Author Archives: PS

Is Easter a Pagan Holiday?

Posted on April 2, 2012 by PS

Many people including groups like the Jehovah’s Witnesses avoid celebrating Easter because they claim that it’s a pagan holiday.  The following articles present different perspectives on the origin of Easter and should be reviewed together to reach a conclusion due … Continue reading →

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God’s Word

Posted on April 1, 2012 by PS

Harvest Bible Chapel has a week-long of Scripture reading leading up to Easter.  The reading is being streamed live 24/7 at the Scripture reading site.  It also has this ‘creed’ about the Bible, which does a nice job of capturing … Continue reading →

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Warnings and Guidelines for Evangelizing Children

Posted on April 1, 2012 by PS

John MacArthur’s Grace Community Church has a well thought out statement about evangelizing children.  It breaks into two sections: Warnings about Evangelizing Children We should be careful not to: Oversimplify the Gospel by excluding relevant portions such as evil, sin, punishment … Continue reading →

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Perpetual Motion Ocean Video from NASA

Posted on March 30, 2012 by PS

This video from NASA shows the movement of the ocean’s currents.  Psalm 8:8 talks about the paths of the sea and you can see them in the time-lapse

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Economics for Everybody

Posted on March 29, 2012 by PS

Economics for Everybody is a new educational series that teaches economics from a Biblical perspective.  This is a taste of what the videos are like: http://vimeo.com/30345762    

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Mormonism and Mitt Romney Video

Posted on March 28, 2012 by PS

The BBC did a one hour show on Mormonism and Mitt Romney.  It covers basic beliefs about Joseph Smith (Part 1), the temple, marketing campaign, polygamy (Part 1), prophets, leaving the church (Part 4), strengthening church members committee (Part 4), Park … Continue reading →

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John MacArthur on Evangelism

Posted on March 24, 2012 by PS

John MacArthur’s view of evangelism with regard to oversimplifying the Gospel and not addressing each person’s unique situation wisely. It seems m many evangelicals are obsessed with finding out how little of God’s truth a person can believe and still get … Continue reading →

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Evangelism Video – Aim Lower, Think Smaller and Give Up

Posted on March 23, 2012 by PS

Rethink how you focus your evangelism resources based on the message in this video that suggests we should focus more resources on child evangelism (aim lower), equip children to serve the church (think smaller), share resources across the world (give … Continue reading →

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The Death of Moses by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Posted on March 22, 2012 by PS

While Bonhoeffer was imprisoned under suspicion of conspiracy against the Nazi’s, he wrote this poem based on Deuteronomy 34:1.  To learn more about Bonhoeffer, watch the documentary Hanged on a Twisted Cross.  In the film, the image of Jesus carrying … Continue reading →

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The Christian Mind

Posted on March 22, 2012 by PS

In The Christian Mind, Harry Blamires lays out the case that Christians do not have a distinctive, world impacting thinking or that what little thinking that exists is highly siloed from the everyday world because of how we fragment our life in order … Continue reading →

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