FIRST-PERSON: ‘The Movie’ is ending –- now what?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--Apparently, we are over the crest of the wave. It is a wave of interest unlike any I’ve seen. And unless the Lord is pleased to send another Great Awakening in this country, as He did on a handful of occasions in the 18th and 19th centuries, we may never see anything like this again.
FIRST-PERSON: 10 questions to ask about ‘The Passion’
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--Judging by advance ticket sales and media attention, the upcoming movie by Mel Gibson, "The Passion of The Christ," already is one of the most popular and controversial films of our time. These questions will help in thinking through the movie or in discussing it with others.
FIRST-PERSON: Questions for a new year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)-Once, when the people of God had become careless in their relationship with Him, the Lord rebuked them through the prophet Haggai. "Consider your ways!" (Haggai 1:5) he declared, urging them to reflect on some of the things happening to them and to evaluate their slipshod spirituality in light of what God had told them.
FIRST-PERSON: 10 questions for Christmas gatherings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--Many of us struggle to make conversation at Christmas gatherings, whether church events, work-related parties, neighborhood drop-ins, or annual family occasions.
FIRST-PERSON: What if Michael Newdow lived in your neighborhood?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--After hearing of the June 26 ruling by 9th Circuit Court in San Francisco that the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional due to the words "under God," anger knotted my stomach. How could one atheist -- Michael Newdow -- and two liberal judges in the city notorious for homosexuality remove the name of God from our nation's pledge? I nearly sheared my tongue off while thinking, "This is another reason why that whole city should fall into the Pacific."
