How The Nativity Story Breathes Life into the Petrified Dime-Store Crèche
December 11, 2006
- Every Christmas I take out the family nativity scene. The figurines are not consistent. They come from a number of sets -- and one piece from a garage sale. Everyone but the three kings (who did not actually show up until two years later according to Scripture) look strikingly European, particularly the shepherd boy (the only one made out of som... Full Story...Coalition Calls for Nationwide Push on Public Nativity Scenes
December 11, 2006
- At the same time that a coalition of Christian groups is encouraging the display of Nativity scenes at public buildings nationwide during this Christmas season, a Pennsylvania town has reversed an earlier decision and will now permit a couple to display one in a public park. Full Story...
Conservatives Vent Frustration, Sorrow Over Bolton's Resignation
December 8, 2006
- A Republican senator says United Nations Ambassador John Bolton will be sorely missed when he leaves his post. President Bush installed Bolton temporarily through a recess appointment in August of 2005; but his confirmation has been blocked by Democrats in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and liberal Republicans like Lincoln Chafee of Rhode... Full Story...
White House Advised to Follow Iraq Panel's Recommendations
December 8, 2006
- The Iraq study group headed up by former Secretary of State James Baker and former Indiana Congressman Lee Hamilton has released its much anticipated report, "The Way Forward." One top defense analyst says there should be broad bipartisan support for the report's recommendations. Full Story...
Parents Warned Against Giving 'Culture Carrier' Christmas Presents
December 8, 2006
- An official with America's largest public policy women's organization, Concerned Women for America (CWA), says parents must be vigilant when it comes to buying Christmas gifts for their children that do not connect them with negative cultural influences. Full Story...
Missions Leader: Bring Missionaries Home, Support Indigenous Ministries
December 8, 2006
- After more than 60 years experience in missionary evangelism, Bob Finley says the Western church is doing missions backwards. Finley believes missions effort and money from the West should be committed largely to indigenous ministries around the world, not to U.S. missionaries to other countries. Full Story...
Videos Tackle Issue of 'Gay Marriage'
December 8, 2006
- Two videos take different approaches to the controversial subject of same-sex "marriage" -- and both hit a home run. Full Story...
GLSEN Used NY Student Conference to Push Homosexual Agenda, Witness Says
December 8, 2006
- An eyewitness to a student conference in New York State that was sponsored by a homosexual activist group says parents should be warned about the organization's efforts to indoctrinate and influence young people to accept the homosexual agenda. Full Story...
Democratic Opposition Buries Fetal Pain Bill -- and Along With It, Likely More Babies
December 8, 2006
- There's disappointment today in the ranks of the nation's pro-life movement as the House of Representatives has failed to pass a bill that would recognize the pain an unborn baby feels when it is being aborted. An overwhelming number of Democrats led the effort to defeat the bill. Full Story...
Bucks' Redd Keeps Priorities in Proper Biblical Perspective
November 17, 2006
- For one professional basketball star, the goal of winning an NBA championship fades in comparison to winning a teammate to Jesus Christ. Full Story...
Missionary Sees Desperate Need for Gospel Message in Haiti
November 17, 2006
- A missionary to one of the poorest countries in the world says he has found that poverty and persecution increase people's hunger for the gospel of Jesus Christ. David Heady, who more than 20 years ago began work as a missionary to Haiti, now serves that needy nation through a Tupelo, Mississippi-based ministry called Global Outreach Internation... Full Story...
Study: Consent Laws Reduce Teen Sex
November 17, 2006
- According to a new study, abortion notification and consent laws actually reduce risky sexual behavior among teenagers. Full Story...
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