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Flickering Pixels: How Technology Shapes Your Faith
by David Mays & the Great Commission, 3 February 2010

The author's career in advertising provides a background for his understanding of media and how it affects our life and faith.  When the book was published he was the lead pastor of Trinity Mennonite Church.  An earlier book, The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture, provides greater depth for helping church leaders form God's people in today's world.  This book surprised me with its balance and fresh insights. ...
Read more | Media and Missions


Chicago's Olympic bid ...
by CNN.com, 1 October 2009

Chicago's Olympic bid an expensive proposition With help from hometown heroes like the Obamas, Chicago is aggressively lobbying to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. The city is competing with Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro in wooing the International Olympic Committee in Denmark. But a Chicago win there could still prove costly, CNNMoney.com reports. full...
Read more | Politics/Govt


Shariah Takes Precedence over U.S. Constitution Imam Promises to Fight -Until Islam Becomes Victorious or We Die in the Attempt
by Investigative Project.org, 22 July 2009

Oak Lawn, Illinois - Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), the international movement to re-establish an international Islamic state ­ or Caliphate - kicked off a new campaign to win American recruits Sunday afternoon in this Chicago suburb. Nearly 300 people packed the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel for its Khalifah Conference on "The Fall of Capitalism and the Rise of Islam" to listen to HT ideologues blame capitalism for World War I and World War II; the U.S. subprime mortgage meltdown; the...
Read more | Islamic Radical Religious Terrorism


NPPNow ~ A Consortium of Six Resources Blogs
by National Pastors Prayer Network, 27 May 2009

Invite your pastor to become a part of the life-changing relationship with the National Pastors Prayer Network.  It will bless him and further bless your congregation.

Read more | Pastoral Community


REFORMER'S CREED
by Reformer's Creed, 11 April 2009

REFORMER'S CREED

I believe that God created the heaven and the earth,
Formed Man in Adam and Eve after His image, and
Commissioned Adam as original head of the Human race
With the dominion mandate unto the full glorification of the earth.


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Slain Pastor's Wife: 'I Refuse to Let Satan Win'
by The Christian Post, 14 March 2009

MARYVILLE, Ill. (AP) – The widow of a pastor killed in mid-sermon urged mourners to reject hate and to take comfort in their faith at his funeral Friday, in the church where he was gunned down five days earlier.
Read more | Murder


Church Pastor Shot, Killed During Sunday Service
by Christian Newswire, 9 March 2009

MARYVILLE, Ill., Mar. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- The pastor of a Maryville, Illinois , church was shot to death during a service today in front of horrified parishioners, who then tackled the gunman, according to news reports. The pastor of the First Baptist Church of Maryville was shot and killed during the 8 a.m. service, and the attacker and two parishioners suffered knife wounds in the attack. The gunman walked in during the service, walked up to the pulpit and opened fire. The...
Read more | Murder


"Science holds the key to our survival"
by Yahoo News Service, 21 December 2008

WASHINGTON (AFP) – President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday signaled climate change and genetic research will be among his top priorities when he takes office as he named White House science and technology advisers. "Today, more than ever before, science holds the key to our survival as a planet and our security and prosperity as a nation," Obama said in a weekly radio and video...
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Conservative evangelical Christians express host of fears about Barack Obama's administration
by Chicago Tribune, 21 December 2008

Pornography and same-sex marriage would increase, they say By Manya A. Brachear |Tribune reporter, December 19, 2008 He's not in office yet, but conservative evangelical Christians are already worried that Barack Obama's rise to the White House will threaten their freedom to live according to the Bible and profess it as the literal word of...
Read more | President Elect Barack Obama


Helping to Write History
by Washington Post, 19 December 2008

The job requires him to work unnoticed, even in plain view, so Jon Favreau settles into a wooden chair at a busy Starbucks in the center of Penn Quarter. Deadline looms, and he needs to write at least half a page by the end of the day. As the espresso machines whir, Favreau opens his laptop, calls up a document titled "rough draft of inaugural" and goes to work on the most anticipated speech of  Barack Obama's...
Read more | President Elect Barack Obama


Obama's next pastor controversy - at inauguration
by Reuters . com, 19 December 2008

By Peter Henderson SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a pastor who opposes gay marriage as a speaker at his inauguration, creating a commotion over what inclusiveness will mean for his administration. Obama chose Rick Warren, the evangelical pastor of the southern California megachurch Saddleback, to give the invocation when he takes office in January.CCNews asks,  "Please pray the news...
Read more | President Elect Barack Obama


Need a Job? Check out "StreetWise.org"
by StreetWise, 16 December 2008

StreetWise is a social enterprise designed to help severely impoverished men and women out of poverty. We publish weekly StreetWise, a general interest newspaper with a gritty "from the streets perspective" to give insight to its readers on what is really going on in Chicago. By using vendors as the distribution mechanism, we are able to personalize the face of poverty and create income for the vendor.   read...
Read more | Jobs or Business Opportunities


Support Builds for Special Election to Fill Obama's Senate Seat
by Fox News, 11 December 2008

Barack Obama is pictured after speaking about Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich during his meeting with Vice President-elect Joe Biden and former Vice President Al Gore Tuesday. (AP Photo)  In a move to undercut Gov. Rod Blagojevich's appointment powers, Illinois lawmakers are drafting legislation that would call for a special election to replace Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.  One day after Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested for...
Read more | Politics/Govt


Obama's own Cabinet member: He's 'an immigrant'
by Fox News, 11 December 2008

That's right – former presidential candidate and Obama's choice for secretary of commerce, Gov. Bill Richardson, slipped up. In an effort to reach out to the Hispanic community, he admitted what Barack Obama has been trying to hide all these months: "Barack Obama is an immigrant." See it for yourself: You don't need a translator to understand what Richardson admitted: Barack Obama is NOT a natural born citizen. That means we have a guy who's planning to take over the White...
Read more | President Elect Barack Obama


Decision on Obama citizenship pending
by Washington Times, 8 December 2008

The Supreme Court held off Friday on deciding whether to grant a hearing in a long-shot lawsuit that would decide whether Barack Obama can constitutionally become president as a "natural born" U.S. citizen. The Friday list of court orders that denies or grants hearings did not mention the lawsuit, which says Mr. Obama should be disqualified from the presidency because he purportedly acquired the same British citizenship that his father had when he was born. A spokesman for the...
Read more | President Elect Barack Obama


Print, TV ads demand citizenship proof from Obama
by WorldNetDaily, 5 December 2008

Concerned Americans look to media to compel president-elect to release documents --  Concerned citizens have taken yet another step to compel Barack Obama to release documentation proving he is a natural-born citizen – by funding a full-page "Open letter to Obama" in tomorrow's issue of the Chicago Tribune. American donors have contributed tens of thousands of dollars to the We the People Foundation to sponsor the advertisement. It appeared in the main news section of the...
Read more | President Elect Barack Obama


Last chance for Constitution?
by WorldNetDaily, 4 December 2008

Most Americans don't realize it yet, but this Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court will review whether Barack Obama is indeed constitutionally eligible to become the next president. The justices will hold a conference on the question and consider the case for formal review. The case is brought by Leo C. Donofrio against Nina Wells, the New Jersey secretary of state, and questions whether Obama is a "natural-born citizen" as required by Article 2, Section 1 of the...
Read more | President Elect Barack Obama


Obama Keeps His promise to Homosexuals
by One News Now, 2 December 2008

President-elect Barack Obama is moving swiftly to appoint homosexual activists to positions within his administration.  Politico.com reports that 10 national homosexual organizations are working with the Obama transition team to get more openly homosexual people appointed to the incoming administration.  Obama's transition team has also reportedly named at least seven openly homosexual people to transition panels assigned to review federal departments and agencies. Three of the seven...
Read more | President Elect Barack Obama


Where Do We Go From Here? - Phyllis Schlafly
by Eagle Forum, 25 November 2008

The 2008 election makes clear that Eagle Forum is needed more than ever before. We must rebuild the conservative movement that has been so badly fractured. That's our mission — we must be the leaders, and we are ready to lead. Members of Eagle Forum were part of the grassroots groups that built the conservative movement from the bottom up in 1964 and nominated a little-known Senator from a then-small and faraway state, Barry Goldwater. The 27,000,000 who voted for him in 1964...
Read more | Politics/Govt


President-elect Obama's Administration Shaping Up: A Closer Look
by Fox News, 24 November 2008

GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Tonight: She accepts. A source tells FOX News that Senator Hillary Clinton will accept the job of Secretary of State. Now, the official story, however, is a bit less certain. An adviser to Senator Clinton would only admit the discussions with President-elect Obama are very much on track. No formal announcement yet, but the formal announcement is expected shortly after Thanksgiving.
Read more | President Elect Barack Obama

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