After years of asserting that no Wahhabist hatred fills the pages of their textbooks (more here ), the Islamic Saudi Academy, owned by the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, has done some backpedaling. From this source : ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- An Islamic school in northern Virginia with close ties to t...

In What He Must Be …If He Wants to Marry My Daughter Voddie Baucham Jr. does Christian dads a favor.  He challenges them with a biblical vision of Christian courtship; and he cushions his challenge with a clear cut, easy to read, guide for how to think and plan about their daughter’s fu...

Remember the wind-powered rotating skyscrapers of Dubai? Well, the building boom in the Emirates is over, thanks to the financial crisis. Most of the huge and expensive construction projects have been cancelled or are on hold. Not only that, foreign laborers are being laid off at an astounding rate ...

[This was shared during Midweek Lenten Worship in the sanctuary of Saint Matthew Lutheran Church in Logan, Ohio, this evening. It was presented as part of the congregation's '40-Days to Servanthood' emphasis.] Acts 9:36-43 Occasionally, I receive emails from Wesley Paul, an evangelist who lives in L...

ACLU of Florida news release: JACKSONVILLE – U.S. District Judge Henry Lee Adams, Jr. today issued a preliminary order in a lawsuit seeking to force Nassau County School officials to uphold students’ right to equal access.  The order prohibits the school district from refusing to recognize...

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 My letter to the New York Times regarding "The Many Obstacles to Peace in the Middle East" RE: letters- The Many Obstacles to Peace in the Middle East http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/opinion/lweb11cohen.html?_r=1&ref=opinion Dear Editor, Middle East Reality Check &...

The Persecution & Prayer AlertThe Voice of the Martyrs, Canada 1. Pakistani Christian killed, other believers injured in mob violence A Christian woman was killed and at least 16 people injured in an attack on the predominantly Christian village of Sangowali, Punjab province on March 2. Accordin...

Note the forthright avowals that the Book of Peace itself commands them to fight against unbelievers simply because they are unbelievers ("it would have been the greatest religious duty to fight you over your infidelity"). Note also the invitation to Islam, the liberal employment of the tu quoque fa...

You are in the sixth season of One Tree Hill. Will there be a seventh? If so, do you plan on signing for another season? I have signed for season 7 Who would you say you are closest to out of the other OTH cast members? Have you enjoyed working with everyone? We've all built unique relationships wit...

Don't know what to make of the news that membership in organized religions is down in all fifty states. That's not quite true.  I've been trying not to let myself make anything of it.  For one thing, I'd just be talking out of my hat.  I don't know enough.  None of the articles I...