The debate over separation of church and state has reared its head again. Two Florida school officials, recently issued a prayer before a school luncheon and are now the target…
Published September 17th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
For anyone who lived in or around Washington, D.C. in October 2002, it was a time of fear. Even though an airplane had stuck the Pentagon a little more than…
Read More D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad and the death penalty
Published September 17th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
The Christian advocacy organization Focus on the Family is recognizing the time and effort put in by many of the nation’s church leaders with Clergy Appreciation Month in October. This…
Read More Focus on the Family sponsoring Clergy Appreciation Month
Published September 16th, 2009 by wpengine
Nice girls don’t change the world, huh? Bull. Who you really are as an individual is exactly what delights God and something the world is craving. Lynne Hybels knows firsthand…
Published September 16th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
The focus of American foreign policy and the rooting out of terrorism is shifting to Afghanistan. Yet as involvement in Iraq begins to decrease a significant issue persists over how…
Read More Iraq refugees in U.S. supported widely by Christian aid groups
Published September 16th, 2009 by wpengine
I decided to write this as I sat in my living room watching Tea Party coverage on television last Saturday. I was crying, to my own surprise. Not just little…
Published September 16th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
Open Doors, a California-based ministry supporting the persecuted church worldwide, is helping sponsor Sunday, Nov.8 as the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. In praying for the persecuted…
Published September 15th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
This is a list of 16 key points discussed by aid organizations with Iraqis before they arrive in the United States. Employment 1) The U.S. Refugee Program is designed to…
Read More 16 things Iraqi refugees are told before coming to the U.S.
Published September 15th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
The death of actor Patrick Swayze is notable on two fronts. From an entertainment standpoint, Swayze was one of the defining figures of 1980s pop culture. It’s hard to imagine…
Read More Patrick Swayze defined career, cancer on own terms
Published September 15th, 2009 by Peter Elliott
I recently spoke with lead singer Amy Perry of the thriving Christian trio Selah. The group’s latest CD, “You Deliver Me,” captures the feeling of the group gathered around a…
Read More Selah lead singer Amy Perry helps carry graceful worship music
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