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A series exploring what the Bible teaches about marriage, singleness, motherhood, the workplace, church ministry, sexual purity, true beauty and relationships.

Intelligent design (ID) is the teaching that the world is created and obviously designed by a superior intelligence. Casey Luskin, a program officer with the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture talks about the progress ID is making in our culture. “At least five states now require, or…

A 33-year-old British man, claiming it was the culmination of too many drinks in the pub, legally changed his name to Bacon Double Cheeseburger.” The risen Christ promised us a new name for those who overcome. It will be more meaningful than the name of our favorite food. –--Jim L. Wilson and Rodger…

Michael B. Jordon shares a name with one of the most famous basketball players of all time. Living with a famous name is not easy. “I hated my name. I wanted to change it,” Jordan, who is an accomplished actor says. “But it gave me a healthy chip on my shoulder. One of my goals is when people hear ‘Michael…

In the movie Mall Cop, Paul Blart is struggling with self-esteem issues. During the second scene, he is sitting around the dinner table with his mother and his daughter who are both encouraging him to begin dating again. Blart, a discouraged divorced parent, disguises his loneliness as his family is…

Bellevue College in Washington State offers applicants seven different options for their gender: “feminine, masculine, androgynous, transgender, gender neutral, other, and prefer not to say.” The Bible lists two genders: male and female. As our culture drifts further and further from the God of creation,…

When President Jimmy Carter announced on Meet the Press, January 20, 1980 that he intended to boycott the Moscow Olympic Games, it altered the lives of many American athletes, like Bob Bugg. He had qualified for the U.S. Olympic trials already, unlike many others, and could have earned a place on the…

33-year-old Nathan Grindal was removed from a dart tournament in England because the people around him found his appearance distracting. Grindal has long hair and a full beard. During the final match of the tournament, people seated around him began chanting, “Jesus! Jesus!” Before long, the majority…

A mysterious code left over from the Second World War has some of the world’s best code breakers baffled. They spend their time spying on their enemies and tracking messages through satellites and cyberspace, but admit they have no idea what the message found on the leg of a carrier pigeon means. The…

In 2012, Disney added Sofia, a young Latina Princess to their many princesses. This addition reminds little girls that race should not keep them from dreaming big and working towards achieving their dreams. —Jim L. Wilson and Phillip Chung http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Sofia_the_First (Accessed, 103012)…

A Wisconsin man was legally granted a new name in October, and isn’t doing a good job of protecting it. Jeffrey Drew Wilschke new name is Beezow Doo-Doo Zopitty-Bop-Bop. Now, Madison, Wisconsin police say they recently arrested the 30-year-old for carrying a concealed weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia,…

In the movie “Coming to America” An African Prince by the name of Prince Akeem (played by Eddie Murphy) and his sidekick-Seemi (Played by Arsenio Hall) came to America to find Akeem a Queen, and decided to live in Queens, NY. Akeem wanted to find an ordinary woman who loved him for more than his wealth…

Tech experts warn digital device users that when they discard the old devices, they may still retain sensitive data. Older laptops and smartphones can be a goldmine for identity thieves if they fall into their hands. Even if the user thinks they have been erased, a tech savvy thief can get information…

In a 60 minutes interview on CBS, Walter Isaacson, the author of the biography Steve Jobs, shares this early event in Jobs’ life as related by Jobs. “I was, I remember right here on the lawn, telling Lisa McMoylar from across the street that I was adopted. And she said, ‘So does that mean your real parents…

An online survey of new parents has found that more than half say they regret the name the gave their child afterward. The survey found that from 1,000 respondents 54 percent said they wished they have given their child a different name. 26 percent of the parents said the name they selected had become…

Officials in one state in India recently noticed a big difference in the ration of boys to girls, and decided it was time to take action to change prevalent thinking that considers baby girls as unwanted or undesirable. The central district officially held a renaming ceremony giving 285 girls with names…

And being aware of who you are precedes being who you are. On the other hand, being unaware or at least not appreciating fully who you are can really lead you into trouble. Clayton Longtree was a guard at the U.S. embassy in Moscow. It was a position of trust and honor, but it was dull and exhausting.…

My grandson’s birthday was July 10. He was two, and yes, sometimes he’s terrible, but I love him. I call him “fast and furious!” Well, he came in late on Friday night and we played all day on Saturday, part of Sunday (when I wasn’t at the church) and then on Monday. All too quickly, Monday afternoon…

In India, on the same day, 285 girls named Nakusa changed their names. Nakusa is the Hindi word for unwanted. Some girls wound up with the unfortunate name because their parents had wanted boys, in part because of the expense of marrying off female offspring. The spiteful practice leads to further discrimination…

Douglas Allen Smith Jr, unemployed Oregon man gained some notoriety when he legally changed his name to correspond to television character-- Captain Awesome, which was inspired by Dr. Devon “captain Awesome” Woodcomb from the NBC TV series “Chuck..”Awesome also changed his official signature to a smiley…

I grew up in Mississippi, on a pretty big farm with my family. The family farm was made up of my grandparents, my dad, and my 2 uncles. My Grandmother cooked for us all every day so needless to say she had a big garden and a bunch of farm animals, chickens, rabbits, geese, ducks, peacocks, guineas. I…

Most people pay close attention to the information on their airline tickets. Things like flight number, gate, and boarding time are important, but there are other codes on the ticket that tell the airlines a lot about the passenger. A single-letter code can make a big difference for the travel experience,…

Many of you, especially those of you who have taken Evangelism Explosion, remember a story that D. James Kennedy used to tell. It went something like this. When Alexander the Great was the commander of Greece, he conquered the known world of his day. Alexander was a fierce warrior and a driven competitor.…

IDENTIFYING WITH HIS MEN At the time he was elected to be President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of the best known and most liked individuals in the world. And now he was perhaps the most powerful person in the world. Yet, Eisenhower never became caught up in his own greatness.…

Windows computers around the world were impacted when antivirus provider McAfee sent a routine software update containing a huge error. The problem revolved around a case of mistaken identity. Computers that downloaded the update began rebooting over and over again, because the antivirus software somehow…