"Each year, Prison Fellowship awards the William Wilberforce award to someone whose faith in Christ is making a real difference. Find out this year’s recipient, and what he can teach us."
Click here to learn who received this year's Wilberforce award.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Early telephone operator recalls party (line) days
"History speaks to the current generation at Northeast Louisiana Telephone Co. One speaker is former party line operator Dorothy Norsworthy George.
Back in 1947, when the company started up, she and other women operated the switchboard in a back room in an owner's home, connecting people in Collinston, Jones and Bonita to each other."
Click here for more on this generational conversation.
Back in 1947, when the company started up, she and other women operated the switchboard in a back room in an owner's home, connecting people in Collinston, Jones and Bonita to each other."
Click here for more on this generational conversation.
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Truth, Love, and Endurance: Dr. King and Christian Activism
"From the abolition of slavery to woman's suffrage to the civil rights movement, America has a rich history of Christian activism. But what lies at the heart of true Christian activism?"
For Chuck Colson's answer to the question, click here.
For Chuck Colson's answer to the question, click here.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Old Wives' Cures to Fight the Flu
"While nothing stops a cold in its tracks, some of Grandma's remedies really do have the power to make you feel better.
Doctors say tricks that Grandma brought from the old country or something Mom concocted in the kitchen may make that long slog to recovery a bit easier."
Click here for more on where science and Grandma meet.
Doctors say tricks that Grandma brought from the old country or something Mom concocted in the kitchen may make that long slog to recovery a bit easier."
Click here for more on where science and Grandma meet.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
National Marriage Week USA: February 7-14, 2010
"National Marriage Week USA—from February 7th to 14th every year — is a collaborative effort to encourage many diverse groups to strengthen individual marriages, reduce the divorce rate, and build a stronger marriage culture, which in turn helps curtail poverty and benefits children. Together we can make more impact than working alone. Please join with others to host special events, launch a marriage class or home group, or place local advertising or news stories during National Marriage Week USA."
Click here for the details of how to get involved in this national event.
Click here for the details of how to get involved in this national event.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Christians on the Job: Doing Well a Thing Well Worth Doing
"In the weekly prayer list handed out each Sunday at church, one regular item urges prayer for the 'Marketplace Servants of the Week,' that is, for church members in their careers.
Last week special pray was offered for those who work in publishing. Next week it may be politics, education, or health care."
Click here for an in-depth look at what it means to be a Christian in the workplace.
Last week special pray was offered for those who work in publishing. Next week it may be politics, education, or health care."
Click here for an in-depth look at what it means to be a Christian in the workplace.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Unprotected and Unnoticed: Christians in Muslim Lands
"Why did the U.S. media breathlessly report the Swiss banning of minarets, but stayed largely mum on the murder of Egyptian Christians?
This past weekend, an estimated 1,000 Coptic Christians gathered in Los Angeles to protest the killings of fellow Copts in Egypt a few days earlier. According to one protester, 'there is no protection for Christians in Egypt.'”
Click here for more of Chuck Colson's commentary.
This past weekend, an estimated 1,000 Coptic Christians gathered in Los Angeles to protest the killings of fellow Copts in Egypt a few days earlier. According to one protester, 'there is no protection for Christians in Egypt.'”
Click here for more of Chuck Colson's commentary.
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