Please give wisdom and humility to all those voting today. Wisdom to make the best choice they can, and humility to realize that good and wise people disagree with them, even when their reasons don’t always seem good or wise. … More Prayer for America
Dear America, There once was a nation highly blessed by God. Though frequently afflicted with delusions of their own greatness and with a tendency to think they could do everything in their own strength, God was demonstrably with its people. He protected them, gave them conditions and ability to generate great prosperity, and never permitted … More Make Israel Great Again…3,000 Years Ago
By way of a postscript to yesterday’s post: ‘…Farooq Murad, from the Muslim Council of Great Britain, said: “No one can deny that Britain remains largely a Christian country, with deep historical and structural links with the established Church. The 2011 census indicates that more than 60 per cent of the English self-identify as Christian. … More Postscript to ‘Britain is Not a Christian Country’
One of the latest trendy religious thoughts popping up in places like this, is that we should ditch the phrase “love the sinner, hate the sin” from our vocabulary as Christians. Nothing terrible there – it’s a popular Gandhi quote, not a Jesus quote, so we can ditch it if we like… The idea of ditching … More Still Loving the Sinner, Still Hating the Sin
Or more specifically, getting over her act on Sunday night at the Video Music Awards (an MTV production). So what happened? Well, essentially she wore almost nothing, simulated sex with a (married) co-performer and made many lewd gestures with the help of a giant foam finger. As a result, Cyrus herself rejoiced over her ability … More Getting Over Miley Cyrus
This cheery little note appeared in my life recently: “Say this slow: ‘God I love U and I need U now’ – if u mean it, send to all ur contacts a miracle wil Happen 2day…Ignore and all will go wrong”. My reactions to this went from bewilderment, to amusement, to anger, to concern…and I’m … More Is Christianity Just Blackmail?
A good friend of mine runs a restaurant at a local hotel, and keeps his beady eye on TripAdvisor for the latest feedback. I wouldn’t have thought keeping close tabs on that web-site to be a good use of his time, except that my wife pretty much refuses to go anywhere ranked lower than #3 … More Keeping God out of the…well, everything…
The Christian Institute reported today that “Gloucestershire County Council has removed all references to God in its council ‘prayer’”, after 3 of 63 councillors objected to prayer following the government writing to all councils to confirm that they were allowed to pray at meetings. This is not, in the grand scheme of things, a big … More The Art of God-free Prayer
“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior.” … More Rick Warren’s Prayer
Paul T Reynolds 