August 2010 | thebereancall.org

August 2010

You are leaving port under sealed orders and in a troubled period. You cannot know whither you are going or what you are to do. But why not take the Pilot on board who knows the nature of your sealed orders from the outset, and who will shape your entire...Read more
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Open Doors Launches Campaign to Pressure Morocco to Halt Rise in Deportation, Persecution of Christians [Excerpts] SANTA ANA, Calif., July 22, 2010 /Christian Newswire/ -- Since March, the intensity of persecution in Morocco has increased significantly. Consider the following: * The deportation of at least 128 foreign Christians, including almost...Read more
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Mischief in Manhattan [Excerpts] We Muslims know the Ground Zero mosque is meant to be a deliberate provocation By Raheel Raza and Tarek Fatah A journalist who writes for the North Country Times, a small newspaper in Southern California, sent us an e-mail titled "Help." He couldn't understand why an...Read more
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It is very interesting to note that Joseph Smith referred to the religious freedom that would allow him to be either a false prophet or a true prophet. He said, “Every man has a natural, and, in our country, a constitutional right to be a false prophet, as well as...Read more
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See No Evil [Excerpts] I am sorry I wrote this column. Because an audience that demands an explanation of why evil is evil is an audience that has already sided with evil. Oscar winning conspiracy theorist Oliver Stone joined Helen Thomas and Mel Gibson in the swelling ranks of out-of-the-closet...Read more
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"People who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives ... and when the bubble has burst, they will have nothing of eternal significance to show for the years they have wasted." --Nate...Read more
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Butterflies and Flashlights [Excerpts] I once met a fellow who was an aficionado of, believe it or not, flashlights. It seemed rather mundane until I saw all the neat designs using LEDs (light emitting diodes). These semiconductor devices have been greatly improved in recent years and are finding a wide...Read more
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Dog's Anglican communion leaves tongues wagging [Excerpts] An Anglican priest has apologized for offering communion to a dog, but the act has repercussions for a Church already divided by liberalization measures. "Communion is a symbol of the sacrifice of Jesus's body; he died for all of us," said Cheryl Chang,...Read more
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Televangelist Benny Hinn asks for $2M in donations [Excerpts] (AP) SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Televangelist Benny Hinn has posted a plea for $2 million in donations on his website. Hinn says he accumulated the deficit in the past few months because offerings at some international appearances did not cover expenses...Read more
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