January 2004

Once You've Found Jesus...Can You Lose Him?

10/13/2012

Tom: We’re continuing with the gospel, and we’re in the Gospel of John:17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might...Read more

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Should We Make Movies about Jesus?

10/13/2012

Now, Contending for the Faith. In this regular feature, Dave and Tom respond to questions from listeners and readers of The Berean Call. Here’s this week’s question: “Dear Dave and Tom, What are your thoughts about motion pictures which contain images that represent Jesus? Are you aware that notable evangelical...Read more

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The Rise of the American Megachurch

10/13/2012

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 Christian Science Monitor , December 30, 2003, with the headline: “The Rise of the American Megachurch”, dateline Houston. “After a rousing live performance of ‘Jesus...Read more

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More Key Events in the History of Mankind

10/13/2012

Tom: In this first segment of our program we’ve been going through Dave Hunt’s book Countdown to the Second Coming . And currently we’re concluding chapter 3, but we took a little side trip last week, which we hope our listeners found helpful. And if you missed the program, I...Read more

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Not so positive thinking

January 22, 2004

While it is true that our thoughts influence us in many ways, it is not true that “thinking,” “speaking,” and “visualizing” contain the virtually unlimited power attributed to them; nor are they biblical methods for “releasing God’s power.” Mind-manipulating techniques for solving human problems and creating health and wealth have...Read more

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From Time Immorial 1

January 22, 2004

...while I was examining United Nations data from 1948 onward, a seeming casual alteration of the definition of what constitutes an Arab “refugee” from Israel caught my attention.... In other cases the more or less universally used description of eligibility included those people who were forced to leave “permanent” or...Read more

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Little girls...

January 22, 2004

The Bend Bulletin, 12/10/03 (Excerpted from the article “When Kids Kill”): According to FBI statistics, 9,017 girls younger than 18 were arrested in the United States in 2001 for serious violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The same year, police arrested 40,817 boys for those crimes. Roughly 40,000 girls...Read more

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Myth & Fact 1

January 22, 2004

Myth “The Zionists could have chosen another country besides Palestine.” Fact In the late 19th century, the rise of religious and racist anti-Semitism led to a resurgence of pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe, shattering promises of equality and tolerance. This stimulated Jewish immigration to Palestine from Europe. Simultaneously, a...Read more

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Ministry of the Spirit

January 22, 2004

There is no need to send people out to counseling or to bring counselors into the church, because what is truly needed should already be available regarding preaching the Gospel, teaching the Word, praying, and fellowshipping with the saints. Therefore churches need to address the following questions: Is the Gospel...Read more

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Gay couple

January 22, 2004

Mercury News 12/17/03: A gay San Jose couple Tuesday sued the nation’s leading adoption-related Internet business, contending that it must abide by California anti-discrimination laws and stop barring same-sex couples from posting personal ads seeking birth mothers looking for prospective adoptive parents. For Rich and Michael Butler, whose commitment to...Read more

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