By Gary Hardaway After Denver’s spectacular overtime playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, some fans may be wondering if God is actually fixing games for Tim Tebow, Denver’s quarterback, who very publically celebrates his faith in Jesus Christ. However, you’ll never hear Tebow himself claim that. In fact he constantly has to deny and correct …
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Dec 20
The three R’s of Christmas
By Tom Flannery The cost of everything is going up these days, and that includes the cost to purchase everything in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” song. As calculated annually by PNC Wealth Management, that would now run you $24,263 (up from $23,439 last year). And what would you get for all that money? Certainly …
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Dec 13
Giving the best years of our lives
They call you into the office late one afternoon and the somber faces announce what is coming before anyone utters a word. Once spoken, the sentences are devastating. Your services are no longer needed. The termination has been swift and sure. The company is moving forward but some people are being left behind. Despite decades …
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Nov 16
Give thanks to the Lord
By James J. Jackson Thanksgiving Day brings fond memories of family gatherings, food, fun and many happy times. The tradition of giving thanks to God for harvest goes back hundred of years, even before the United States existed. The most famous Thanksgiving celebration took place in 1621 when the Indians and pilgrims joined together, exchanging …
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Oct 19
Is God on our side?
By James J. Jackson Politicians often accuse the so-called ‘Christian Right’ of believing they have God’s ear more than those of other political persuasions. Many Christians do, indeed, believe God is on their side. President Abraham Lincoln was once asked if he believed God was on his side. Lincoln’s reply was, ‘… Let us not …
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Sep 21
More people accept a vending machine god
By William Cripe Sr. The news release stated, several chandeliers were hanging from the ceiling lighting up a plush 5,000-seat auditorium. “A lady scrolls down the screen of her tablet PC as she reads the Bible along with the rest of the congregation, a huge diamond-encrusted ring shining on her finger.” “A water fountain hisses …
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Sep 07
Evangelicals’ image problem
By Rusty Wright God should have sued Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson for defamation, says New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, the two Christian leaders ventured that America’s secularists, liberals, feminists, homosexuals, and abortion rights supporters had angered God, and thus deserved some of the blame. Kristof writes, “In these …
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Aug 31
Christian healing conference slated
God uses many resources in healing. Some are spiritual, such as prayer, love, faith and the laying on of hands. Others come through the medium of medical science. The International Order of St. Luke the Physician has invited the public to a prayer and healing conference titled, The Holy Spirit and You. The Reverend Dr. …
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