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The Last Airbender: How Should Christians Respond to Buddhist Philosophy?
The Last Airbender is the newest movie directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Based on a popular Nickelodeon cartoon, the movie is filled with references to Buddhist philosophy. With the increasing popularity of Buddhism in America, what should be the Christian response? Daniel King is a missionary who thinks he has an answer to this question....
Signs And Wonders
My “claim to fame” is that I’ve been hit on the head by a television evangelist-twice. Had someone told me six months before this occurred that I would be on stage with a TV preacher who was wearing a fifteen-hundred dollar suit and a pinky ring, I would have said he was insane. I’ve learned,...
The Goodness of God
I made it my mission last night, as I began my now routine nightly walk, to find the meaning of the goodness of God in my own life. I soon found out that this would not be an easy task. Since the goodness of God, or rather the goodness of anything, is such a large...
Reaching Out To The ‘None’
“Now the Spirit explicitly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,” 1 Timothy 4:1 It is 9:30 on a Thursday morning in Salem and Alcoholics Anonymous is beginning its morning meeting. Ken H. arrives early so that he can claim his favorite...
All About The Little Things
The other night, in a scramble, I managed to get to Target no more than twenty minutes before their closing. As I pulled into the parking lot I noticed an employee walking toward a group of shopping carts; surely he must’ve pulled the shorter straw that evening. As I was making my way to park...
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