in Time for the Holidays
Contact: Brian Larson, blarson@christianitytoday.com; Matt Woodley, mwoodley@christianitytoday.com; both with Christianity Today International, 630-260-6200 CAROL STREAM, Ill., Nov. 30, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — PreachingToday.com is releasing three different sermon packs for the Advent season. Each of the three sermon packs will focus on a different theme. The Wonder of Jesus’ Birth, The Big Picture of Christmas, [...]
Billy Graham Hospitalized with Possible Pneumonia
Rev. Billy Graham was admitted to the hospital in North Carolina Wednesday, with a possible case of pneumonia. View full post on CBN.com – CBN News
Our Daily Bred- An Ordinary GuySteve was just an ordinary guy. He quietly served in a church I attended years ago. He helped prepare communion, shoveled the church sidewalks in the winter, and mowed the lawn in the summer. He spent time with teenage boys who had no fathers in the home. I often heard him telling people at church in his quiet way how good the Lord was to him. During prayer […]
- Slacker?While studying the book of Proverbs in my small-group Bible study, our leader suggested that we change the description of a lazy person from a sluggard to a slacker (6:6,9). Ah, now he was speaking my lingo. I immediately started thinking of all the people I consider to be slackers. […]
- The Remedy For FearIn his first inaugural speech in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the newly elected president of the US, addressed a nation that was still reeling from the Great Depression. Hoping to ignite a more optimistic outlook regarding that economic crisis, he declared, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself!” […]
- A Word From The LordNoted preacher and theologian Helmut Thielicke (1908–1986) endured great opposition from the Nazi regime in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s. Yet he remained committed to proclaiming God’s presence and power in Jesus Christ during a difficult and perplexing time. Scholar Robert Smith said that as Thielicke addressed modern issues and problems in his sermon […]
- Invite QuestionsWhen I teach, I sometimes use the motto “Question Authority” to get the attention of my students. I am not inviting them to challenge my authority; I am encouraging them to ask me questions. Some education experts say that more learning takes place when teachers answer questions than when they impart information. By nature, we all place a higher value on wha […]
- Side By SideIn my family scrapbook is a picture of my daughter at age 4 working next to me, using a toy hammer to repair the siding on the house. Side by side we worked that day; she imitated my every action, absolutely convinced that she too was fixing the house. Rarely have I enjoyed a chore more. In the picture, it’s obvious that she’s enjoying it too. […]
- Knocked Off Your Feet?Because I’ve written many articles and a book about dealing with life’s losses, I have the privilege of being introduced to a number of fellow strugglers along life’s journey. One of my new friends is a mom whose 21-year-old daughter died suddenly in 2009, which sent her reeling. She told me, “I feel like an outcast from the normal world. I feel crushed and […]
- More, More, MoreNow that my daughter is learning to talk, she has adopted a favorite word: more. She will say “more” and point to toast with jam. She held out her palm and said “More!” when my husband gave her some coins for her piggy bank. She even exclaimed, “More Daddy!” one morning after her father left for work. […]
- Benefits Of FriendshipCicero was one of the greatest thinkers of the Roman Empire. He was a skilled orator, lawyer, politician, linguist, and writer. Still today he is quoted for his clear prose and practical wisdom. […]
- Wings Like A DoveDavid sighed, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest” (Ps. 55:6). As for me, I’d build a cabin in the Sawtooths, or take a permanent post in a fire-lookout tower. When life weighs on me, I too yearn to fly away and be at rest. […]
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- Fears for Iranian pastor facing executionThere are unconfirmed reports that the Iranian authorities have decided to go ahead with the execution of a pastor […]
- Give a day back this leap yearChurch Urban Fund is encouraging people to give a day back on February 29 […]
- Rethinking mission in secular EuropeChristian evangelism and missionary work is most often associated with outreach in impoverished nations around the world but growing secularism in Europe is forcing some organisations to focus on the continent where much of the church underwent its early development […]
- Alain de Botton Religion is useful for atheistsAtheist Alain de Botton has in a recent interview highlighted many ways in which religion is useful even for nonbelievers […]
- Droughtstricken Britain where respect is in short supplyNot agreeing with someone is no reason to treat them disrespectfully […]
- Stephanie Smith releases Letting GoGotee Records signing Stephanie Smith has just released her new single Letting Go to digital outlets […]
- Lent appeal to buy 4x4s for ministry work in Angola and MozambiqueThe Bishop of London is asking Christians in the capital to consider donating a portion of their travel costs during Lent to support ministry work in Angola and Mozambique […]
- Thousand Foot Krutch go back to where they startedSometimes the best way to move forward is to go back to the basics taking all of the raw energy and emotion of the past and channelling it into the present […]
- Christians do not need a privileged spaceThe only power we require is the power of the Holy Spirit […]
- Petition supporting traditional marriage gathers 15000 signaturesA petition calling upon the Government to maintain the existing definition of marriage has notched up 15000 signatures just one day after it was launched […]
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