Rod Anderson
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A High-Tech Prayer Plan!
The most effective prayer plan is the one you will use. What I know: If you do not have a plan to pray, usually you will not pray consistently and effectively.
The Heartache of a Bereaved Christmas
With the Christmas tree decorated and the cabin trimmed in holiday cheer, everything was as it should be until the phone rang. Life instantly shifted.
Pushing Back on a Secularized Christmas
I never imagined that I would hear "Imagine" performed as a Christmas song. But that's how secular the holidays have become.
How to Face Bad Choices in the Voting Booth
Sometimes American Christian voters have to face situations where none of the candidates are acceptable, Reformed evangelical theologian Kevin DeYoung has said, in which case they need to consider 10 important questions.
Will Justice Kennedy Decide for Religious Freedom?
United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy seemed to accept the arguments of Colorado baker Jack Phillips in a case involving religious freedom and gay wedding cakes, according to an attorney involved in the case.
God's Call to Bring the Gospel to the Prisons
Bill Hybels, founder of Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois, is glad he didn't pass away in his mid 50s. If he did, he would have had to explain to God why he never visited a prisoner.
Whitewashing the Red Cross
The Belgian branches of the Red Cross have been told they must remove the organization's iconic red crosses from building walls amid concerns that the Christian symbol will offend non-Christians.
ISIS Threats Cast a Shadow Over Christmas
A security expert has warned that the Islamic State terror group's warnings of violence and bloodshed over the Christmas holiday season need to be taken seriously, given the lone wolf attacks that continue rattling the world.
Are Americans Getting Hooked on Astrology Again?
Many Americans, declares an article in the New York Times, are "Leaning on the Stars to Make Sense of the World." Personally I'd rather "lean" on the One Who made the stars to make sense of the world. He has revealed Himself not only in the stars, but much more clearly in His Word.
Atheists Call the Nativity 'Fake News'
American Atheists, one of the largest secular organizations in the country, is again urging people to skip church this Christmas in new billboard ads attacking the birth of Jesus Christ, calling it "fake news."