Article Archive for December 2008
According to Grant Matthews, a theoretical physicist at Notre Dame University, the “star in the east” that the Magi saw and which eventually led them to Bethlehem (Matthew 2:1-12) is most likely explained by an …
Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the Moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts; Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William …
Florida Woman Says Former Church Will Publically Reveal Her Sexual Sins
North Dakota pastor Lane Keister announced on his blog today that he will be the reviews editor for The Confessional Presbyterian journal beginning in January 2009. (He also posted a virtually identical notice on the …
First it was Pastor Jeremiah Wright’s tirades against the United States; now it’s Pastor Rick Warren‘s easygoing evangelical morality. Can Barack Obama hope to pick a pastor who pleases everyone?
Until the 20th century, Christians of …
The following sermon was delivered by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) on the morning of Sunday, February 14, 1864 at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London, where he was pastor. It is Sermon VIII in Volume 8 …
The New York Times has reported that Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., died at Fordham University’s Jesuit infirmary in the Bronx today. He celebrated his 90th birthday
Robert D. McFadden wrote:
Cardinal Dulles, a professor of religion at …
In an exclusive web-only news story on Thursday, December 11, Christianity Today reported that Richard Cizik, a 28-year veteran of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), was forced to resign from his position as Vice …
Penn Jillette is an entertainer by trade, best known as half of the illusionist team Penn & Teller. He is also an outspoken and often abrasive atheist. This recent post to his video blog is …
Morning & Evening, by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Morning:
“Thou art all fair, my love.”
—Song of Solomon 4:7
The Lord’s admiration of His Church is very a wonderful, and His description of her beauty is very glowing. She …
