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Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 27 views
When they bring out a new book to disprove Genesis, and another to evaporate the atonement, do not be afraid. As long as the gospel is in the world the devil will find somebody to write books against it. Take no notice of them; they cannot stand against facts. A philosopher once wrote a book to prove…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 14 views
Gregory Nazianzen, a foremost father of the Christian Church, rejoiced that he was well versed in the Athenian philosophy. Why do you think he rejoiced in that? Because he had to give it all up when he became a Christian, and, said he, “I thank God that I had a philosophy to throw away.” He counted it…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
The Disgusting Food Museum has opened in Malmo, Sweden. It features 80 foods from 35 countries considered disgusting by others. There is a maggot-infested cheese from Sardinia and durian, a stinky Southeast Asian fruit that airlines have banned on some flights. Surströmming is a Swedish fermented herring…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
When Professor Robert Oscar Lopez was very young, too young to remember his dad, his parents divorced. His mother began a relationship with a woman who also had kids. They moved in together permanently when Robert was a teenager. In 2012 Lopez shared his view publicly that his same-sex upbringing was…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
A study done at medical facilities between 2009 and 2012 has found that health care providers discuss religious beliefs or spirituality in less than 20 percent of cases. Senior author of the study, Douglas White says for many patients and family, these issues are important and understanding them is important…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 24 views
The American Culture and Faith Institute (ACFI) evaluated people’s worldview using 20 questions about their core spiritual beliefs and 20 questions assessing behavior. It didn’t take a perfect score to have a Biblical worldview, 80% would do. The results are depressing. When asked, 46% of adults claim…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
In a survey by the American Culture and Faith Institute (ACFI) evaluating the world view held by Americans it was discovered that only 10% of American adults have a Biblical worldview. The same survey among theologically conservative Protestant pastors using the same measurement criteria had a massively…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 26 views
Leaders attending the GC2 Summit at a Chicago church urged believers to reach out to those in need such as Syrian refugees. They said that despite anxieties over differences of religion, reaching out to people is an opportunity to preach the Gospel. The GC2 Conferences stands for both the Great Commission…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 60 views
An international team of scientists is arguing in a new study that the world has entered the Anthropocene, or human epoch, marking the end of the Holocene which began some 12,000 years ago as the planet thawed from the ice age. The argument is that humans have made an impact on the world significant…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 18 views
The New York City Commission on Human Rights issued new rules that impose fines of up to $25,000 on property owners who “misgender” employees or tenants. By “misgender” they mean that employers and landlords must “use an individual’s preferred name, pronoun and title regardless of the individual’s sex…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
In the continual battle over public display of the Ten Commandments, a U. S. district court judge has proposed a compromise solution. The Giles County Virginia school board can post the commandments if they will reduce them to six. Remove the four that directly refer to God and the commandments will…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
While record rainfall totals fell in the midsection of the United States in May 2015, other parts of the country were dry. Overall, of the 1,445 months since weather records began in January 1895, May was the single wettest month across the country. 20 states reported wetter than average weather. It…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
“Daniel Patrick Moynihan, at the time a federal official, wrote a famous report in March 1965 on family breakdown among African-Americans. He argued presciently and powerfully that the rise of single-parent households would make poverty more intractable.” “The fundamental problem,” Moynihan wrote, is…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 20 views
Look out America! There’s a new church movement rising across the country, and guess what they all have in common? They all don’t believe in God! Yes, the growth of atheist churches and even atheist mega-churches are becoming more and more popular as people want the warm feelings of a church experience…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Piedmont High School in Alabama had a long tradition of allowing public prayers before sporting events. After receiving a complaint from a local resident, the school announced that the practice would have to stop. The school said fans and players could still pray on their own, but the sound system could…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Marvin Olasky, in his editorial in World Magazine reminds us that if we are required to believe that science demands faith in evolution there is a problem for our children. “But science does not. Science is not the only source of knowledge about the world: God created science, and the Bible teaches us…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
When the newest ambassador to Switzerland was sworn into office, she did not place her hand on a Bible. Instead, Suzi Levine placed her hand on an open Bible app on her Kindle when accepting the oath of office. Levine is part of new trend of officials being sworn in using apps on electronic devices rather…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
In her mostly positive review of the movie heaven is for real Sophia Lee gives one warning. “One issue with the over emphasis on a wondrous heaven is the risk of negating the reality of a terrible hell–and the one and only way to heaven. Without clarity in the Gospel and the assurance of salvation, the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
Reverend Wena Parry a minister in Great Britain says she was told that stickers saying “Christ Must be Saviour” and “Christ For me” could be regarded as modifications and might void her insurance policy. Parry though she was being treated unfairly and was concerned that someone in the company had something…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 18 views
Walmart told one of their greeters to stop telling customers to “have a blessed day” after someone complained. However, hundreds of other customers showed enough support to get the store to change the decision. The manager of the store admitted that he told James Phillips to stop the greeting, but said…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
It is hard to know what to do when the world keep changing. Does anybody know what the rules are anymore? Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus liken our world to Chinese Baseball, when they write, “Chinese baseball is played exactly the same way as American baseball with one major exception, and that is this:…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Rolling Stone magazine interviewed Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates. When asked if he believed in God Gates replied, “The mystery and the beauty of the world is overwhelmingly amazing, and there’s no scientific explanation of how it came about. I think it makes sense to believe in God.” Indeed…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
An article published by Lifeway Research states that fewer people may be calling themselves Christians in the future, and the trend may be a good thing. After reading the article written by Ed Stetzer, Greg Jao said he agrees with the prediction and says this is not bad because more people will be more…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 4 views
According to the National Health Interview Survey only 1.6 percent of Americans identify as Homosexual. 0.7 percent considers themselves to be bisexual. The National Health Interview Survey is the government’s premier tool for annually assessing American’s health and behaviors. They found that 96.6 percent…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Twin brothers, David and Jason Benham were five weeks into filming their reality TV show when HGTV decided to pull the plug on the house flipping series. A liberal activist group said the brothers had spoken out in favor of traditional marriage and that their father was a pro-life activist. The brothers…