Have you seen the movie “Fireproof”? I was impressed with the strong message that marriage is worth protecting and working at. In the movie, a couple is struggling to communicate and the attitude of both the husband and wife is self absorbed and unforgiving. The wife plans to file for divorce and in desperation the [...]
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I was very pleased to attend Lee Strobel’s seminar at the National Outreach Convention in San Diego recently. He was confident that apologetics was even more necessary in the postmodern world than before. In the old days, listening to Christian talks was almost acceptable but now people who are not Christians are more likely to [...]
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Do we understand that there should be a dramatic difference between someone who is a Christian and has the life of Jesus (the Holy Spirit) in him compared to a non believer? If there were two similar looking transparent containers but one had a bright light contained in it, we would notice the difference. I [...]
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Do you dream, in the sense of aspiring to live a productive life in line with your values? The American Dream is constantly talked about. As an immigrant I have struggled to define what this is. It seems that today it is about having the opportunity of building a successful life from humble beginnings. Obama [...]
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I am interested in understanding the teenage mind set in America to work out how best to encourage teenagers to appreciate who Jesus is and how He can change their lives. The Barna research group has done much research on church attendance, beliefs, etc… and it is important to be aware of how contemporary kids [...]
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I used to watch old men on television marching proudly, placing wreaths of poppies at the cenotaph in Whitehall, London. Many of them had fought in World War I but many more had fought in World War II as well as in later wars as these veterans were younger. Sadly, many of these brave men [...]
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I have been at the National Outreach Convention in San Diego during the last few days. I enjoyed listening to some excellent Christian speakers, receiving books and having a good excuse to avoid anything domestic. My blog has been silent but I have spoken with all sorts of people. Many well known, “professional Christians” were [...]
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On Saturday I went to “The Call” in San Diego with my husband Martyn and James (15) and Alice (13). It was an opportunity for many Christians to come together to pray, to repent and to worship Jesus. The timing was deliberate. We were keenly aware of the significance of election day approaching and it [...]
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We should not be surprised if non Christians are pulled along by rapidly changing social trends advocating “rights” regarding behavior that my grandparents considered too crude to even mention. What is surprising is when Christians are keen proponents of equality for homosexuals, giving them the same right to marry as heterosexuals. God does not suggest [...]
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