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Thursday, 24 August 2006 |
 The Bible, the best-selling book of all time, written thousands of years ago, is still relevant today and remains at the center of many current events. The church looks to God's Word, the Bible, to respond to questions and events in the news today. Use the articles in this library to stimulate your thinking and understanding of the Bible. |
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September 11, 2001 |
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Thursday, 24 August 2006 |
 The Attack on America - September 11, 2001Talk To Your Kids!
by Dr. Kevin Leman
As in any tragedy of this magnitude, much of what follows are the questions that attempt to put our families and us at ease? Questions like; why do people do these things? what should I do to protect my family? and how will this change our world? These questions spring from our hearts as we try to empathize with those who are directly impacted and embrace the magnitude of these acts. As adults our mental process engages our wisdom drawn from personal experience and history itself. Then with teetering reassurance we tell ourselves that everything will be all right. When we really don’t believe it will be.
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What is a Holy War? |
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Thursday, 24 August 2006 |
 Dear Parents,
Several of you have said that your children have asked about "What is war, or what is a holy war?" Perhaps there are some ideas in this that may help: War is conflict in our hearts that shows up in our actions. We "fight" in our hearts between what is wrong and what is right. We can become angry , which is okay. But what we do with our anger can be the problem. (James 4;1-4 has some ideas to explain this) |
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Thoughts on Harry Potter |
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Thursday, 24 August 2006 |
 Dear Parents: The Harry Potter phenomena has been on my mind lately, and some of you have asked me questions about your children and the series. I have read some of the series for several reasons. Below are two articles I received from BreakPoint and from Prison Fellowship Ministries. I really appreciated their perspective. I encourage you to read them. There are some points I think are very helpful for us as we consider what our children read, their development needs and our desire for their Christian growth. Paster Jane |
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What to do about Santa Claus? |
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Thursday, 24 August 2006 |
 In past years, several of you have stopped in to talk about "what to do about Santa Claus." These are some thoughts to help you as you seek to focus on the season.
First, here is a brief history of the struggle Christians throughout time have felt as they seek to celebrate and honor Christ. |
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Left Behind series and movie |
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Thursday, 24 August 2006 |
 The novels of Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins are runaway best sellers. Millions of copies have been sold and a movie has been produced. Throughout history people have been fascinated with stories, predictions, and forecasts of the end times. It is important to recognize that the Left Behind series is fiction. The author's stated intent was "to write a novel that would wake people up to the fact that Jesus is coming again and the need to be prepared." Many of the events in these novels are speculative and imaginative, designed to capture the attention of the reader. What does the Bible say about the future? |
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