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The Fallout from Christian Legal Society – National Review Online

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:29:03 +0000

The Fallout from Christian Legal Society
National Review Online
By Robert Shibley Since the Supreme Court's sharply divided and startlingly wrongheaded decision two years ago in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, those concerned about religious liberty on campus have known that the fallout was on its way.
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Not Redemption from the World, but Redemption of the World

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:59:25 +0000

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Abraham Kuyper, Stone Lectures

“Henceforth the curse should no longer rest upon the world itself, but upon that which is sinful in it, and instead of monastic flight from the world the duty is now emphasized of serving God in the world, in every position in life.

But of course, whenever two elements appear, as in this case the sinner and the saint, the temporal and the eternal, the terrestrial and the heavenly life, there is always danger of losing sight of their interconnection and of falsifying both by error or one-sidedness. Christendom, it must be confessed, did not escape this error. A dualistic conception of regeneration was the cause of the rupture between the life of nature and the life of grace. It has, on account of its exclusive love of things eternal, been backward in the fulfilment of its temporal duties. It has neglected the care of the body, because it cared too exclusively for the soul….This dualism, however, is by no means countenanced by the Holy Scriptures. …the work of redemption is not limited to the salvation of individual sinners, but extends itself to the redemption of the world, and to the organic reunion of all things in heaven and on earth under Christ as their original head.”

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Learning Christian values from puppets – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:29:01 +0000

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Learning Christian values from puppets
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
The interactive program teaches kids Christian values and Biblical truths, said Ron Boudreaux, one of the actors and a puppeteer for the program. Boudreaux, 70, said the church held a similar program for children over the last five years in the …

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Bible Translators Deny Removal of Familial Terms From Arabic Translations

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:58:37 +0000

In response to several rumors and claims, two Bible translating organizations have officially denied that their translations headed for Islamic countries removes familial terms to describe God and Jesus.

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Komen Reverses Course, Will Not Ban Planned Parenthood from Applying for Funding

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:09:20 +0000

The breast cancer awareness foundation had earlier said Planned Parenthood would be ineligible to apply for future grants.

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Indonesian Christians Pressure NJ Senator to Save Them From Deportation

ourchristiancountry — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:58:36 +0000

A group of Indonesian Christian immigrants and their supporters led by a New Jersey pastor attempted to pressure a U.S. senator in his Newark office Thursday morning into supporting a bill that would help the group fight against deportation orders.

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Separating Your Ego From Your Conscience

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:07:17 +0000

bestill posted:

Imagine if you had the opportunity to have sex with a beautiful woman that you are not married to, I mean someone that you really fancied. This would not be a harmless natural act but purely an ego trip. As you consider the possibility your ego tells you that if you did not then you would regret it for the rest of your life. At the same time your conscience would be telling you that if you did then you would regret it for the rest of your life. Your character would be stained and only God s forgiveness would remove the guilt. This is an example of inner conflict that most people suffer from. A minister once said to me that your conscience can lie to you and it cannot be trusted, only the Bible can be relied upon for moral guidance. Isn t it clear from the above…

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National Prayer Breakfast Draws Criticism From Religious and Secular Communities

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:58:38 +0000

President Barack Obama will sit down with religious and public figures for the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday morning amid concerns from both religious and secular groups that the event should be amended.

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Drico Johnson from Agape Christian, who will attend UCF. (Joshua C. Cruey … – Orlando Sentinel

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:28:54 +0000

Orlando Sentinel

Drico Johnson from Agape Christian, who will attend UCF. (Joshua C. Cruey …
Orlando Sentinel
Central QB Jonathan Wallace and Orlando Agape Christian WR Drico Johnson are UCF's highest rated high school commitments. Still on the board: UCF is hoping to land Mainland CB Deonte Wilson, Montgomery (Ala.) Carver LB Harding Harper and Birmingham …

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The View From My Recovery Room

ourchristiancountry — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:07:22 +0000

yosefmc posted:

About a month and a week ago, I was in a car crash. I dont remember any of it, so I only can only tell you what I have been told, which is: I was evidently driving (okay…obviously I was driving; its just that I dont remember where or when or why) when I (or the car) lost control, and rolled several times before it was stopped by a tree. I woke up in the hospital, disoriented, in extreme pain, and with no idea why I was there. I had several fractures, including my left femur, on which they had operated and inserted a rod. I had also fractured bones in my left shoulder, a couple of fractured ribs, a bruised lung, and a wounded left knee and foot. These latter two were stapled shut. Ive never seen that before, but thats what they did. I was hooked up to…

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Finding The Peace That Comes From Doing Gods Will For Your Life

ourchristiancountry — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:11:55 +0000

blessings2you posted:

For many years of my life, I was of the opinion that my purpose in living was to save the world. I spent years leading would be evangelists on mission trips and witnessing blitzes. After doing this for quite some time, the passion started to wane and the realization hit me that there must be more to the story than just spending ones life converting everyone to what I believed.After a season of rest, I embarked on a mission to change the world. I tried to get people to think and live differently. The problem was that I had my own issues which needed to be changed but I was unwilling and unable to confront them. After a very frustrating season, I came to realize that there is more to life than confronting people constantly.A few years ago I embarked on a mission to help the world. I spent all…

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Newton Christian School gets new SMART Board from Hy-Vee promotion – Newton Daily News

ourchristiancountry — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:28:59 +0000

Newton Christian School gets new SMART Board from Hy-Vee promotion
Newton Daily News
Students and teachers at Newton Christian School were celebrating Friday morning when Mike Winblade and Jeanne Birkenholz of Newton Hy-Vee presented the school with its second SMART Board interactive whiteboard. Hy-Vee manager Winblade said the Newton …

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Sharing From A Newsletter And Work

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:07:33 +0000

billyb posted:

No study time and prayer sharing revelations today. This site is much like many in my personal life are anyhow, I imagine, and do not care for much I may share with them… ..that is in humor, I am grown (in more ways than one), and can handle it.I fellowship with some folks from different churches many times, and one of them send me a newsletter every quarter, and so I will share some from it. I saw no copyright on it anywhere, and they probably got some of the material from another source anyhow.. .. so it should be ok. Shhhsshh, we sure got things in a mess, nowadays. Copyrights, politically correct, and nonoffensive and all.Anyhow: hope this makes you smile, and maybe agree with some of the thoughts. To ponder There are two kinds of pedestrians the quick and the dead The only difference between a rut and…

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Brock Berglund, Ex-Valor Christian QB, Free To Transfer From Kansas Jayhawks … – SB Nation

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:28:58 +0000

SB Nation

Brock Berglund, Ex-Valor Christian QB, Free To Transfer From Kansas Jayhawks …
SB Nation
By Russ Oates – Senior Editor Former Valor Christian (CO) quarterback Brock Berglund has been granted a release from the Kansas Jayhawks and will be able to transfer elsewhere to continue his football career. Jan 28, 2012 – Former Valor Christian (CO) …

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Believers Better Protected From Depression Than Atheists, Study Says

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:58:37 +0000

Studies reveal that children of atheist parents are more likely to experience depression than Christians – and people of faith are happier living in largely religious countries.

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Prayer Cards to Be Removed From Alaska Airlines Flights

ourchristiancountry — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:58:49 +0000

Alaska Airlines is putting an end to its 30-year-old practice of distributing prayer cards with in-flight meals, saying that the changes are being made out of respect for its religiously diverse customer base.

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Richard Dawkins: Morals Come From Enlightened Secular Values, Not Religion

ourchristiancountry — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:59:11 +0000

Morals aren’t begotten from religion, but secular moral philosophy, jurisprudence and dinner table conversation, renowned atheist Richard Dawkins recently argued at the Jaipur Literature Festival in India.

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TD Jakes Linked to James MacDonald’s Resignation From Gospel Coalition

ourchristiancountry — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:58:47 +0000

James MacDonald, megachurch pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel in the Chicago suburbs, publicly announced his resignation as a council member of The Gospel Coalition on Tuesday due to his “methodological convictions.”

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Gabrielle Giffords Resigns From Congress in an Emotional Address

ourchristiancountry — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:58:58 +0000

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., resigned from Congress, Wednesday morning, in an emotional address to the House of Representatives, assuring she will serve Arizona again

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Christian Louboutin to YSL: Step away from the red-soled shoes – Los Angeles Times

ourchristiancountry — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:29:15 +0000

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Christian Louboutin to YSL: Step away from the red-soled shoes
Los Angeles Times
Revered French shoemaker Christian Louboutin and a passel of fans wearing his red-soled sky-high shoes turned up in a lower Manhattan courtroom Tuesday to hear arguments that only Louboutin's label should be allowed to use the shade “Chinese red” to …
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