Today's Christian articles from January 2005

Today's Christian archives from January 2005

Too big for my britches.(The FinePrint)
January 1, 2005... I have a confession: I love late-night snacks. Graham crackers and milk, Cheez-Its, microwave popcorn. I can often be found munching while watching the 10 o'clock news. I have another confession: I haven't exercised regularly since my...

This story could change your life!
January 1, 2005... Not long ago, three generations of this family had challenges that kept them from fully enjoying life. Things are different now, thanks to this amazing discovery! Bianca: Fifteen years ago, I felt as if my mind wanted to be busy and...

The headhunters' children.(Quick Takes on People, News & Reviews)
January 1, 2005... The people of the Hmar tribe of northeast India were once fierce headhunters, infamous for their vicious slayings. But in 1910, Welsh missionary Watkin Roberts sent the Gospel of John to a Hmar chief. The chief invited Roberts to come and...

The Bible's greatest lovers.(Quick Takes on People, News & Reviews)(Brief Article)(Interview)
January 1, 2005... Long before Dr. Phil, there was another expert source on relation-ships--the Word of God. In their new book, Famous Lovers in the Bible (New Hope Publishers), authors Doug and BJ Jensen profile ten biblical couples, warts and all, and offer...

Light Force.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... Light Force Brother Andrew & Al Janssen (Baker, $19.99) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The persecuted church is often pictured as a smattering of Eastern European believers huddled in a darkened basement, singing whispered hymns with...

An Hour on Sunday.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... An Hour on Sunday Nancy Beach (Zondervan, $24.99) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Renaissance marked the greatest artistic explosion the world has ever known, and the vast majority of the art produced during that period was embraced...

Hurricane: A Novel.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... Hurricane: A Novel Janice A. Thompson (River Oak, $12.99) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On September 8, 1900, Galveston Island, the Jewel of Texas, is struck by the hurricane of the century. In a single night, more than 6,000 islanders...

Becoming.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2005... Becoming (Nelson Bibles, $16.99) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ever since John Wycliffe translated the Bible into the English vernacular, there have been visionary publishers striving to present the Gospels in a form contemporary...

Worship at Red Rocks.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
January 1, 2005... Worship at Red Rocks John Tesh (Word Entertainment) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was 10 years ago at a breathtaking outdoor amphitheatre called Red Rocks that then-Entertainment Tonight co-anchor John Tesh delivered the concert...

Share the Well.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
January 1, 2005... Share the Well Caedmon's Call (Essential Records) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] They started with a simple premise: world music is folk music. From a cramped room above a restaurant in Ecuador, to a dirt-floor hut in Brazil, to a...

Driven.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
January 1, 2005... Driven The Crabb Family (Daywind Records) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This definitely ain't your daddy's Southern Gospel music. Driven, the latest release from the second-generation Crabb Family, is a little bit country, a little bit...

Baloche & LeBlanc's "Above All": like a rose, trampled on the ground, you took the fall, and thought of me above all.(Story BehindTheSong)
January 1, 2005... In the 1970s, Lenny LeBlanc was riding a successful career in pop music as a studio musician and solo artist who worked with everyone from the Supremes to Hank Williams, Jr. But all was not well in his personal life. [ILLUSTRATION...

Widowed and lonely.(Everyday Theology)
January 1, 2005... Q. I was widowed a few years ago and totally devastated by my loss. I am so tired of feeling lost and lonely. Though I have no desire to remarry, I would like at least to have some companionship with the opposite sex. But these thoughts make...

Condemned babies?(Everyday Theology)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Q. I have a friend who was taught that when babies die before they can be baptized, they go to hell. Are there any Bible verses about this? --Kerrie Clark, via e-mail A. Kerrie, this idea was initially expounded by St. Augustine...

Lite fare.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Our pastor was preaching on the importance of couples praying together. However, during the sermon, he used a wrong word and caused a slight stir when he declared, "Children ought to frequently walk in on their parents playing together on the...

Slimming down the body of Christ: a new movement of Christian health experts says the church's witness is compromised when it forgets the importance of physical fitness. Here's what they want you to know about taking control of your health.
January 1, 2005... Browse any Christian bookstore and you'll discover an ever-expanding list of diet and health books. Ask anyone in ministry what the top prayer requests they receive are and health-related concerns will invariably rank at the top of the list....

'I was a 467-pound hypocrite': shedding the weight has not only improved my health, it has unburdened my soul.
January 1, 2005... As a physician and follower of Jesus Christ, it has always been my intention to demonstrate the love of God to others through medicine. For me, practicing medicine is a way of living out my faith. Serving the uninsured of San Diego County, I...

Lessons from the gym: what getting in shape taught me about God.
January 1, 2005... God's ways in my life have always amazed me. I became a Christian in 1991. Through God's grace, love, and mercy, I have overcome nicotine addiction, bad alcohol patterns, sexual issues, and serious anger problems. Over the years, though, my...

Hurry up and pray: the importance of waiting for God's power.
January 1, 2005... Buried like a grass burr in Matthew's rose bed is this disclosure: "Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw Him, they worshiped Him--but some of them still doubted!"...

The accidental witness: my attempt to share Christ didn't go quite as planned.
January 1, 2005... In 1972 I was a new Christian, and was eager to share my faith. But I had no training in presenting the gospel. When I heard that my friend, Trish, was coming to town, I knew I had to tell her about Jesus. We had been hippie journey-mates in...

When T. D. Jakes talks ... People listen. So, what is this preacher/author/music artist/film producer/entrepreneur's secret?(Interview)
January 1, 2005... Last summer, on a muggy Thursday evening, more than 40,000 men came to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to hear Bishop T. D. Jakes. Millions more watched from home, as the event was broadcast live internationally in English and Spanish. In South...

The unexpected scientist: how Christian teen Sarah Mims is rewriting the science journals, and following in her dad's footsteps.
January 1, 2005... Over the last few summers, high-school student Sarah Mims was spending a lot of time driving around, testing the air. Friends wondered why she was so immersed in science that she had little time for the Christian praise concerts and social...

Replacing a heart of hate: while serving a life sentence for the murder of a homosexual man, I discovered the transforming love of Jesus Christ--and a heart of compassion for the gay community.
January 1, 2005... Hatred, once professed, is difficult to overcome. Sitting in a prison cell because of a past act of hate, I consider myself an unfortunate expert on the subject. As a teenager, I was a gay basher. I took pleasure in striking out at homosexual...

The wedding queen: Charolette Richards runs the busiest wedding chapel in Las Vegas, and she's not afraid to tell her customers about God's love.
January 1, 2005... Las Vegas is no place for a single Christian woman. Then again, you probably haven't met Charolette Richards--minister, entrepreneur, and survivor. Now in her 60s, she is attractive, smartly dressed in black, and more excited than ever...

Colombia: where bullets invade worship.(Persecution Report)
January 1, 2005... On September 4, 2004, masked gunmen burst into an evening worship service at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Puerto Asis, Colombia, and opened fire with automatic weapons, killing four worshipers and injuring twelve. ...

Have a heart.(Bible IQ)
January 1, 2005... Following Christmas, the next major gift-and-card holiday is Valentine's Day. So, from late December on we are bombarded by heart images anytime we set foot in a retail store. If you're experiencing valentine fatigue, focus your attention on...

Which Bible books do you read for devotions?(Bible IQ)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2005... Which Bible Books Do You Read for Devotions? 2% The Old Testament Prophets 50% Psalms & Proverbs 16% The Gospels 21% Anything by Paul 1% Revelation 4% Other Bible books 3% I don't use the Bible for devotions ...

What not to say on Valentine's Day.(The LastLaugh)
January 1, 2005... "HOW CAN YOU SAY I'M NOT ROMANTIC? YESTERDAY I ALMOST THOUGHT ABOUT MAYBE BUYING YOU SOME FLOWERS!" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "YOU'RE MORE BEAUTIFUL TODAY THAN YOU WERE THE DAY I MET YOU. YOU HAD A REALLY BIG PIMPLE THAT DAY." ...