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Tonight... the biblical debate...
Tonight... 6pm... is the biblical forum on
"Homosexuality, Civil Rights and the Church"... on the campus of Crossroads Bible College
(click for map to 601 N. Shortridge, Indianapolis).
How is one to understand such differences of opinion, especially among religious leaders? This forum will provide an environment for reasoning from God’s Holy Scriptures.
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Creationist Henry Morris dies...
Henry Morris, founder of the
Institute for Creation Research, died at age 87 in California.
The institute – where Morris remained president emeritus after his retirement – announced he died Saturday afternoon after suffering two strokes.
Beginning with his book "The Genesis Flood" in 1961, Morris was a key figure in the modern creationist movement, which believes God created the world in seven days less than 10,000 years ago and that the biblical flood covered the entire Earth.
Morris, who earned a Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Minnesota, served on the faculty at Rice University, University of Minnesota, University of Southwestern Louisiana and Southern Illinois University.
He headed the department of civil engineering at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1957 to 1970.
Morris' expertise in hydraulic engineering, along with his belief in the Bible's accuracy, led him to seek an explanation of the Genesis flood in scientific terms.
He maintained that the dominant evolutionary theory of the world's origin influenced "nearly every aspect of modern life, especially in its fostering of an almost universal rejection of historicity of Genesis and of biblical Christianity generally."
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Article continued at World Net Daily]
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[Dr. Morris' co-author of "The Genesis Flood" is well know to Indianapolis residents... Dr. John Whitcomb,
Whitcomb Ministries.]
God's Word
But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
1 Peter 1:15-16
NIV
Indiana Statehouse Prayer Rally
March 19 at 6p at the Indiana Statehouse is a Prayer Rally where several hundreds of Indiana Pastors and intercessors gather to pray for our State.
"God spoke to me as clearly as I've heard Him and said that I should travel around the State of Indiana and pray with Pastors and intercessors. I was to start on my 49th birthday and visit 50 counties leading up to my 50th birthday. The impression was to pray for specific needs of each county..." Ron Bontrager, Sr Pastor of Lakeview Christian Church
www.lakeviewchurch.orgMarch 19th is the culmination of Ron's prayer journey across Indiana.
If you are planning to attend, please RSVP Cindy Houpt at
cindyhoupt@lakeviewchurch.org
God's Word
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in
you, which can save you.
James 1:19-21
NIV
Recruiting Advisory Board Members
We are in the process of building an
Advisory Board of Christian Professionals for
LifeCare Counseling Services as well as the consulting arm of the practice.
"A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels"(Proverbs 1:5 KJV)
The board would meet 4 times per year and would provide
LifeCare with wisdom and prayer.
"Where there is no counsel, the people fail; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." (Proverbs 11:14)
We are looking for mature Christian professionals who understand the need for Christian counselors and consultants in our community; men and women who will help further our mission statement and provide advice to us.
Would you consider this very small commitment to God's work? [
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God's Word
The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and
patience is better than pride. Do not be quickly provoked in
your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
NIV
God's Word
The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and
patience is better than pride. Do not be quickly provoked in
your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
NIV
"Homosexuality, Civil Rights and the Church"
*******************************************LOCATION CHANGE...
to the campus of Crossroads Bible College601 N. Shortridge Road, Indianapolis (click for map)********************************************[Important announcement from Crossroads Bible College] "The Indianapolis community is divided over the question of civil rights and discrimination especially as it relates to the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual community. The recent passage by the City Council (by a 15 – 14 vote) of proposal 622 that added “gender identity and sexual orientation” to the City and County Equal Employment Opportunity laws demonstrates the divide in our city.
A major concern that must be addressed is the theological division among persons professing to be Christian clergy. In Indianapolis, there were 80 clergy signing a statement supporting the passage of proposal 622 while 46 signed a statement opposing it. Moreover, of the pastors that elected to speak personally at the public comment session prior to the vote, there was significant disagreement as ministers personally expressed both support and opposition to the proposal before the City Council.
How is one to understand such differences of opinion, especially among religious leaders? The February 28 forum will provide an environment for reasoning from God’s Holy Scriptures.
Panelists will..." [
click to continue]
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Dr. Charles Ware, President of
Crossroads Bible College, will be interviewed on
WGNR 97.9FM tomorrow morning (Friday) at 7:30 a.m.
The particular issue at hand is Tuesday evening's (Feb.28) special forum:
"Homosexuality, Civil Rights and the Church".[
click to download flyer.]
God's Word
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14
NIV
"Funding Your Vision", March 6-7
[per an email from a good friend...]"What Can You Do Now for Your Ministry to GuaranteeYour Tomorrow?""March 6-7 brings the answers back to Indianapolis.Starting at 8:30 AM and finishing each day to 4:00 PM,you can learn the most profitable ways to grow your ministry with integrity.
Jerry Twombly, known around the world as the"architect of relational development," returns home to lead this two-day funding seminar in Indianapolis Monday and Tuesday, March 6-7. To be held on the northwest side, 6830 Fox Lake North Drive, Jerry calls his seminar "Funding Your Vision."
Churches, schools, colleges, and other ministries have found this training program an invaluable resource in building development infrastructure to support a growing ministry. In the course of 30 years indevelopment work, Jerry has helped groups raise more than a half billion dollars.
REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY: Call Kathleen Young at our toll free number: 866/362-3477, X2. Kathleen would be happy to answer any questions too.
The seminar will address the five critical models of development, focus on the practical application ofthose models, and give each participant the tools to determine things they can do now to guarantee their tomorrow.
In addition to ministering to over 3,500 Christian ministries in all 50 states, 5 provinces of Canada,and several countries around the world, Jerry has also served as fund-raising counsel to large international organizations such as Campus Crusade for Christ, Focus on the Family, Overseas Council International, andHabitat for Humanity International.
The special seminar has been presented throughout the world and is being made available at NO COST to Indianapolis area based Christian ministries.
To register for this event, call Kathleen Youngtoll-free at: 866/362-3477, press #2. Multiple representatives from organizations arewelcome and encouraged.
For a first person perspective on this timely seminar,call Tia Nielsen, 317. 882.3198."
Share the Hope: Muslim Encounters...
God's Word
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalms 90:12
NIV
Fishers resident writes screenplay for Christian-themed sitcom
FISHERS -- In a TV landscape dominated by reality shows and comedies with questionable morals, Fishers resident Abbie Stancato wants to cut through the noise and deliver a wholesome message with a healthy dose of laughter. That's why the 43-year-old Fishers resident wrote a screenplay for his Christian-themed sitcom "Piece of Soul." It's about a family who's trying to adopt two children but accidentally buys an annoying comedian on the Internet. [
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Millard Fuller receives 'Servants Heart' Award
(Indianapolis, IN) Jeff Cardwell, Founder & President of the PHP Network presents Millard Fuller, the Founder of Habitat for Humanity and the Founder and President of the Fuller Center for Housing with the "2006 Servant's Heart Award". [
continued at People Helping People Network] [listen in]
God's Word
The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread, and he will be a sanctuary; but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be
a trap and a snare. Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured. Bind up the testimony and seal up the law among my disciples. I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him. Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.
Isaiah 8:13-18
NIV
Wikis
A friend told me about pbwiki a while ago. Now I had checked out wikis in the past, but didn't find them compelling.
[
continue reading to learn more about wikis and how they can be used in your organization.]
Suicide Prevention: It's Everybody's Business
Tuesday, February 28, 6pmAn Indiana Suicide Prevention Coalition Event
"It's Everybody's Business: A Life's Too Much to Lose"
WHERE: Northside New Era Baptist Church
517 W 30th St. Indianapolis, IN 46208
Rev. Clarence Moore, Pastor
WHAT: The Suicide Prevention Series, will take place in the faith-based communities around Indianapolis. A panel of experts and suicide survivors will be on hand to raise awareness about suicide by providing the participants important suicide-related information and by offering a forum for participants to ask questions.
CONTACT: Email Colleen Carpenter or call 260-481-4184
Email Emerson Allen or call 317-247-7535
Click for a list of Coalition Members.
State's prayer issue goes to Congress
"U.S. Rep. Mike Sodrel, R-Ind., wants to take away federal judges' power to rule on the content of prayer in state legislatures."
"A bill introduced by Sodrel in the U.S. House would prevent what happened in Indiana last year from happening in other states. In November, U.S. District Judge David Hamilton banned prayers during Indiana House proceedings from mentioning Jesus Christ or endorsing any particular religion. Sodrel will discuss details of the bill at a Statehouse news conference today."
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continued at IndyStar.com]
God's Word
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God - through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in
the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
Romans 7:24-25
NIV
God's Word
But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his
finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."
John 8:1-11
NIV
Jobs networking at the cafe this morning...
The cafe continues to buzz on Saturday mornings... [
continued at UBbloggin.com]
God's Word
"This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel
after that time," declares the LORD. "I will put my law in
their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their
God, and they will be my people. No longer will a man teach
his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,'
because they will all know me, from the least of them to the
greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their
wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
Jeremiah 31:33-34
NIV
Local National Ministry set to appear on Harvest Show
Local National Ministry - the Governors' Prayer Team will be on the
Harvest Show with there appearance set for Monday February 20th
9:00 am EST(also rebroadcast at 9 pm EST). Check
here for a local station. Both Governors Prayer Team President
Rev. Tom Walker & Executive Director Mr. David Jahnke will appear on the show that is slotted for Monday. "This is a great opportunity to share the GPT vision with world." Said
Walker of the interview, "Folks will get a chance to experience fist hand a living breathing network of prayer that consists of independent Prayer Leaders from State to Neighborhood levels and a network of Intercessors that fill every gap in between.".
It seems they are fostering new independent prayer ministries all over the map and networking them with existing independent ministries allowing them to lift up
all those in authority (
1 Tim 2:2) including the various ministries involved in leadership and the intercessors themselves in on going local, regional and country wide concerts of prayer.
"We are weaving a blanket of prayer of the finest thread count but as for today it looks more like a net with some denser weaving in certain places but soon it will be finished to the glory of God." said Walker. If you wish to know more you can go to their websit
www.governorsprayerteam.org or to join the team in Indiana
click here
After Katrina, faith-groups shoulder burden
WAVELAND, Miss. -- In a city reduced to rubble by Hurricane Katrina, John King and Chris Johnson have formed an unlikely friendship at the uneasy intersection of church and state.
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continued at Washington Times]
6,000 Christian media professionals gather in Dallas
"The NRB Annual Convention & Exposition is the largest nationally and internationally recognized event dedicated to assist, train and network professionals in Christian communications. The convention is a "must attend " on the broadcast industry's calendar, serving as the best way to meet with and speak directly to top management in Christian communications." [
continued at NRB.org]
God's Word
Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For he "has put everything under his feet." Now when it says that "everything" has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.
1 Corinthians 15:24-28
NIV
Spreading His Message...
Dungy makes Superbowl stop to speak to Athletes In Action
"‘Why does the Lord allow pain in your life? Why do bad things happen to good people? If God is a God of love, why does he allow these hurtful things to happen?’’’ Dungy said.
“We’ve learned that..." [
continued at Colts.com]
God's Word
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my
transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is
always before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved
right when you speak and justified when you judge. Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother
conceived me. Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place. Cleanse me with
hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you
have crushed rejoice. Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and
renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me thejoy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.
Psalms 51:1-13
NIV
Rev. Fletcher... Living Word Baptist...
"The Rev. Reginald Baron Fletcher doesn't have a lot of spare time. He's both a full-time special education teacher at Warren Central High School and pastor of Living Word Baptist Church, which is trying to make a difference in its Eastside neighborhood. Fletcher says he was destined for the ministry, but he admits that sometimes it breaks his heart. Fletcher took some time to talk with us this week about his ministry.".... [
continued at IndyStar.com]
God's Word
But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to
everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.
Luke 6:27-30
NIV
God's Word
He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son."
Revelation 21:6-7
NIV
Impacting our City
It’s been more than a week since we had the Faith, Hope and Love (FHL) City Impact mini conference
www.fhlcommunity.orgWe had almost 200 attendees between the Friday luncheon, the evening session and the Saturday events. People from all walks of life were present from our local and state government, from educational institutions, from different churches and from several local business entities . Thank you very much for supporting this mini conference!
Due to the information that was shared and the activities that transpired during this mini conference, there are several people who are planning to meet regularly to discuss the book, “City Impact” by Daniel Bernard and to go through the accompanying Study Guide. Currently, the meeting place will be at FHL office located at 1919 E. 52nd St.
If you are interested to be part of this group, please email
info@fhlcommunity.orgWe can change the world…in our communities! We do not need to look far and to travel far. We have the world in our own backyard and most specially…the mission field.
Inspire your generation!
God's Word
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things.
Philippians 4:8
NIV
Speaking of Equality...
Ed. Note: As we continue to add a Video-clip section in our RH-sidebar here at IndyChristian.com, I found this set of video-clips from the Indianapolis Star very compelling. Can we listen to each other?
Especially here in Black History Month, I ask myself and others who may have a lifetime of experience always in 'the majority'... Can we can truly 'hear' something outside our frame of reference? I'm hoping & praying that especially as Christ-followers, we can develop a new lifetime of experience, listening.
Perhaps listening to some of these short-clips can help.
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click to continue]
God's Word
"Who are my mother and my brothers?" he asked. Then he
looked at those seated in a circle around him and said,
"Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God's will
is my brother and sister and mother."
Mark 3:33-35
NIV
Video Bloggin'
Hey the cafe's new video is now available
via UBbloggin.com!
God's Word
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for
you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When can I go and meet with God?
Psalms 42:1-2
NIV
Westside Community Ministries... now online
[We're elated to feature our friends, now online, from Westside Community Ministries -- making a difference in the inner-city.]
"WCMI is to unite and increase the capacity of Christian churches and other faith groups to participate with WCMI in strengthening families and enhance the overall quality of life for neighborhood residents of west Indianapolis and beyond. WCMI will partner with non-profit and other community groups to provide comprehensive faith-based services to fragile families."
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continue to WCMI online]
Rev. Melvin Jackson
President/CEOWestside's Mel Jackson has participated in the Transform Indiana network, notably serving on the panel of our ongoing series:
"Breaking Out of the Jail Cycle". Mel is actively involved with successful prisoner-reentry programs.
Reverend Jackson also shared with us today that Westside has
partnered to helped 750 people find jobs. [Visit
WhenYouNeedSomeone.com to learn more about opportunities to partner with compassion-focused ministries.]
Here's a link to the
WRTV-6's Leadership-award article on Reverend Jackson and the Westside Community Ministries.
U.B. bloggin' Jobs...
As we're doing internet-training each week at the cafe, we're increasingly using our connecting/communicating skills to help grow a jobs-related networking effort.
And this week, we've blogged some 'tech jobs' available among some friends of ours.
Interested?
God's Word
Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that."
James 4:13-15
NIV
Irreconcilable Differences...
The husband was reading an article that said 69 percent of all differences in a marriage are never resolved.
“Do you believe that?” he asked.I looked at him and solemnly said,
“I do.”John Gottman, a relationship researcher and an affiliate of Smart Marriages, a sharp and enthusiastic coalition working to strengthen marriage, has found that most couples... [
continued]
God's Word
For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory." "Where, O death,
is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"
1 Corinthians 15:53-55
NIV
Father & children breakfast... Sat. Feb.11
[Per an email from our friend, Pastor Bryan Hudson...]I want to invite you to join us for a
special Fathers & ChildrenPrayer Breakfast this Saturday, February 11 at 9:00am.This event is hosted by the New Covenant Church "Men of Valor." Our guest speakerwill be Ken Johnson, who is an evangelist, Chaplain for the Indianapolis Colts, author and a nationally recognized speaker and singer.
Ken is a husband and father to three children. I also have the privilege of knowing Ken as a friend and accountability partner. He is a man of excellence and integrity. I invite you and your children of all ages to join with us on February 11.
[
click for details]
God's Word
Remember this, fix it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels. Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say: My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.
Isaiah 46:8-10
NIV
Barna Report: Christians and Technologies
Here's another great report to help give us some insights into Christians either making the paradigm-shift... or not. [
continue]
God's Word
In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped
him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
Daniel 7:13-14
NIV
"We Know More Than Our Pastors"
I hesitated to even use Tim Bednar's chosen title as I link you off to his great white-paper. But if indeed there really is a new-paradigm wave breaking over the top of church leaders and they just don't realize it, then the shock value of Tim's title is worth it.... [
commentary continued at LovingChange.com]
God's Word
No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.
Matthew 6:24
NIV
Lost In America
A Spiritual Journeyby
Dr. Noah H. Kersey, Ph.D.
It was late summer of 1976 and my girlfriend of two years had just broken off our relationship. We had been together for a couple of years and had talked about marriage after college. I did not realize that her influential parents had different ideas for their daughter, a beautiful strawberry blond with more freckles than I could count.
I was heart-broken and felt very alone. I knew that I would not find peace about this breakup until I felt fully connected with God.
Growing up in an orphanage, I had no family to turn to for emotional support, so I decided the best way to reestablish the foundation of my faith was to fully place myself in His hands. I decided I needed to take a break from college and go on a spiritual journey which could also lead me to finding myself again. [Continue]
God's Word
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and
self-controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each
other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.
1 Peter 4:7-9
NIV
Mega Church Game...
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[Ed. Note: (speechless, then LOLLLL).][Visit ModelChurch.com and see how 'Pastor Paul' is implementing this new game.]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer... 100th
Saturday, February 4 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian put to death by the Nazis, whose writings and life made him a modern martyr.Raised in a distinguished but not particularly religious family, Bonhoeffer... [
continued at National Pastors Prayer Network blog]
NBC's 'Cruci-fixins' scrambled & scrapped
[email just received from WTHR-13 Programming Director Rod Porter]
Fri, Feb 3, 2006 at 9:48 AM
Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns regarding “Will and Grace.” NBC has released the following statement:
“Some erroneous information was mistakenly included in a press release describing an upcoming episode of “Will & Grace” which, in fact, has yet to be written. The reference to “Cruci-fixins” will not be in the show and the storyline will not contain a Christian characterization at all. We value our viewers and sincerely regret if this misinformation has offended them.”
Thank you for inviting channel 13 into your home.
Rod Porter
God's Word
Know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and n ot by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified. For if righteousness could be gained
through the law, Christ died for nothing!
Galatians 2:16, 21b
NIV
"Pass The Salt"
Even Freud might have laughed aloud.
In a classic journalistic
faux pas perhaps betraying a predisposition in the culture-war, this week's Newsweek article "Cut, Thrust and Christ", originally misquoted Rev. Jerry Falwell as referring to their successful debate-team as
'assault ministry' (instead of '
a salt ministry').
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continued at LovingChange.com]
NBC, WTHR-13... Home of Daniel & Britney & Will & Grace
[2/3/2006 Note: See update, "NBC Cruci-fixins scrambled & scrapped".*************************************************[2/2/2006 Note: Rod Porter, at the local NBC affiliate WTHR-13 commented this morning that their contacts at NBC headquarters have assured them that this particular scene mentioned below... is NOT... in the version that will air on tv. ]
[However, a subsequent contact for the president's office at Dispatch Broadcast Group (owner of WTHR-13), could not confirm that assertion, and would say only that "NBC's position at this time is that the show is still in the production phase".]
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[News from World Net Daily...]
Forced to pull its highly touted new show "The Book of Daniel" last week because of charges its portrayal of Jesus was blasphemous, NBC is pushing the envelope again with news Britney Spears will guest star on "Will & Grace" as a conservative who hosts on a Christian TV network a cooking segment called "Cruci-fixin's."
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article continued at WND]
[
AP story at FoxNews.com]
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BBC]
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Ed.Note: How does this type of thing serve to build a great community here in Indianapolis? Perhaps that's not the objective of the local NBC affiliate which is owned by out-of-state interests. Here are the contacts for
WTHR-13, the local NBC affiliate... and the
Dispatch Broadcast Group (Columbus OH) who owns & operates WTHR-13.
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[On a related note, mark your calendars for the special "
Homosexuality, Civil Rights and the Church" forum scheduled for February 28th, being held on the grounds of East 91st Street Christian Church, and being sponsored by Crossroads Bible College, with Dr. A. Charles Ware, moderating.]
God's Word
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
James 1:22-24
NIV
Coretta Scott King, woman of faith, dies at 78
Coretta Scott King, who died Tuesday, held firmly to her faith as one of the nation's most famous pastor's wives before becoming a civil rights leader in her own right. [
continued at ChristianityToday.com]
"Homosexuality, Civil Rights and the Church"
Special Forum:
“Homosexuality, Civil Rights and the Church” Tuesday, February 28, 2006 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Crossroads Bible College601 N. Shortridge Road, Indianapolis (map)
Transformation... How quickly?
"She has been a member of the Wheaton, Ill., Christian Center for 20 years, but Linda Richardson remembers initially steering clear of the predominantly African-American church when she began her spiritual journey because she saw "too many white people" streaming out the doors. God has changed her, says Richardson, who can still recall a skating rink in her Tennessee hometown choosing to close forever in the early `60s rather than allow black children to skate alongside whites"... [
continued at FortWayne.com]
God's Word
Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners - of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life.
1 Timothy 1:15-16
NIV
Fast & pray... for 'Don'... Weds. Feb. 1st
Ed. note: I wish I had clearance to publish more of this story/prayer request, but unfortunately do not. But we have an urgent prayer request for an international day of fasting & prayer for this beloved Greater Indianapolis pastor. The family is asking that we agree together that this verse be applied to Don in an extraordinary way. Apparently his cancer is beyond medical help at this point and only God can do... what only God can do.[From 2 Chronicles] “For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you."…This is what the Lord says to you: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's… You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you."
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