The Fight for Egypt’s Future | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction

Peanut Gallery: Pray for the church in Egypt.

“Are Christians fleeing Egypt? Some, yes. Nearly every church can name a family that has emigrated. Many more families desire to follow suit but cannot.

But the closer one looks, an irony emerges. Coptic leaders report that a significant number of Christians, especially in rural or poor communities, do fear the future. But many of the most ardently Christian—former Muslims who now follow Christ and have the most to lose under an Islamist government—are the most eager to stay. They hold to their love of country—and to their belief in God’s promise in Isaiah 19: “Blessed be Egypt my people.”

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She Could Have Been Me

Peanut Gallery: Human beings have an infinite capacity for self-deception. Rebecca Hamilton ably describes the convoluted self-deception surrounding the horror of sex-selected abortion.

“The greatest lies of our times are the lies we tell ourselves to justify doing things that we know are wrong. What makes it work is that the whole culture conspires with us in the doing of it.”

Augustine and Calvin talked about “original sin” and “total depravity.” Theological discussion becomes a deadly reality in the most unlikely of places… a mother’s womb. Is there no hope for us?

Hebrews 4:16 says: “Let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”

Run don’t walk… to the cross.

Here He Goes Again: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Set To Ban All Sugary Drinks Over 16 Ounces

Peanut Gallery: Who made him the boss of me? These control freaks will never stop unless we vote the nanny-state bums out… in every hamlet, city, county and state. See poll: 10 to 1 against. Enough already….

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O’Reilly exposes Planned Parenthood support of sex selective abortion

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Bill O’Reilly became incensed after viewing Live Action’s exposé showing a Planned Parenthood worker facilitating a sex-selective abortion.
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