Guest essay by Jerry Newcombe I recently asked my three-year old granddaughter—a major joy in my life—whose birthday we celebrate at Christmas time. “Uh,” she responded, “Santa Claus?” D’oh! Some people think Santa Claus is upstaging Jesus. I remember a controversial cover of Christianity Today long ago, showing Santa Claus crucified on a cross, hung […]
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Reclaiming Christmas
Guest essay by Terry Paulson John Gibson, in “The War on Christmas,” writes, “In the United States of America, a nation overwhelmingly Christian, literally any sign of Christmas in public can now lead to complaints, litigation, angry protests, threats, and bruised feelings. … Secular liberals say they’re just protecting the constitutional rights of non-Christians who […]
Special NPI Report—Abolish Abortion OK
A major new shift in pro-life politics occurs as I write. We still await the outcome of the present chapter. The group AbolishAbortionOK.com, representative of the new movement, introduces itself with this statement: The people of Oklahoma murder 6,000 babies every year while the prolife politicians we’ve elected to protect them attempt to regulate the […]
A Gloss on the Pledge of Allegiance
by Ronald W. Kirk Here is a summary of the explanation we used to teach our school students… I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE… I promise to be a friend. TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA… The flag represents the people. They are my neighbors. By faith I love them as I love myself. AND […]
The Risen Christ Reveals Himself!
Matthew Henry’s Commentary on John 20:19-25 19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.20 And when he had so […]