by Jodi Mathews | Jan 16, 2003 | News
Christian leaders were not seen to exhibit a willingness to go out of their way to help the disadvantaged, generously share their resources, or undergo personal suffering or disadvantage to help others. Hence the low marks for a loving heart. Barna Research...
by Jodi Mathews | Jan 15, 2003 | News
The recent shooting of a 17-year-old who was brandishing a realistic-looking toy gun has rekindled the fire of two New York City councilmen to ban all toy guns. But in New York City, toy guns are nothing to play around with. Sometimes they even get people killed. The...
by Jodi Mathews | Jan 14, 2003 | News
Talk of war with Iraq has revived a decades-old phrase, making it last year’s “Word of the Year”—weapons of mass destruction. Or, for those in a hurry, WMD. Each year, the American Dialect Society chooses a word or phrase for the year. And the...
by Jodi Mathews | Jan 13, 2003 | News
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told BBC News that about 6 million people were already in need of food, and that the number could reach 15 million early this year if other countries did not come to Ethiopia’s aid. Those with the means to plant crops and...
by Jodi Mathews | Jan 13, 2003 | News
Hunger and starvation can devastate families, but Share Our Strength has made it a priority to inspire the “haves” to share their strength with the “have nots.” The hunger-fighting organization’s Web site, Strength.org, provides potential...
by Robert Rhodes | Jan 9, 2003 | News
Ever since 9/11 – and even before – the concept of martyrdom has been freighted with a fanatic madness that defies legitimate faith. That a person could become a martyr for spiritual beliefs, or even for political or social convictions, has become bound to...
