By Tom M. Roberts Cruciform: “Shaped or arranged in a cross.” Non sequitur: “The fallacy of irrelevant conclusion; an inference that does not follow from the premises.” Most of us are aware of the danger of drawing unwarranted conclusions from faulty premises. If Newton had inferred that the sky was falling because an apple dropped on …
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By Harry R. Osborne Have you been to a funeral lately? None of us enjoys funerals, but the reflection demanded by such occasions is good for us. The Bible speaks of the need to learn the lessons that are taught by facing death’s reality. Notice the words of Solomon: It is better to go to the …
By Randy Blackaby School prayer has become the new battleground for the clash between religion and humanistic atheism. But there is danger in making school prayer the focus of the debate. A win eventually could turn into a loss for the supporters of Christianity. Let me explain. Supreme Court rulings as late as this week uphold …
By Ray Madrigal It was the last Sunday morning of July, hot, humid and hazy. Poland had not endured a heat-wave of this degree since 1917. And although some TV panelists, weathermen and educators speculated about the ozone problem, it’s obvious that the Poles were more concerned about political uncertainties in 1917 (Bolshevik Revolution in Russia) …
