CBS News reported on Monday that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is plotting to poison salad bars and food buffets at multiple hotels and restaurants over a single weekend. While there is no specific or imminent threat, Homeland Security officials have determined the threats to be credible. You can see the CBS News […]
December 21, 2010
From John MacArthur’s Strength for Today “God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name . . . that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.”, Philippians 2:9, 11 The Jesus who is Savior cannot be separated from the Jesus who is Lord. Scripture never speaks of […]
December 20, 2010
Most of you do not know my professional field of work is in bioterrorism response. While my world is likely quite different than yours in terms of thinking about natural or man-made disasters, I find it troubling that most people I talk to in casual conversations have no sort of disaster plan for themselves or […]
December 17, 2010
As the world scrambles to avoid world war, stifle economic collapse, and strengthen global governance, it is fascinating to see the call for religious unity to be their best hope to achieving these efforts. The Jordan Times is reporting today that King Abdullah of Jordan is seeking to bring security among the nations through interfaith […]
December 17, 2010
Comments Off on 95 Theses to the Modern Evangelical Church
Just as Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses to the Wittenburg Church Door in 1517 to dispute the corruption in the Roman Catholic Church, Sermonindex founder Greg Gordon has posted 95 Theses to the Modern Evangelical Church to the proverbial door of the internet to dispute the corruption in the [post]modern evangelical church. In a […]
December 16, 2010
Comments Off on A Heart for Israel
Today’s Scripture passage for facebook is Hebrews 8:8-12, where the writer to the Hebrews recites the prophecy from Jeremiah 31:31-34 revealing the new covenant God has with His people, Israel. For he finds fault with them when he says: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will establish a new covenant with […]
December 15, 2010
The holiday season each year routinely raises alert levels among counter-terrorism agencies, but with the failed plot by the underwear bomber last Christmas day and numerous foiled plots in Europe and the United States in 2010, authorities have their work cut out for them over these next couple of weeks. What’s more, Iraqi authorities are […]
December 14, 2010
Comments Off on THIS IS WAR!
You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. – 2 Timothy 2:3-4 When you think of soldiers, what are the first things that come to mind? […]
December 9, 2010
Comments Off on The Glories of Christ
The following is taken from page 2033 of The MacArthur Bible Commentary: The Glories of Christ Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God…(2 Cor. 3:5) One of the great tenets of Scripture is the claim that Jesus Christ is completely sufficient […]
December 8, 2010
Music is perhaps the most ingrained form of entertainment in our society. From the moment we entered the world, lullabies were whispered into our ears to sooth us and help us go to sleep. We use music to help us learn, to help us think, to motivate us, to energize us, to calm us, to […]
December 22, 2010
1