Unification Church founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon dies at 92
"International and intercultural marriages are the quickest way to bring about an ideal world of peace"
The youngest son told the AP in a February 2010 interview that Moon's offspring do not see themselves as his successors. "Our role is not inheriting that messianic role," he said. "Our role is more of the apostles, where we share … where we become the bridge between understanding what kind of lives (our) two parents have lived."
The Imperfect Storm
That is the reality of Stage 4 cancer. We find periods of rest and ease, but the storm always is surrounding us on the horizon.
In this sinful world, God allows us to experience pain, sickness, and death. Through suffering, though, we are comforted that we are destined for a place where God will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
Mentioning Mormonism
Mitt Romney’s faith comes out of the campaign’s shadows at the convention
Romney’s campaign strategists now seem comfortable enough to begin to weave his religion into the personal narrative they are presenting to the public.
University of Texas Vindicates Sociologist Mark Regnerus’s study
“Basically, this guy was crying, ‘Fire!’ and they didn’t even find any smoke."
Administrators conducted an exhaustive pre-investigation to determine whether a more comprehensive one would be necessary — including hiring a consultant who formerly ran the Office of Research Integrity at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to oversee the process.
The “Accident”
“Mom? Are you ok?” I asked. “No” was her reply. That really scared me because I had never heard my mother say things were not OK.
That day was a dark day in my life and still haunts me from time to time. I truly believe that God was in control on that day, and the He is still sovereign. What seemed like a tragic event so long ago, amidst the smell of burning rubber, broken glass, and a crumpled car, was God’s sovereign plan being unfolded in my life.
Parting with Treasure Easier Said Than Done
Churchgoers give far less than they think (or tell)
In one indication of the gap between perception and reality, 10 percent of the respondents to the generosity survey reported tithing 10 percent of their income to charity although their records showed they gave $200 or less. The self-deception appears to be limiting giving.
Our Children Still Need Mentors in an Age of Monsters
With whom will we trust our children? Here's how one coach changed my life, and why the young people of our churches still need mentors.
John was always above reproach, and never had to be told to put healthy boundaries in place. He was for me all he needed to be – an excellent basketball coach. My parents had every reason to trust him, and because they did, the trajectory of my life was changed – for the better –... Continue Reading
Miracle in Possum Trot
What happened in a small town when one couple adopted four children and others followed their example.
Donna was grateful for the sacrificial love her mom had shown while taking care of so many kids with so little means. It was this sacrificial love that Donna remembered when God called her to do something similar. “Think about all those children out there who do not have what you had in a mother,”... Continue Reading
The Hymns That Haunt Us
A newborn atheist just can't get the church's music out of her head.
Clement believed that music could build (or destroy) character. The pagans of his day sang at banquets and at domestic dinner tables. In the years before "church music" was invented, music had a place in the Christian home—as a way to welcome guests, to unite husband and wife in the same melodies, and to improve the character of the whole household.
Young Bucks
How Giving to the Church is Changing, or, N.T. Wright Has His Hand in the Plate
Millennials are King David’s anti-type---they don’t own a house and can’t quite see why they should help God to have one, either.
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