Monday, April 19, 2010

Prozac and Piety: Hardwired for God?

"Are people’s brains hardwired for religious belief? At least one scientist thinks so. But dare I ask, hardwired by whom?"

Click here for more of Chuck Colson's commentary.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Rocking out, meteorite hunters make rare find in Wisconsin

"As dozens of meteorite hunters converged on southwest Wisconsin on Friday, a Lake Forest man and his two teenage sons stumbled upon what all of them had traveled hours to find."


To learn how the hunters made their discovery, click here.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Guts and Principles: Just War and Assassination

"When is it OK to kill a terrorist, and when is it not? And why would I ask such a question? To find out, read today’s commentary."

Click here for Chuck Colson's commentary.

Nuclear Deterrence in a Fallen World: Being Wise as Serpents

"What does a biblical worldview teach us about nuclear deterrence? That sounds like an odd question, but it’s an important one these days."


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Saturday, April 10, 2010

British warship that Paul Revere eluded surfaces in Cape Cod sands

"The wreck of the British warship that Paul Revere slipped by on his legendary journey to Lexington in 1775 has resurfaced in the shifting sands of Cape Cod, and federal park officials are seizing the moment by having the wreck 'digitally preserved,' using three-dimensional imaging technology."

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Friday, April 9, 2010

An Evangelistic Slam Dunk: The Roots of Basketball

"Here’s a good trivia question for you. Which major sport was invented as an evangelistic tool?

The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, became convinced that he stood a better chance of exemplifying the Christian life through sports rather than through preaching. So he took a job as a physical education instructor at the YMCA’s International Training School for Christian Workers in Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith’s vision was 'to win men for the Master through the gym.'”

To read more on the evangelistic background of this sport, click here.

Simple Faith in the Face of Tragedy Fuels Letters to God

"If faith-based film director David Nixon gets his way, Orlando won't just be the home of all things Disney. It'll also be the 'Christian film capital of the world.'

For Nixon, a native of Sydney, Australia, he's always believed that movies are really the greatest evangelistic tool of our time, and as a producer for Facing the Giants and Fireproof, wildly successful films made on a shoestring budget, he's loved seeing how films with a solid faith-based message have attracted a wide audience ever since the release of The Passion of The Christ in 2004."


Click here for more of the review of this new movie release.