tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194368362012-01-27T10:46:44.160-05:00Current events from a Biblical ViewpointPeter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.comBlogger1531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-5678634514069949822011-12-16T18:27:00.011-05:002011-12-17T10:13:43.583-05:00

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The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth 
and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 
Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught. (Isaiah 29:13 NIV) This scripture from the "ancient" book of Isaiah was written at that time about "God's people" - the Jews. Though they professed love and obedience to God, this scripture

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(Job 16:19-21 NIV)...Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high. My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God;on behalf of a man he pleads with God as one pleads for a friend.Is Jesus your advocate before God or do you plan on defending yourself personally?

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(Matthew 23: 24-30 NIV): Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then

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Another American decision to ensure that God's presence does not make its citizens "feel uncomfortable". Such is the story of yet another American institution (Neptune Township High School) that insults God and insults Christians in order to as they put it, to have a resolution "that everyone is able to live with" (except the Christians of course).As our authentic politicians love to say "God

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For those inclined to chuckle or otherwise enjoy the “failings” of yet another so-called Christian prophecy about the end of the world (which did not occur on 5/21/11), I will caution you to read what the Christ actually does say about His promised return: Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear. “However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not

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(Ezekiel 38:1-5 NLT) This is another message that came to me from the Lord: “Son of man, turn and face Gog of the land of Magog, the prince who rules over the nations of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: Gog, I am your enemy! I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws to lead you out with your whole army—your horses and charioteers

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(Philippians 2:5-11 NLT) You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. Therefore,

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(Daniel 3:16-18 NIV)...Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship

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(John 5:21-14 NIV): ...For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son gives life to whom he is pleased to give it. Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him. “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word

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(John 9:1-7 NLT) As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him. We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who

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(Isaiah 8:19-22 NLT): Someone may say to you, “Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.” But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead? Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in the dark. They will go from one

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(Habakuk 2:2 TLB): And the Lord said to me, "Write my answer on a Billboard, large and clear, so that anyone can read it at a glance and rush to tell the others..."(Psalm 107:2 NLT): Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.

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One of the most searched for pages on this blog is a post written a few years ago titled "Funeral for Unbelievers". I think it is obvious why this post is on search engines daily. People die everyday and unfortunately for most, they die as unbelievers in Jesus Christ as the savior for their sins. The Bible seems clear on the unfortunate fact that most who pass away die as unbelievers in salvation

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Another preacher; another alleged sex scandal. As a Christian this all too familiar theme is as maddening as it is disgusting. What this repeated story must do to the unsaved world who you can be sure views the hypocrisy of fallen church leaders with a combination of bemusement, apathy and disdain. All the while being driven further away from the salvation through Jesus Christ that they need to

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Recently my wife and I were discussing the issue of people's perpetual search for happiness. Here in the western world, from the time we are small we are constantly bombarded with so-called enablers to happiness: toys, clothes, a beautiful mate, money, cars, houses, vacations, status etc. The result is oftentimes the perpetual pursuit of one or more of these "tangible" rewards towards our

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My wife and I were having a conversation this morning over the subject of sinful strongholds in the lives of men and women. We discussed how though there are similarities in these strongholds among the sexes, but more often than not, those strongholds will tend to differ based on gender. One such stronghold that we discussed was that of men's lusting, such as the desire even compulsion of men to

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I was having a conversation with a friend today and she described a close relative who is going through chemotherapy to treat an inoperable brain tumor. In inquiring how I could pray for the relative, I happen to ask if she was strong in her faith (since she was described to me previously as a Christian). My friend replied that no her relative was not very strong in her faith and was infact

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How ironic that the continent of Europe is "suddenly" being held hostage by the hand of the God that they largely have come to ignore. To many on this continent, God either doesn't exist or is not to be worshipped.Wherever we now cast our gaze around the globe, we are met with the spectacle of individuals and whole cultures set spiritually ablaze, and eager to spread the flame to others. The Old

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For the LORD is God, and he created the heavens and earth and put everything in place. He made the world to be lived in, not to be a place of empty chaos. “I am the LORD,” he says, “and there is no other. (Isaiah 45:18 NLT)I wanted to post the above scripture because it is a simple and direct rebuke from God of those who hold to the belief that the world was not created by an “intelligent

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Such is the undercurrent of a very telling article written on the USA Today website in which the specter of the exclusivist “evangelical” Christianity movement is suspiciously evaluated within the context of big time American sports. To be sure, the author is clearly not being objective in his representation. Despite his “credentials” as a presumably objective journalist, the fact of the matter

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An interesting area of concern raised by this so-called Healthcare Bill being promoted by President Obama and Liberals throughout the country is that of the elderly and the not so hidden reality that the bill will likely lead to the rationing and ultimately withholding of medical treatment from the elderly because in reality it is not “cost effective” to continue extending their lives.Picture an

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I have not written a post in a while; a combination of being busy but also a clear lack of motivation to do so, but this morning I felt compelled to share this video link below. I first heard this song on a CD that a sister in Christ shared with me several years ago. I must admit I am not what you would call an avid listener of Christian music, but there are many songs of worship that truly touch

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I have been thinking a lot lately about what will happen to fulfill God’s prophecy in Ezekiel 39. In this Bible Chapter, Israel is attacked by “an enemy from the north”, but is supernaturally delivered by God resulting in harm not to Israel but to that enemy and “her allies by the sea”. This prophecy appears to make it very clear, that no nuclear weapon developed by Iran will destroy Israel. This

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There MUST be a “two-state solution” for Israel and the Palestinians. So says the Pope, Barack Obama, virtually every European Leader etc. etc. According to the learned of this world, it’s not even a question anymore. Israel must submit to a “two-state solution”. And just what is the two state solution? Ostensibly, it is one in which Israel shares ownership of the land given to them by God with

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I was listening to the radio this morning when the song “One Love” from Bob Marley came on. It is a wonderful song with a great message of love. However there is a line in the song that got me to thinking…the line goes something like this: “give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel alright...”Now it’s rare that you hear a major mainstream artist like Marley incorporating praise to the

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Today it was announced that Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius has been successfully confirmed by the US Senate to the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services, ostensibly the top governmental official on health matters in the country. Media reports are positioning this appointment as so very important since the country may be in the midst of a flu pandemic (a plague if you will).The

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I was speaking to a friend recently about the sacrifice made by our Lord Jesus Christ to redeem us back to God our Father. It was a heavy conversation where we were both focusing on the depth of our own individual sins in relation to the price that Jesus had to pay to wipe our stains away so that we can live permanently with a Holy and Perfect God.I believe that the punishment that Jesus had to

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When I first read the Book of Revelation, among the many amazing future events that the apostle John wrote about was the many dramatic events that would take place towards the last days of the current earth age. To call the book awesome is an incredible understatement. Many people call it scary, and many others claim that it is mostly symbolism and not really an account of actual events that

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The doorbell rang at my home yesterday morning to a not uncommon visit from two members of the Jehovah Witness Church. This is I’m sure a common occurrence for many readers, as I can remember my home receiving similar visits from the time I was a child. Over the past several years, I have made it a point to use these visits as an opportunity for me to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the

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As a Christian, I must admit that since the inauguration of President Barack Obama I have likely been disobedient to God’s directive to “pray for your leaders”. Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is

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With the question of governmental funding of stem cell reasearch the specter of support for this program casts a spotlight on an issue that forces people, Republican and Democrat to display their true feelings on the "value of life". The abortion issue is somewhat easier for people to take one side or another, particularly if you have never been touched by it personally. This post however takes

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Another US president, another try at the so-called Mideast Peace Process. Every US President in the last 40 years have come into office with a targeted aim of solving the usual middle-east ‘problem’ of creating a livable peace between Israel and its hostile Muslim brothers. I ask myself each time, if the US President is a professing Christian…as they usually claim to be, what is it about Biblical

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One of the many ‘creepy’ things about the Obama cult following is how much it would appear to mirror that type of sycophantic response we Christians expect from the world populace when the Anti-Christ appears on the scene. Now before readers start screaming at me, please note that I am NOT calling President Obama the Anti-Christ. I would not do so without what I would consider ironclad biblical

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The passengers on the miracle crash landing of US Airways Flight# 1549 that landed in New York’s Hudson River recently evidently experienced a phenomenon that I’m sure many Christian air travelers have thought about once or twice. The high likelihood that when faced with imminent death, many people will involuntarily lose their veneer of independence from God, and call on His name for…salvation,

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I just finished watching the Arizona Cardinals win the NFC Football Championship to make it into the Super Bowl. I’m not ordinarily a Cardinals fan, but I found myself rooting greatly for them due to the overt Christianity of their quarterback Kurt Warner.During the victory presentation, when asked to comment on how he was feeling, Kurt’s first words were to “give thanks to his Lord & Savior

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The Book of Revelation covers some incredible scenes of horror and bloodshed. So much so that it scares many people into not reading it. “It’s too scary…” someone once said to me as to why they had not read it. The fact that it is a prophetic book about future events for this world should be the scary thing for many of us. One particular event that is incredibly horrific is the account of one of

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This post title is a from scripture spoken by Jesus Christ in reference to the knowledge of the date and time of His return to Earth. Needless to say it has developed into a very controversial topic as many people throughout the years have claimed to know when the Christ will return. All who have set this date in the past have obviously failed at this task, while there are others who claim “

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I’m not trying to be intentionally belligerent or even snarky, but I keep hearing this phrase from many non-believers, liberals and even some Christians. They keep saying that “abstinence doesn’t work”. Really? How is that exactly? The only woman in history whom I have ever heard about becoming pregnant while abstaining from sex is Mary the mother of Jesus Christ our Lord. I know of no other

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I received a very disturbing comment from a reader who is very angry at my recent posts regarding the current situation in the Middle East. My message regarding the sovereignty of God in the midst of the Arab-Israeli war was not well received by this reader: Curse your God and his "scriptures". People are suffering and all you talk about is "God's will". The world will not stand by and watch as

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After months of seeing it’s civilians shelled by rocket attacks from the Palestinian terror group Hamas, Israel today decided that enough was enough and launched a massive aerial attack on Hamas controlled Gaza City (in southern Israel). The attack has drawn predictable criticism by the anti-Israel media from around the world, with the emphasis being on the “many civilians” that have been killed.

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Should we say “Merry Christmas” or just “happy holidays”? This issue has grown in intensity in recent years as our culture has simply become more godless… in the name of so-called “inclusion”. The saying goes: there are so many different kinds of people in our culture that it is offensive to wish others a “Merry Christmas”. What if they are not Christian? It has gotten to the point that at my

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Anyone who has read my posts knows that I focus a lot on the nation of Israel. I do so because in view of biblical focus, Israel is the physical center of God’s world. It is where Christ our savior was sent to be born, live and die for our sins and where He will come to again and reign in his future earthly government: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on

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WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED...to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors…Excerpted from the UN Charter PreambleBased on the way that the UN has treated the state of Israel over the years, it is clear that the UN Charter applies to all countries except for the state of Israel. Below is the opening paragraph from the News From Jerusalem

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I’ve not written a post in quite a while partially due to being busy, not being motivated to write and also taking in much of the “change” that has been happening in this country over the past few months. The country decided to change leadership in the White House going with the candidate who presumably best represents where they want to go as a country. For the record, I did not vote for Mr.

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I happen to be reading an interesting article on the politics of the abortion issue by Catholic Priest Jonathan Morris entitled Letter to Democrats on Abortion. The article itself has many merits, but what's very revealing is the hundreds of comments by other readers…the breadth of which as you can imagine ranged from one end of the spectrum to the other. However, I was most struck by a comment

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The reaction of most people over the Casey Anthony issue that is currently in the news is almost unanimous. This girl killed her 2 year old daughter! This despite the fact that the authorities have yet to find the body of any baby. The mother’s reaction certainly have had much to do with the universal thought that she knows much about the baby’s demise, particularly her statement early in the

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-43688199633918785482008-07-20T22:17:00.012-04:002010-04-01T22:21:50.075-04:00

The subject of Atheism has been quite popular in the literary mainstream over the past few years, as “Atheists as Celebrity” Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and others have enriched themselves with self important intellectual books, talk shows and other benefits of our enlightened society. That there are people who willfully claim a disbelief in God is nothing new. That it has become so

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-19401613650676910102008-07-13T22:19:00.006-04:002009-01-01T16:38:02.691-05:00

I just finished watching the movie Deep Impact, a movie I have seen many times before. I am drawn to this movie not necessarily because of the storyline, which is compelling (the earth threatened by the impact of a giant comet), but by the character sketches presented in the movie; about the reaction of a population when faced with imminent death.Death is not a subject that is discussed openly in

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-15913469456842488042008-06-21T21:28:00.012-04:002009-01-01T16:46:19.520-05:00

I was watching a television commercial the other night and the thought occurred to me how similar this world is to a television commercial. I was thinking specifically about the image that the commercial producers want you to see versus the information that they don’t want you to focus on. I have a tendency to focus on the small print that appears on most TV commercials just to be humored by the

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-29825239532534606202008-04-28T11:47:00.009-04:002009-01-18T19:57:22.890-05:00

I just sat through the press-conference of Rev. Jeremiah Wright at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. this morning and there’s so much to say I’m not sure where to start. First and foremost, Mr. Wright had 55 minutes of a speech and Q&A, and words spoken in reverence about the Lord Jesus Christ were few and far between. That above all else is the perversion of this whole

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-80464156570617197362008-04-25T21:25:00.020-04:002011-08-27T14:46:58.074-04:00

I happened to be at Sea World in Orlando today and was able to catch the killer whale show titled "Believe". It was a terrific show with wonderful divers sharing the big pool with the magnificent and talented Orca Whales. As I watched the show, it was an awesome opportunity to marvel at God’s creative magic, as I visually took in the wondrous evidence of His creative powers! Seated at the very

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-53096076000749718352008-04-13T09:55:00.008-04:002009-01-18T19:17:24.358-05:00

Presidential candidate Barack Obama presents himself as Christian. As a candidate in the 2008 Presidential Election, it has become a pre-requisite for people to know that you are a “person of faith”. In the last election, it was widely reported that Democratic candidate John Kerry lost because the Bible belt voted overwhelmingly for President Bush. So in 2008 we have Mr. Obama clearly stating

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1158208290289278312008-04-07T21:32:00.008-04:002009-01-18T19:52:17.471-05:00

I was speaking with a co-worker today (who represents himself publicly as a Christian) and he happens to be telling me a story of an incident that occurred recently on a plane ride. During the flight, a man seated across from him had a heart attack. To make a long story short, the plane was diverted from it’s ultimate destination and the stricken man was removed (alive) from the flight. My

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-83246223939911321962008-04-04T19:14:00.006-04:002009-01-18T19:51:06.357-05:00

Today is the anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King. It is a day of remberance of one of the most significant men in American history. By the sheer force of his will, intellect, love for his fellow man and (by today’s standards) an uncharacteristic adherence to the Word of God, Dr. King blazed the trail for the social and economic improvements that African Americans now enjoy. He

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-85868265085501237212008-03-25T22:39:00.012-04:002009-01-18T19:19:46.103-05:00

Much of the country has been following the Barack Obama pastor story for the past few weeks, with many being shocked at the vulgarity of the pastor (lower case ‘p’ written intentionally) and the views which he obviously holds for this country and a vast majority of its citizens. The political controversy for Mr. Obama appears to be the implication that by remaining in this church and being

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-38970919812755493032008-02-18T11:47:00.011-05:002009-01-18T19:50:06.839-05:00

I was watching an episode of Law & Order the other night where a young girl with some type of “cognitive disability” was a main character. She was a witness to an attack on her mother. The girl’s disability rendered her incapable of deception, so the cops used her as their star witness because she would not lie. Watching her in this episode was such a refreshing diversion from the sick,

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-5730498798141307722008-01-13T16:18:00.002-05:002009-01-01T17:34:29.724-05:00

I find the political and regulatory demand that churches must refrain from supporting political candidates to be an interesting study in how self avowed Christians worship God. By regulatory law, Churches cannot openly support one candidate in a political race or else risk their tax-exempt status. By cultural “law” Christians are told that their Christianity should be private. It should not be

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-8228673028922198622007-12-25T12:51:00.002-05:002009-01-01T17:38:39.512-05:00

This post is an open letter to James Carroll (Op-Ed writer for the Boston Globe) on his article which appeared on the Globe's website on December 25th, 2007.Mr. Carroll...I admire your piece as ostensibly a Christmas Day tribute to Jesus Christ, however as I see it, yours is an example of the misunderstanding (or understatement) of the true message left by Jesus and now carried out today by His

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-41337848820693098012007-11-18T23:15:00.002-05:002009-01-01T17:40:00.487-05:00

I am writing this post in November as we (in the Western world) prepare to start the season of giving. The season of Christmas. Gifts will be given in accordance with the Christian tradition started when the wise men brought gifts to the baby Jesus on the morning of His birth. The giving season about which I am writing is however something slightly different. It too is drawing near (it my be

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-13880224019521445892007-10-14T19:43:00.002-04:002009-01-01T17:40:57.302-05:00

I just finished reading an article on Foxnews.com about the struggle of prison ministries to remain active because of lawsuits being brought by organizations who ultimately want no part of God being presented to people anywhere. These organizations maintain opinions like the following: “…that state funds were used for religious indoctrination. It alleges that cooperative inmates received

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-9691595718740285462007-06-13T22:47:00.009-04:002010-04-01T22:29:14.720-04:00

I was listening the other day to a Christian commentator whom I have listened to infrequently for the last year or two. This gentleman who shall remain nameless in this post, generally provides sound biblical principles, delivers his remarks with apparent humility and comes across as an earnest representative for the furthering of Jesus Christ. I preface my remarks in this way, because I do think

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-25702379356420990092007-05-12T19:58:00.003-04:002010-04-01T22:19:20.700-04:00

I’m am one of several thousand people who recently saw the ABC News Nightline debate between Christian evangelists Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort and two avowed Atheists (who shall remain nameless on this blog). Please click here to view the debate.I really commend both Kirk and Ray based on their revelation that they both came from backgrounds that has a vested interest in the denial of Jesus as

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-21343738487710360912007-04-14T14:10:00.005-04:002009-12-14T21:28:54.011-05:00

The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom; So says the Bible in the first chapter of the Wisdom Book of Proverbs. As with many things in the Bible, it is simplistically stated, in other words, placed on the easily reached ledge of human understanding so that the “common man” may reach it and understand. But there too is the rub: from the beginning of time right through to the current day,

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-19960134908467214222007-03-24T23:52:00.005-04:002009-02-20T23:42:36.451-05:00

When I was a new Christian in 1998, the Lord blessed me with the motivation and opportunity to study the Bible beginning first with the New Testament and then unto the Old Testament. As a still new Christian, I was up to the Book of Revelation when I came across a verse of scripture that really stunned me. Here speaking about the two supernaturally sent Witnesses that is to come to earth during

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-61524648922290462922007-03-23T22:43:00.006-04:002010-04-01T21:56:54.454-04:00

Today I read a report on one of my favorite Christian websites www.barna.org on the topic of the percentage of “unchurched” people in America, based on a study done by the Barna Group. The web article documents parallel findings from a newly released book entitled “Jim and Casper Go to Church” by a Pastor (Jim Henderson) and an Atheist (Matt Casper). I have not read the book, but the Barna

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-20476388356974226372007-03-02T20:55:00.002-05:002009-01-01T18:11:32.130-05:00

I will only give the Discovery Channel's latest devil inspired nonesense about the archeological discovery of a tomb of Jesus and his "family" this much attention: For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1861897761637185542007-03-01T21:01:00.003-05:002009-01-01T18:25:08.596-05:00

A little over one year ago I wrote about the challenges faced by Navy Chaplain Lt. Gordon James Klingenschmitt in his attempt to pray "in Jesus Name" while in his military uniform.The post which appears below chronicled the pressure that the US Military felt was necessary to keep Jesus from being associated with its institution, while at the same time every President and most politicians end

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1169404244274529342007-01-21T13:26:00.003-05:002010-04-18T13:58:26.402-04:00

Recently I wrote about the controversy spawned by airliner British Airways over its decision to force an employee to discontinue wearing a cross around her neck because they felt that it was offensive to others. The ridiculous decision created a firestorm of protests from all around the world, and in a predictably financially motivated reversal, British Airways has now relented on the policy, and

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1167273561886680312006-12-27T21:34:00.002-05:002009-01-01T18:36:57.011-05:00

Is it me or does the following recent news headline seem fairly predictable and very much “on message”:Clinton Hires Evangelical Consultant for Presidential CampaignAn “evangelical consultant” has been hired by Hillary Clinton to help attract Christian conservatives in her likely 2008 presidential campaign. – Anne Thomas ChristianToday.com website.Just one question to you the reader: are you a

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1165773875927527452006-12-10T13:03:00.004-05:002009-01-18T19:43:40.854-05:00

I know I may be beating a dead horse (unfortunate pun not intended), but as I read the following headline this morning, the incredible absurdity of a world in denial and ignorance was too powerful to gloss over. The headline read:"Blair Urges Vatican to Face Reality on Condoms".This wonderful piece of “pragmatic” philosophy was spoken by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, regarding the discussion

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1165716115898122292006-12-09T21:00:00.002-05:002009-01-01T18:42:40.310-05:00

I did something today that I normally don’t do: I ventured into a place I consider hostile territory – I went to the movies. Those who know me well (admittedly a crowd of one – my wife) know that I abhor the environment of the modern movie theater. If it wasn’t for the movie that we were going to see, the $3.50 bottle of water would have surely tipped me into another soapbox on the absurdity of

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1164478514160927972006-11-25T13:14:00.004-05:002010-04-18T14:04:17.800-04:00

A few years ago in England there was an object lesson on the perversion with which some people have come to view Christianity and Christ in the enlightened world of the 21st Century. The case surrounded the issue of global airline British Airways (BA) who had recently suspended one of their check-in workers Nadia Eweida, from wearing her cross around her neck because it is too visible to the

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1163965016383866112006-11-19T14:36:00.005-05:002011-06-12T21:47:34.087-04:00

"He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters. (Luke 11:23 NIV)With this very brief but eloquent statement, our Lord Jesus Christ plainly lays before all mankind the essence of every person’s destiny. According to Jesus, either you are with Him or you are against Him. No gray area. Your life demonstrates your choice. This does beg a question therefore: how do

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1163123508114853522006-11-09T20:47:00.004-05:002010-12-03T19:57:11.900-05:00

There is this incredibly annoying commercial that appears frequently on TV advertising a reality show by illusionist Criss Angel. It shows this young man predictably dressed in gothic black performing all kind of "apparent miracles" while an incredulous public looks on in amazement and wonderment. One of the scenes shows the dark Mr. Angel (pun intended) walking on water. As I watched the

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1162862106941897092006-11-06T20:13:00.004-05:002009-01-18T19:39:26.392-05:00

I just read a very revealing report done by The Barna Group on the shifting moral attitudes when comparing self-professed Christians over the age of 40 versus those below the age of 40. The general conclusion of a survey of these two groups showed a significantly looser attitude towards Biblical Christianity and how it should be manifested in everyday living among the younger crowd. There is a

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1162592694439941872006-11-03T17:24:00.003-05:002009-01-01T19:07:01.402-05:00

The intensely sad and extremely disappointing specter of another Christian leader failing in the public spotlight is on display currently with the recent revelation that the Rev. Ted Haggard (President of the National Association of Evangelicals) has admitted to buying drugs and receiving inappropriate touching from a gay acquaintance. This admission by Mr. Haggard came amid charges by the

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1162177107532347332006-10-29T21:57:00.002-05:002008-12-01T20:58:27.415-05:00

I was on the checkout line at a local supermarket yesterday when I overheard the checkout lady ask the customer in front of me “if she was a born again believer in Jesus Christ?” I was so pleasantly surprised to hear the question (as it is a very rare thing to hear in the routine of day to day living – at least in my life), but ironically, my first thought was not one of “what is the answer going

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1161552042894203562006-10-22T17:20:00.002-04:002009-01-01T19:08:35.601-05:00

In my reading this morning I happen to come across an article called "Breeding for God". It makes a case for the inevitable demise of secular (non-religious) societies bit incorrectly uses among other reasons, the rise of Muslim and other so-called religious populations and their devote religiosity for part of the reason of such demise.To be certain, there is no mention in the Bible of the tenets

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1161444830044757092006-10-21T11:27:00.006-04:002010-07-11T21:52:49.361-04:00

Never let it be said that the devil is unaware of how to “make friends and influence people”. Take the case of Oprah Winfrey (who I am not calling "the devil"). I will say that I know little about her life, except to say that it appears that at one point, prior to her current mega financial success story, she was a young woman from apparently humble beginnings (by the world's standards) who was

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1160768153518235302006-10-13T15:35:00.003-04:002010-04-01T21:41:54.436-04:00

I am sitting here watching Bono and Bobby Shriver on TV talking about a new initiative called (Red) which is aimed at using the color and the association to Bono arguably the most popular singer of the most popular rock band in the world, to galvanize people to purchase products and services associated with his Red promotion in an effort to raise funds to fight the spread of AIDS. I must say that

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1160241403197185632006-10-07T13:11:00.011-04:002010-04-01T19:52:15.664-04:00

What a blessing it is to see the dignity, humility and true representation of Christian living displayed by the Amish people this week, in the face of the horrible violence inflicted upon them by a suicidal man fighting the demons of the secular world which drove him to kill five innocent Amish girls in the name of so-called “revenge”.The Amish lifestyle is probably looked on strangely by the

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1159061747083956332006-09-23T21:33:00.005-04:002010-04-01T19:40:53.811-04:00

I have had a similar experience on a several occasions over the last few years to my "saying grace" or simply put thanking God for my meal before I eat. In my travels, if I am eating among a group of people, it is invariably in a corporate setting, and usually among a group of largely non-Christian colleagues, or at least colleagues who rarely identify themselves to me as being Christian. The

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1158197770660609182006-09-13T21:28:00.003-04:002009-01-01T19:15:08.847-05:00

As we enter into the election cycle this fall that will determine the party that controls the US Congress for at least the next two years, there is a lot of talk currently about whether the Republican Party is more closely aligned with true Christian values, or whether in fact it is incompatible to be a Christian and be a Democrat at the same time.While I truly believe neither of the two primary

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1154893916355500792006-08-06T15:50:00.005-04:002010-07-16T20:14:32.719-04:00

The power and omnipresence of Jesus Christ was on full display recently in the Mel Gibson drunk driving episode. Moral “outrage” has followed, with most outlets piling on the criticism of Mr. Gibson for his ridiculous anti-Semitic tirade during his drunken state. I submit however that the “moral” outcry is far more about Jesus Christ than it is about Mel Gibson.All of this is no doubt venomous

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1153690517251989082006-07-23T17:31:00.002-04:002009-01-01T19:19:58.815-05:00

That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob's hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1152389636662068102006-07-08T16:00:00.004-04:002010-07-11T21:55:36.079-04:00

Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" "Who is he, sir?" the man asked. "Tell me so that I may believe in him." Jesus said, "You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you." Then the man said, "Lord, I believe," and he worshiped him. Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1152056444926174032006-07-04T19:33:00.003-04:002010-07-11T21:56:04.236-04:00

The Episcopal Church USA continues to stake out their territory as a “church unto itself” as opposed to a part of Christ’s body of believers with such decisions as 2003’s approval of the New Hampshire Diocese's election of V. Gene Robinson, as the organization’s first openly gay bishop. This year the “church” elected liberal Katherine Jefferts Schori as their leader. Along comes this not

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1152035452292322012006-07-04T13:50:00.005-04:002010-04-01T22:26:30.920-04:00

The widespread publicity afforded to Warren Buffet last week when he announced his intention to leave his billions to charity coupled with a somewhat similar announcement a few weeks earlier by Bill Gates regarding his intention to step down as leader of Microsoft to focus on his humanitarian foundation illustrates a very deceptive flaw in our global human thinking. These very caring people are

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1150855776585000512006-06-20T22:08:00.004-04:002010-07-11T21:56:30.185-04:00

I happen to be driving home this evening around 8pm and was enjoying myself listening to a song I really like (“Sunrise” by Simply Red). As I was driving along, I came around a slight bend in the road, and was overcome by the view. There straight before me in the twilight of the evening was this awesome scene of thunderstorm clouds in between clearing in the sky and just behind all this was the

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1150584025896915442006-06-17T18:37:00.004-04:002010-04-01T21:41:21.682-04:00

This week, I happened to be in the company of someone who is dying of AIDS. The ravages of AIDS is well known in our world yet it never loses it’s devastating effects when you are up close to one who is in the grips of the disease and who is also very young. The gentleman is in his 20s or early 30s and is homosexual, so presumably he has contracted the disease during this activity.As has been

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1150054642584455532006-06-11T15:30:00.002-04:002009-01-01T19:37:11.100-05:00

One of the more amusing aspects of watching the steady and sure decline of the mainstream media (MSM) such as ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, most major city newspapers and CNN among others, is to see how despite their obvious desire for improved ratings and publication, they struggle with connecting to regular people (the ones they privately decry as living in ‘flyover country’). Reading the

Peter Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212483638294379159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19436836.post-1149461320617709932006-06-04T18:45:00.003-04:002010-07-11T21:57:31.938-04:00

As President Bush and his opportunistic band of Republican politicians again raises the issue of a gay marriage amendment vote, this spectacle once again demonstrates man’s impotence in trying to forward “moralistic” policy without the power of God’s Word behind them. This is akin to trying to get a monolith of people to agree with you simply because you say so. This argument inevitably will

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A few weeks ago, Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadi-Najad sent a letter to President Bush as the latest in the continuing political struggle over Iran’s attempt to obtain nuclear capability. Mr. Ahmadi-Najad’s vitriol towards the West, America and Israel in particular has been well chronicled since his ascendancy to the Presidency of Iraq last year. Additionally, his cultural animosity to the Jews

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I happen to come across this picture this week of an Iraq war protestor. It has to be one of the most absurd and telling images I have seen in a while. The man appears to be "thanking God" for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) which the terrorists in Iraq have used with successful frequency during the course of the war to kill hundreds of American soldiers and Iraqi civilians. Additionally, the

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It is not terribly surprising that the DaVinci Code is a runaway commercial hit throughout the mass media in the last few years. The Devil is always at work trying to undermine the work of Jesus Christ. We as people are mere pawns in his deceptive hands, as he beguiles us with his commands that we as people mistake as the product of our own creative abilities. That I believe is Dan Brown’s

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In both Israel and the United States, the issue about building walls to protect their borders is very much in the news today. Both countries feel they are being besieged by neighbors who take advantage of “unwalled” borders to in effect destroy their culture and nationality. In Israel, it is the continuing problem of suicide bombers, who routinely enter Israel and blow themselves up along with

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Since the turn of the century, we have seen a dramatic increase in Muslim inspired terrorism throughout the world, highlighted (or should I say low lighted) by the attacks of September 11th, 2001. One of terrorist's primary tactic is the suicide bombing, where again September 11th was perhaps the most spectacular example. However, we have seen this insidious act hundreds of times in places such

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The issue of the alleged rape of a black woman among a crowd of white college jocks at Duke University this month is simply the latest object lesson of the moral wasteland that is 2006 America. The aspects of this incident is classically indicative of what this nation has become throughout the past 100 years:RaceOn one side you have the majority media and college culture emblematic of Duke,

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I happened to come across the new ‘reality’ series “God or the Girl” on the A&E Network today and watched a brief portion. I had seen some advanced discussion about the series, including in-depth interviews with the young men featured in the program, each of whom ostensibly facing the dilemma of choosing the Catholic priesthood or life with their girlfriends, which would be an automatic

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