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Christmas certainly is a day of joy, but as the Rev. Mark D. Roberts sees it, special pleasures can be found in Advent, the Christian season of reflection leading up to Dec. 25. “There is an underlying sense of joy in the expectation,” said Roberts, who until recently was the longtime pastor of Irvine Presbyterian … Continue reading “Advent Offers Gift of Peace”

From the Editor: Christmas is Coming Articles: Linking Ancient text and Modern World Go Deeper with God Taking Time for Sermons to Simmer Illustrations: Joseph, ChristmasRest, SleepChristmas Link of the Week Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…  “When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmastime. Why are we not … Continue reading “PreachingNow Vol. 6, No. 42”

For students who cannot read, all school subjects can prove difficult, and they often just give up. However, the American Bible Society and Salvation Army have joined forces in a campaign called Mission: Literacy, and participating at-risk elementary students in three New Jersey cities are excelling instead of quitting. While improving their reading and literacy skills, students’ … Continue reading “Mission: Literacy Gets ‘A+’”

The ever-dwindling Christian communities living in Palestinian-run territories in the West Bank and Gaza are likely to dissipate completely within the next 15 years as a result of increasing Muslim persecution and maltreatment, an Israeli scholar said Monday. “The systematic persecution of Christian Arabs living in Palestinian areas is being met with nearly total silence … Continue reading “Christian Population Dwindles”

Maybe you have heard this myth-that the so-called nuclear family is a recent cultural development. That’s nonsense of course, because the most basic form of the family has always been a married couple with their offspring. Nevertheless, liberal academics have argued for decades that the nuclear family is a recent invention, implying that the structure … Continue reading “Nuke Family – Fact or Fiction?”

  A federal appeals court in San Francisco heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by a Sacramento, Calif., man who says the words “under God” should be removed from the Pledge of Allegiance because they are unconstitutional.     The challenge was brought by Michael Newdow, an atheist who filed a revised lawsuit in 2004 … Continue reading “Court Considers God in Pledge”

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, a Southern Baptist preacher who has surged in Iowa with evangelical Christian support, bristled Tuesday when asked if creationism should be taught in public schools. Huckabee asked why there is such a fascination with his beliefs. “I believe God created the heavens and the Earth,” he said at a news … Continue reading “Huckabee Firm on Creation”

“You can’t tell the Christmas story without including the visit of the wise men. They have always been favorites of mine for some reason. Every year, I would try to land the part of playing one of them in the church Christmas program and one of the first carols I learned was, We Three Kings. … Continue reading “Worship the King”

From the Editor: Internet Overload Articles: Death by Video Preaching Meets Quiz Show? Illustrations: Christmas, HopeSacrificePain, EmptinessChristmas – Political Correctness Link of the Week Preacher’s Bookshelf Humor And Finally…  “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”  (Normal Vincent Peale)   Sign up now for a 1-year … Continue reading “PreachingNOW Vol. 6, No. 43”

Long Beach residents didn’t want to have themselves a merry little Christmas tree. They wanted a big one. When city officials planted a 7-foot-tall Christmas tree next to a 20-foot-tall menorah in the plaza in front of City Hall, some residents barked. They telephoned City Hall, wrote letters and testified at a public hearing that … Continue reading “NY Objects Tree, Menorah”