NAILING YOUR THESIS TO YOUR DOOR By John Grant I sometimes wonder if people understand what I stand for and sometimes I am dismayed at how poorly I communicate it. Our culture teaches us to not rock the boat and to go along to get ahead economically and professionally. But, often I am reminded that great movements are often begun by a sole individual with a passion for a cause and no reluctance to pursue a goal. Often the changes of nations and great social movements can be trac
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This column was syndicated by Scripps Howard News Service on 05/07/2008For millions of users, the World Wide Web has turned into a Devil's denpacked with urban legends, pop-up porn, Nigerian get-rich schemes andtidal waves of spam pushing medical products that make sailors blush.That isn't how the Internet Evangelism Day team sees things. It notes that"over 1 billion people use the Web," the "Internet is changing the world"and "Go
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UNDER THE CRUD LIES A MASTERPIECE By John Grant Restore us, O God; make your face shine upon us, that we may be saved. (Psalm 80:3) Back in college I remember studying it as one of the great art works of all time and more recently, it has been on everyone's mind with all the hype about the Da Vinci Code. Everyone is talking about it. Indeed, Da Vinci's Last Supper has become one of the most widely appreciated masterpieces in the world. It began to acquire its unique r
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Hope for Wounded Children who become Wounded Adults© By Dr. Charles Stanley Please open you Bible and read Ephesians 4:29-32. As a pastor, I have had many wounded children in my office. They might be adults, but the little boy or girl inside of them still grieves over a parent's lack of acceptance. Parents have considerable power to negatively shape a child's life by making him or her feel rejected. Without the steady foundation of unconditional parental love,
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The Cellular Generation: Not a Pretty Picture By Chuck Colson Think your teens are using their cell phones only to keep in touch with you? Or maybe to make plans to see a movie with friends? Think again. According to recent news reports, many teens are using cell phones to circulate nude photos of themselves. As one of our bloggers at The Point noted recently, girls and boys have come a long way from passing notes around in class. What is going on here? For one thi
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I flunked this test yesterday! Thank God for His Amazing Grace! Blessings multiplied, Bud The Graduate Level Test: Self Defense Wednesday, April 16, 2008 by Os Hillman He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. ~ Psalm 37:6 As a believer grows in trusting obedience and love, God often brings a test that seems uncharacteristically cruel. The test: be
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