Articles
One of the questions put into the Question Box simply asked: "What is the 'Lucifer' effect?" The expression seems to have originated with (according to the Internet) Philip Zimbardo, a psychologist and professor emeritus at Stanford University. He has written, among others, three books: The Lucifer
Articles
"Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you" (Matt. 21:31b). In the next verse, as support for this statement, Jesus cites the recent example of these undesirable elements of society responding to the preaching of John while many
Articles
\in 2014, 23% of all American adults identified themselves as atheists,\ claims a news report from The Wall Street Journal (June 4-5, 2016). \Voters Raise Their Voices\ by Laura Meckler analyzes the religious faith of voters. While it is pointed out that the largest voting block among Democrats is
Articles
The word, integrity, is found sixteen times in the Old Testament. (In this era of television and corruption, integrity is scarcely to be found at all.) In eleven passages, the word translated \Version is tom [8537] (pronounced tome). According to Strong, this masculine noun refers to \completeness, fullness, simplicity, and
Articles
How many have ever heard of the National Monument to the Forefathers? If not, one might wonder how he made it through 12 grades of learning (and some beyond that) without ever hearing about it. Everybody knows about the famous landmark that we call The Statue of Liberty, which was
Articles
As news commentator Paul Harvey used to say, "Here is a strange." The following event took place in Utica, New York, and was reported in the July 6, 2016 Orlando Sentinel. The title of the article grabs the reader's attention immediately—"Woman Found Guilty in
Articles
The third provocative article in the July, 2016 issue of The Christian Chronicle is in the "Dialogue" section. The question is posed thus in black above the title: DOES THE NUMBER OF CUPS in the Lord's Supper matter? A minister for one-cup congregations shares his
Articles
Okay; it has been 15 years since part one of this series. They have continued to publish interviews and news stories about liberal churches and schools, but the July issue caught the attention of several people, mainly due to three articles in it\one one of which was an interview
Articles
Having considered what the New Testament writers teach about Jesus, let us now observe what the Old Testament prophets taught regarding Him. Jude records what an early prophet foretold of Jesus. Enoch, the seventh from Adam said these words: Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints, to
Articles
What's the best way to become wise? Most people might answer that the best way to attain wisdom is to read and study the basic principles that pertain to living in this world. Some might add that it would be helpful to be given real-life practical situations
Articles
REPUBLICANS KILL 50 PEOPLE IN ORLANDO NIGHTCLUB What? Where did that headline appear? As far as is known, such a claim did not appear in any newspaper. Even so, a poll taken among New Jersey residents last week revealed that most people there thought that Republicans were responsible for the
Articles
The Orlando Sentinel publishes on Saturdays a page that they designate as "A Call to Worship." It displays advertisements for all manner of religious groups—including Muslims. At the top of the third column (there are six across) and running four inches down (the average size) is an