April 2003

Why Did Jesus Wash the Disciples' Feet?

01/21/2012

Tom: We’re continuing with the gospel, and presently we are in the Gospel of John, chapter 13, and Dave, it’s our encouragement—again, the name of the program is Search the Scriptures Daily , and we want to encourage all of our listeners if they have never spent any time in...Read more

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Is Today's Babylon in Iraq the one Mentioned in Revelation?

01/21/2012

In this regular feature, Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call . Here is this week’s question: “Dear Dave and TA, The focus right now on the war with Iraq has brought my attention to Babylon. Is ancient—or now, the modern rebuilt Babylon—the...Read more

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Conservative Jews Consider Ordaining Homosexuals

01/21/2012

Now, Religion in the News—a report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media. This week’s item is from the Associated Press, March 13, 2003, with the headline: “The Conservative Branch of Judaism Reconsiders Its Ban Against Ordaining Homosexuals, dateline New York—The lawmaking body for the...Read more

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Are Roman Catholics Saved?

01/21/2012

Tom: Thanks, Gary. You’re listening to Search the Scriptures Daily , a program in which we encourage everyone who desires to know God’s truth to look to God’s Word for all that is essential for salvation and living one’s life in a way that is pleasing to Him. If you’re...Read more

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...and cricket

April 21, 2003

Outlookindia.com, ALIGARH , INDIA 3/21/03 : An all-religion meeting was organized here today to pray for peace and safety of the innocent citizens of Iraq under attack by U.S. forces. Local religious leaders belonging to Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Sikh communities offered special prayers at the clock tower grounds for...Read more

TBC Today

Eye of newt, toe of gecko

April 21, 2003

According to a report by scientists in the national journal Nature, geckos are small tropical reptiles whose ability to walk up walls and across ceilings has previously defied all attempts to explain how they could stick to any surface with no sign of any glue or suction mechanism to hold...Read more

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“Negligent” Child Seduced?

April 21, 2003

The Atlantic 5/02: Incredibly, lawyers for the Archdiocese of Boston are arguing that a six-year-old child was “negligent” in allowing himself to be raped by Father Paul Shanley, the advocate of man-boy love whom Cardinal Bernard Law knowingly protected--and that the boy’s parents, who were unaware of Shanley’s predations, were...Read more

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Sick ideas

April 21, 2003

Man says: “You can't glorify God if you are sick” (Fred Price, Is God Glorified Through Sickness?, Tape #FP605). God says: “ When Jesus heard [that], he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby” (...Read more

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December ‘96

April 21, 2003

The God of the Bible created the universe out of nothing. The universe is not God nor an extension of Him, nor is He part of it. Therefore, to speak of God as “She” or to refer to “Mother Earth” or “Mother Nature” or even “Mother/Father God” promotes a grave...Read more

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Was the Last Supper the Passover?

01/14/2012

Tom: We are continuing with the gospel and we are in the Gospel of John, and right now we are beginning chapter 13, verse 1: “Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the...Read more

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