Fox News reported on 14 July 2009 that “Living Together First Can Spoil Marriage, Study Finds”. It seems that in the US, 70% of couples living together are not married. Yet, that might spell disaster for the relationship. For example, the percentage that even suggested divorce was almost double between…
Marriage. It’s an equal partnership, right? No worries! We’ll work it all out somehow! No one needs to be in charge! Actually, that is a major problem in our society today. No one likes to be told what to do, and no one wants to be in charge. We see…
Chuck Colson in “Big Government and Religion: An Inverse Relationship?” and April Lorier in “My Help Cometh From Uncle Sam” use similar phrases to sum up a Wall Street Journal article on how the more government welfare programs the less that people are inclined to attend church. Unfortunately, neither gave…
I am sad to say that I have been getting a slew of hate mail recently. I won’t even repeat the horrible, sick things that were said about me and Faith… even though I know none of it is true, it hurts me deeply. I don’t understand why these people…
[This is a reprint from the old blog] Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I…
I’ve written a new Helium article about making a framework for what laws apply to Christians today. Extract: “Cafeteria religion” has become the term used to describe the picking and choosing of various religious ideas and doctrines to follow. However, is it anything new? I was struck while reading The…
UCG’s Ministerial Services has put out an announcement reminding people who are sick to not attend services. Announcement for all congregations: We have all been following the news reports on the spread of the swine flu around the world. No one knows how serious this may become. Currently the danger…
The National Day of Prayer (NDP) for the US is 7 May 2009. In spite of the recent stepping down of Dr Dobson and his wife Shirley Dobson, it appears that Mrs Dobson is still the chairman of the NDP committee this year. However, Beth Moore is also named the…
NBC Nightly News on Wednesday evening broadcasted a report about the debate between “natural” products containing sugar, sucrose, and if that is better than the cheaper high fructose corn syrup. Some corn syrup refiners are fighting back with ads that point out that corn syrup is made from corn, and…
I readily admit that I can easily suffer from discouragement. It sometimes seems that life’s problems just continue to rise up without resolution. Like flooding rivers, we can put up temporary barriers to keep the water at bay, but at times they seem to threaten to overflow and break down…