Author Archives: Intentional Faith

Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions. Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form. When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater canContinue reading “Glorious Picture”

Evangelical leaders are re-examining whether American evangelicalism has suffered from its portrayal as a conservative political movement rather than as a broad religious philosophy rooted in a close reading of the Bible. Although evangelical leaders have been among the most prominent spokesmen for conservative causes, “evangelical” and “religious right” are not the same thing. StudiesContinue reading “Evangelicals Rethink Their Public Face”

Writers Dinesh D’Souza and Christopher Hitchens brought their polemics on religion and atheism to a debate Monday evening at the University of Colorado at Boulder before a sold-out crowd of 2,050 in the campus’ Macky Auditorium. D’Souza, author of the book “What’s So Great about Christianity,” argued that Christianity is the foundation for many commonContinue reading “A Good Debate”

It’s snowing outside and I am working at the house.  Gives me time to do a little more reading.  Found an interesting article about our economy that I am sure you will find interesting.  A pickpocket is obviously a champion of private enterprise. But he is not a champion of private property. The point aboutContinue reading “Big Business”

A Texas high school girls basketball team on the winning end of a 100-0 game has a case of blowout remorse. Now officials from The Covenant School say they are trying to do the right thing by seeking a forfeit and apologizing for the margin of victory. "It is shameful and an embarrassment that thisContinue reading “All’s Well that Ends Well”

Received an fresh view on this controversial topic.  Thought I would post it.    Without a doubt, this situation is definitely a time when the right and the wrong come face to face…I personally have given this option that modern medicine offers serious consideration in light of my long term illness which may one dayContinue reading “Stem Research Revisited”

A U.S. biotech company says it plans to start this summer the world’s first study of a treatment based on human embryonic stem cells — a long-awaited project aimed at spinal cord injury. The company gained federal permission this week to inject eight to 10 patients with cells derived from embryonic cells, said Dr. ThomasContinue reading “Stem Cell Research”

Three Christians incarcerated in military prisons for their faith have died in the past four months in Eritrea, including the Jan. 16 death of a 42-year-old man in solitary confinement, according to a Christian support organization. Compass News reported sources told Open Doors that Mehari Gebreneguse Asgedom died at the Mitire Military Confinement center fromContinue reading “Christians Are Dying”

Recently I told you that there is a concerted cultural effort to diminish our faith and the church.  Consider the following quote by a current religious leader. The simplistic claim that Jesus is God is not affirmed in scripture. By that I mean when Jesus was the incarnate one he prayed to God. He wasContinue reading “We Have Been Fired Upon”

Arab investors have lost 2.5 trillion dollars from the credit crunch, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad al-Sabah, whose country hosts an Arab economic summit next week, said on Friday. "The Arab world has lost 2.5 trillion dollars in the past four months" as a result of the global financial crisis, Sheikh Mohammad told a pressContinue reading “Well, How About Them Apples?”