Leading up to this year’s Super Bowl, there was some controversy about a pro-life ad from Focus on the Family.  The commercial featured Heisman Trophy Winner Tim Tebow and his mom Pam, who  talked about her decision not to have an abortion (without actually saying the word abortion).   Pro-choice groups criticized CBS for accepting [...]

Buddy Christ, the unforgettable icon from the very forgettable movie Dogma, was a welcome spoof of the troubling lengths Christians go to try to make Jesus chummy and non-threatening. I just saw these figurines in the mall and was tempted to buy one. I can think of a few pastors and colleagues who would get [...]

You  may have seem this video on the news.  A 23-year-old Indiana man, Gregory Smith, was attempting to rob a bank clerk.  When the woman started crying and praying, Smith fell to his knee’s and started praying with her.  In a jailhouse interview with WRTV, Smith said:
It had to be God working through her because [...]

Rolling Hills Baptist Church in Fayetteville, GA has received a lot of press lately for the decision to sell its brand new building and use the money to take care of those in need in the community. The $1.4 million dollar new facility is nearly paid off, but the congregation overwhelmingly voted to put the [...]

TC-er Lisa wrote us with this idea for a Quick Thought topic.  She thinks it’s good food for thought and we agree.
“Why do we say ‘God bless America’ and not ‘God bless all the nations of the world?’  I know God didn’t only create the United States.  Maybe other countries could use God’s blessings, too.’”
What [...]

A couple of months ago, ESPN did a story on professional athletes and their tithing habits.
Famous boxer Evander Holyfield was one of the athletes profiled.  He’s given millions of dollars to his church (which faces some controversy of its own, but let’s set that aside for now).  At the same time, his mansion in Georgia [...]

There’s been a lot of passion and finger pointing surrounding the recent murder of Dr. George Tiller.  He’s a well known Wichita, Kansas doctor who performed late term abortions.  Last Sunday, Tiller was shot to death in his church, where he was an usher.
How about we stay away from the typical abortion arguments to answer [...]

A catholic church in England recently unveiled this statue of Jesus showing an artists interpretation of how He might look today including a modern beard and hairstyle as well as some baggy clothes.
The parish priest said, “You are always looking for new ways to enrich people in the experience of Christianity and it is good [...]

True or False: No Christian should make a six-figure salary. If she does, she should give anything above $100,000 to churches and charities. Anything else is bad stewardship.
I say TRUE. In fact, when most of the world lives on two dollars a day, having a salary at all qualifies as filthy rich.
(Reminder: Quick Thought is [...]

(Quick Thought is a new feature, providing a quick post for you to respond to with your first reactions and thoughts.  The goal is to keep comments short, too.  Maybe a couple sentences but no more than 100 words or so.  Let’s see where the conversation goes!)
“Pre-existing conditions accepted.”
I saw that on a spam fax [...]