ANN
ARBOR,
MI – The
Thomas
More Law
Center (TMLC),
a
national
public
interest
law firm
based in
Ann
Arbor
Michigan,
this
morning
filed a
federal
lawsuit
against
U.S.
Attorney
General
Eric H.
Holder,
Jr.,
challenging
the
constitutionality
of the
recently-enacted
federal
Hate
Crimes
Act.
The Act
criminalizes
so-called
“bias”
crimes
motivated
by a
person’s
“actual
or
perceived”
“sexual
orientation”
or
“gender
identity”
and thus
elevates
those
engaged
in
certain
deviant
sexual
behaviors
to a
special,
protected
class of
persons
under
federal
law.
Our Lord
repeatedly instructed us: "Be not deceived."
That is an imperative: a command, not simply
a suggestion. But how? What are the tools to
prevent our being deceived or misled?
Exploring the
Wonders of Creation, Conscience, and the Glory of
God. Spectacular film!
God’s wonders surround us. And these marvels reveal
much about our Creator. Through creation we glimpse
His power and wisdom, His majesty and care. Creation
is speaking to those who will listen…
God of Wonders is a breath-taking tour of God’s
creation wonders, visible and invisible, and the
greatest wonder of all – His redeeming love!
“Declare His glory…His wonders among all peoples.”
Psalm 96:3
It is a darker world
today than it was a year ago.
Charlie Allen, Chief Intelligence
Officer
Department of Homeland
Security
Last month, we covered the
overall strategy the United States
followed in much of its foreign
policy and the origins of the wars
in Iraq and Afghanistan. We also
covered the current situation in
Iraq. In this article we will
explore the situation in Afghanistan
and a major player in the Middle
East, Iran.
So far in our Kingdom, Power and
Glory study, we have learned that
the way we live our lives here and
now will have dramatic consequences
in the coming Millennial Kingdom. In
other words, what we do after we
have been born again affects our
role, our position and our place in
the future reign of Christ. This
coming kingdom is not heaven, but a
literal kingdom that will exist back
on earth for a thousand years where
Jesus Christ will rule and reign.
(Be careful not to confuse what
happens in the Millennium with what
occurs in heaven at the end of the
thousand years, because they are two
different realms.)
All believers will be “with” Christ
in the coming Millennium, but only
the “overcomers”—only the ones who
constantly recognize their choices
and choose to turn around and follow
Christ (1 John 1:9)—will inherit
“levels of responsibility” in that
kingdom. So not only our rewards,
but also our place of responsibility
in the future kingdom will be won or
lost according to our faithfulness
in this life. Our life here is
simply the training ground for the
next life there.
Consequently, there is an urgent
need in the Body of Christ for a
renewed recognition of our own
accountability and a refreshed
understanding of the reason for our
salvation—not only to be conformed
to the image of Christ here for a
witness to others, but also our
“inheritance in Christ” in the
future. Philippians 3:12 tells us we
need to apprehend (or understand)
that for which we have been
apprehended by Christ.”
The Kingdom, Power and Glory
challenges Christians to become"overcomers"
by laying before them the magnificent future
they can inherit in the Millennial Kingdom,
if they are faithful and
obedient now. Most Christians acknowledge
this coming kingdom to some degree or
another, but many have no idea as to what is
required to enjoy a significant role there.
Both of these books,
filled with all the
intrigue, romance,
and action of any
modern-day screen
play, have been
heralded for their
literary value for
centuries. But this
is not their most
rewarding feature.
God's use of these
two faithful women
brings a new
understanding of
God's faithfulness
and the importance
of our faithful
participation.
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The book of
Hosea is one of
the most
remarkable books
of the Old
Testament. No
other messenger
gives so
complete an
outline of the
ways of God with
His earthly
people as does
Hosea. This
truly amazing
book belongs in
everyone's Bible
study library.
Temple
Mount in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM – A Rockefeller is raising capital to rebuild the
Jewish Temple, said the news release published on CNN
Money's Internet site and other news sources.
February
2010, 11:22:52 AM
In the sea of brainwashing, intimidation and cliches
surrounding us, it's sometimes worthwhile to listen to a
voice from the outside, a voice no less proficient than the
Israeli "experts" on security matters and Iran. The voice of
reason. Such was the voice of the senior European diplomat
who had served as an ambassador in Tehran for about five
years and was visiting Israel this week
06 February 2010,
03:14:46 PM
The Irish National Liberation Army which killed
Tory MP Airey Neave and more than 120 other
people decommissions its weapons.
04 February 2010,
05:05:19 AM
As France moves closer
to a partial ban on the
burqa, a leading
European lawmaker
declared Wednesday that
the full Muslim veil is
a symbol of political
Islam and has no place
in Europe.
04 February 2010, 01:10:06 AM
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China warned
President Barack Obama on Wednesday that a
meeting with the Dalai Lama would further erode
ties between the two powers, already troubled by
Washington's arms sales to Taiwan.
06 February 2010,
02:01:00 AM
David Cameron has criticised the Church of
England over its attitudes to homosexuality,
calling for it to accept equal rights for gays.
05 February 2010,
07:00:00 AM | Juan Forero
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- Ten American Baptists
who said they wanted to save orphans after
Haiti's earthquake were charged with child
kidnapping Thursday in a case that has raised
fears about the trafficking of minors.
06 February 2010,
02:01:00 AM
The Pope has launched an
unprecedented defence of
separate Catholic
schooling in Scotland,
claiming that the system
helps to combat
sectarianism and promote
good community
relations.
04 February 2010,
02:01:00 AM
A Jesuit teacher confessed yesterday to sexually
abusing boys at a top German school, further
engulfing the country’s Roman Catholic Church in
a scandal over the mistreatment of dozens of
pupils in its care.
06 February 2010,
02:01:00 AM
The air was seething
with fear and anger. St
George’s Cathedral in
Cape Town, a citadel of
resistance to apartheid,
was under siege.
31
January 2010, 06:40:00 AM
Somalis say that, beyond the facade of harsh and
rigid piety, the group robs and kills and
sexually assaults with impunity.
03 February 2010,
01:04:24 PM
A senior US air force
official has criticised
China's decision to
suspend bilateral
military dialogue over
an arms deal with
Taiwan.
31 January 2010, 12:37:34 AM
Initiatives are part of broader push that includes unprecedented coordination with Saudi Arabia, Arab militaries aimed at thwarting Iran attacks.
06 February 2010,
02:27:50 PM
ANKARA/MUNICH, Germany
(Reuters) - The United
States and Germany said
on Saturday they saw no
sign Tehran would make
concessions on its
nuclear program despite
upbeat comments from
Iran's foreign minister
over prospects for a
deal.
04 February 2010,
02:01:26 AM
President Ahmadinejad
demonstrated yesterday
that he has become a
master of playing cat
and mouse with the West
— and this time the
mouse was real.
04 February 2010,
01:10:56 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran
said on Wednesday it had
launched a Kavoshgar-3
rocket capable of
carrying a satellite, a
move Washington
described as a
"provocative act."
04 February 2010,
04:59:06 AM
Western diplomats raise
early proposals for a UN
resolution on further
sanctions against Iran
over its nuclear
programme.
04 February 2010,
02:01:00 AM
The head of the UN’s
climate change body is
under pressure to resign
after one of his
strongest allies in the
environmental movement
said his judgment was
flawed and called for a
new leader to restore
confidence in climatic
science.
06 February 2010,
08:13:00 AM
Zimbabwe's civil
servants have launched
an open-ended strike for
a more than four-fold
hike to their salaries,
piling pressure on the
government.
