California 2nd U.S. State To Approve Gay Marriages

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in World News | No Comments »

From The Christian Post, California's Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Thursday morning to join Massachusetts as the second state to recognize same-sex “marriage.” In the court’s opinion, Chief Justice Ron George ruled that the ban on same-sex “marriage” was “discriminatory” and that “domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage.” While it may appear to be a victory for gay rights advocates, it demonstrates that our nation has taken one more step away from ...

92 Year Old Woman Turns Robbery Into Opportunity To Witness

Monday, May 12th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in Christian Living | No Comments »

A 92-year-old woman from Dyersburg, Tennessee recently turned an attempted robbery into an opportunity to minister to the would-be robber. Pauline Jacobi reads her Bible everyday and her strong faith keeps her going in life. It very well may have saved her from harm as well after she almost became the victim of a parking lot robbery. Check out the video report as posted on YouTube. WMC-TV has the entire story.

GodTube Raises $30 Million

Monday, May 5th, 2008 by David Wallace posted in Entertainment & Arts | No Comments »

Mashable reports that GodTube, a faith-based YouTube of sorts, has raised $30 million at a $150 million valuation. The funding comes from GLG Partners, a hedge fund. It is not GodTube's technology that sets it apart but rather that the service caters to a very specific yet huge audience. Christian television is enormous in the US, and GodTube has been able to capitalize on people’s desire for religious programming by taking the proven concept of video ...

Bad Commercials

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 by Ryan Cook posted in Funny Stuff | No Comments »

We've all seen them on TV or during the previews at the movies. Visually, there is a major disconnect between the visual aids and the message or the marketing department must have just experienced major cutbacks, because what was once supposed to be funny is now downright offensive. This is TV. So how bad does a commercial have to be to be a "bad commercial" on the radio? Yesterday I found myself listening ...

Dealing With The Reality Of An Immortal Soul In A Mortal World

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 by Ryan Cook posted in Christian Living | No Comments »

Our church recently experienced the loss of a dear sister, Cyndee Luque, to cancer. At her funeral ceremony, there were over 500 people in attendance to pay respects to their respective friend, spouse, mother, daughter, co-worker, cousin, sister, and ministry partner. What a beautiful picture of a person who lived their life with conviction and devotion to Christ and how extensive her reach was with the love of God. The troubling part ...