Puritan Prayer on Devotion

God of my end, it is my greatest, noblest pleasure to be acquainted with Thee and with my rational, immortal soul; it is sweet and entertaining to look into my being when all my powers and passions are united and engaged in pursuit of Thee, when my soul longs and passionately breathes after conformity to [...]

‘Mom’ and ‘Dad’ banished by California

Schwarzenegger signs law banning anything perceived as negative to ‘gays’
“Mom and Dad” as well as “husband and wife” have been banned from California schools under a bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who with his signature also ordered public schools to allow boys to use girls restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa, if they [...]

Philadelphia punishes Boy Scouts because of their beliefs

The city of Philadelphia has decided to punish the Boy Scouts of America because it will not allow homosexuals to serve as Scout Leaders. City officials said they will charge the Cradle of Liberty Scouts Council $200,000 a year to use the city-owned headquarters. The Council was paying $1 per year (since [...]

Middle school birth control?

Wow. God forbid teaching them not to have sex until marriage!
PORTLAND, Maine – After an outbreak of pregnancies among middle school girls, education officials in this city have decided to allow allow one school’s health center to make birth control pills available to girls as young as 11.
King Middle School will become the first middle [...]

“A Way Out?”

Today I was thinking about the familiar verse 1 Cor 10:13, regarding all our temptations being “common to man.” Specifically, about the latter part of this verse and the potential ramifications of it. 
We know that we don’t experience any temptations that are new, but they are all “common to man.” This is [...]