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They came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you are not concerned with anyone's opinion.

"Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God." 2 Peter 3: 12-15a, 17-18 Beloved; Wait for and hasten the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved in ...

Downed trees and damaged power poles are scattered throughout some of the hardest hit areas in our region following Saturday night's storms.

“He killed the nine and set everything afire, so there was nothing the Romans could use afterward, except for one storeroom which we left intact - they left intact - to show that it was not because of food...but rather not to fall into slavery.”

Every journey has its tourist value. But Masada could be among the most sobering of all sites. via The Swamp

MENA English , April 3, 2008 Thursday Jordan's Ma'in Hot Springs is the inspired site for the latest Evason property being developed by Six Senses Resorts & Spas. via Hotels

“What will you give me for her?”

In the Byzantine era, 300 years before the Muslim conquest, the Holy Land bloomed into a center of Christian worship, pilgrimage, and monasticism. via Campus Life

Most scholars concur that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified in his early 30s. Ted Neeley is 64. via Chicago Tribune

“Here's whom you should vote for; here's whom you should support.”

Listening to one of Michigan's most prominent pastors on primary day. A recent Time profile called Mars Hill Bible Church pastor Rob Bell "largely apolitical." Is he? The current issue of Relevant asks the ... via Christianity Today

I can't answer Roger Ray's critics on his behalf; I can only offer an observation based on what he wrote about his evolving faith. via Springfield News Leader

“Wait a minute, Farrakhan. I am rich, but I do not suck poor people's blood.”

FCN Webcast: The 2001 Hip Hop Summit Keynote address by the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan [Editor's note: The following article is based on excerpts from Minister Farrakhan's Saviours'' Day address ... via Final Call

This time of year we remember the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and the wonderful thing it means for us as a people. via TheSpectrum.com

“We hold this day holy, not like the pagans because of the birth of the sun, but because of him who made it.”

For the church's first three centuries, Christmas wasn't in December-or on the calendar at all. via Campus Life

On the eve of Christmas, families gather with presents to wrap, cards to address, meals to cook and now, alas, toys to test to make certain they aren't filled with lead. via Chicago Sun-Times

“Philip said, Lord, show us the Father (God). Jesus said, he that has seen me has seen the Father (God).”

Sometimes in reading books, newspapers, etc., I come across a Bible verse that does not give all the information needed to get the full meaning of it. via The Lebanon Daily News

“This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against ... ”

In the birth stories of Luke and Matthew, only one person seems to grasp the mysterious nature of what God has set in motion: the old man Simeon, who had long clung to the belief that he would not die before ... via Christianity Today

“In our judgment, there was no special star, no wise men, and no plot by Herod to kill Jesus. So is the story factually true? No. But as parable is it true? For us as Christians, the answer is a robust affirmative.”

This year, HarperOne published a book co-authored by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan with the same title as one authored several years ago by Paul Maier , The First Christmas. via Christianity Today

“There's no real convincing evidence this happened right at 2,000 years ago, but it could be in the range of being right because it's in the right location”

It's long been a puzzle for Christian astronomers, and now a professor from the University of Notre Dame thinks he has it figured out -- almost, anyway. via Chicago Tribune

“God wants us to be missionaries to America”

With an election year just around the corner, David Zanotti urged a crowd gathered for a 90-minute townhall meeting Nov. via Florida Baptist Witness

“I want to die in peace -- you should know, I slept with your sister, your best friend, her best friend and your mother!”

Satire can be a powerful educational tool. While hand-wringers decry that youngsters nowadays get their news from, say, Jon Stewart's "Daily Show," they overlook that at least they're getting news from ... via Chicago Sun-Times

An Evansville man dies while hiking near the Garden of the Gods in Herod, Illinois. via WFIE-TV Evansville