On the Front Lines of the Culture Wars

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were a wake-up call from God, says the Rev. Billy Graham’s daughter, Anne Graham Lotz. She recalls how she was at home by herself on the day of the terrorist attack. “My daughter called and told me to turn on the TV. A plane had hit one of…

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American culture is circling the drain faster and faster, but most of us are too caught up in the frenetic pace of our lives to notice the dramatic changes that have sent our country spinning out of control, says New York Times best-selling author Dr. David Jeremiah. “We live in a ‘cynical age of situational ethics,…

  As a Palestinian teenager, Mosab Hassan Yousef decided to follow Jesus after a British businessman gave him a Bible in the marketplace.   Yousef is the son of one of the founders of the terrorist group Hamas.   At age 17, he says, he couldn’t understand how he was serving Allah by killing innocent civilians —…

What a fun, but inspiring video clip! This canine knows what we’re supposed to do before having breakfast! That’s right, we’re supposed to thank our Almighty Father for His incredible love for us … and ask for His strength not to chase the neighbor’s cat. What fun! CLICK HERE to see another pup who knows to say…

Ricky Kaká doesn’t care if the whole world knows. In fact, he prays that they do. “I Belong to Jesus” reads the t-shirt that the former FIFA World Player of the Year and the European Confederations Player of the Year wears under his jersey. As is the custom in soccer, he rips off his jersey when he…

Should Christians such as Billy Graham who read aloud the Bible’s admonitions against “sin” be banned from the airwaves for using “hateful speech”?   The Southern Poverty Law Center thinks so — recommending that the national press should blacklist — refuse to quote or give any publicity at all — to 13 Christian groups that have opposed same-gender…

OK, this video is just fun. Seems that 90-year-olds Marlow and Frances Cowan were in between consultations with doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, when the couple decided it was up to them to brighten up the waiting area. Yes, life can be fun! Even at the doctor’s office! Check out Marlow and Francis by clicking…

Back in 1956, before it was illegal to read the Bible in school or have an opening prayer before class started, busloads of American kids excitedly went on field trips to their local theater to see Cecil B. DeMille’s epic movie “The Ten Commandments.” “It’s hard to believe,” writes the Kansas City Star newspaper’s movie reviewer…

What? Unicorns in the Bible? Yes, they are mentioned nine times. Could it be unicorns really existed? A 1967 hit song by the Irish Rovers tells a fanciful story of how Noah couldn’t persuade any “silly” unicorns to get on board the Ark since they wanted to play in the rain. But, what does the Bible say?…

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