by Chuck Holton I’m standing in line at the convenience store one evening waiting to pay for my gasoline purchase, when I hear several youth getting rowdy near the magazine rack. “Hey what the %$#&!” one of them shouts.

by James A. Smith Sr. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP)–In America’s celebrity-driven culture, perhaps the most harmful “Pied Piper” of heresies leading millions astray is Oprah Winfrey. Her adoption of anti-biblical doctrine is on display every day this year through her satellite radio network channel “Oprah & Friends.” It’s time for Christians to “just say no” to the big “O.”

by Dwayne Hastings NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–McDonald’s, known for its distinctive golden arches and, here in the South, its dollar sweet tea, is now being recognized for the dubious distinction of having a member of its executive team on the board of directors of the national Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Joshua 9 – 12

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by C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963) In the late 1940s, Britons were debating the morality of capital punishment. Opponents of execution favored rehabilitation instead of “stern” retribution (i.e., proportional, “eye for eye, tooth for tooth,” punishment). Oxford professor, C. S. Lewis, countered that it was “essential to oppose the Humanitarian [rehabilitative] theory of punishment, root and branch, wherever we encounter it.”1 Of course, he welcomed such rehabilitation as might occur, but when “cure” became the highest priority, criminals were turned into patients or laboratory experiments, while justice and human dignity fell to the wayside. By this standard, a grumpy […]

How do we know when to confront and when to quietly forgive and forget?

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Joshua 6 – 8

by Phil Boatwright KANSAS CITY, Kan. (BP)–It’s here. The second film in “The Chronicles of Narnia” series, “Prince Caspian” (PG) hits theaters this weekend. It’s bigger, and some say better, than the first installment. But with the amount of violence, is it suitable for family viewing? The answer: yes and maybe.

By Robert L. Tauber There never has been a time when families were under such attack. Infidelity, divorce, rebellion, parental absence, poverty, and social insecurity characterize our generation. Over 60 percent of women with children under the age of sixteen work outside the home. If a woman is to master motherhood, she faces a huge challenge.