August 2009

Buddhism Strengthens Ties to Church

August 31, 2009

Buddhism strengthens ties to church [Excerpts] What in the recent past seemed exotic and foreign is now almost routinely folded into "the fold." Buddhism is not only accepted as a mainstream American religion, it is a path increasingly trod by faithful Christians and Jews who infuse Eastern spiritual insights and...Read more

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Psychology Ignores Science

August 28, 2009

APA 'ignoring the science ' on homosexual reparative therapy [Excerpts] A Christian attorney says the American Psychological Association's rejection of therapy designed to help homosexuals leave their lifestyle is "devoid of science , reality and the common practices of a counselor." On Wednesday, the American Psychological Association (APA) issued a...Read more

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An Urgent Call To A Serious Faith-Part Twenty-Is It Possible To Live Like A Christian?

Tom: As you know, Dave, last week we discussed some material from chapter 9 of your book An Urgent Call to a Serious Faith , and that book, I believe, is one of your best. What I particularly like about it is its exhortation to believers to search the scriptures...Read more

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God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

RELIGION IN THE NEWS A report and comment on religious trends and events being covered by the media. This week’s item is from World Magazine August 2000. “‘The Bible teaches that God helps those who help themselves’ was a statement in a survey by pollster George Barna, on American religious...Read more

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Should We Worship The Holy Spirit?

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH In this regular feature, Dave and Tom respond to question from listeners and readers of The Berea Call. Here is this week’s question: Dear Mr. Hunt and Mr. McMahon, Would you do me a favor and talk about the Holy Spirit. There are a lot of...Read more

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Will We Ever See God?

Tom: Our topic for this segment is the gospel of salvation , and we’re going through certain verses of the gospel of John, which relate to the salvation we have in Christ. We’re particularly interested in verses which tell us who Jesus is which is critical to our belief in...Read more

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Dissent Among Professors

August 27, 2009

Professor Pinker engages in wishful thinking -- dissent is significant among chemists and chemical engineers [Excerpts] As recently noted on this site, in his letter to the Boston Globe, Harvard University psychology Professor Steven Pinker began: “SHAME ON you for publishing two creationist op-eds in two years from the Discovery...Read more

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Jobs Trump Fears of Terrorism

August 26, 2009

Jobs trump fears of terrorists in Michigan town of Standish [Excerpts] To many people struggling in this job-starved part of rural Michigan, unemployment is a bigger threat than terrorists. With unemployment at more than 17 percent, many residents say they would welcome detainees from Guantanamo Bay in order to save...Read more

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Electricity, the gift of God

August 25, 2009

Electricity is often called wonderful, beautiful; but it is so only in common with the other forces of nature. The beauty of electricity or of any other force is not that the power is mysterious, and unexpected, touching every sense at unawares in turn, but that it is under law,...Read more

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Today's Youth--Walking Away From Truth

August 24, 2009

Today’s Youth—Walking Away from Truth [Excerpts] Why do young people walk away from the church after years of faithful attendance and involvement? The main reason may be that the curriculum used in most Sunday schools is simply telling Bible stories and not teaching how to defend the truths of Scripture...Read more

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