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Republican or Democrat - God Please Bless Our Troops 2008-09-16 08:43:00
Whether you are for McCain or Obama every American must respect the great sacrifices our troops are making. This is a pro-McCain commercial produced by the son of a member in one of GRPC's satellite churches. It speaks for itself.
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Teaching Them Young - Part 9 2008-09-02 13:41:00
Part 9 of my current sermon series Teaching Them Young - Standing Alone
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Teaching Them Young - Part 8 2008-09-02 13:29:00
Part 8 of my current sermon series Teaching Them Young - Is Your Child a Darth Vader? - Part 3
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Sarah Palin. Who? Gotcha! 2008-09-02 08:05:00 Sarah
Palin. Who? Gotcha! Within hours, the name Sarah Palin became a household word. John McCain's Vice Presidential choice forced reporters who just hours before applauded Barak Obama's historic speech (what! I thought reporters were not supposed to reveal their personal opinions when reporting the news) to try to find dirt on a relatively unknown politico. The press was so behind the cur
Obama's Speech: Pathos (passion) or Logos (truth)? 2008-08-29 11:09:00
What a show, complete with Greek temple pillars, 70,000 people, an international audience, Oprah Winfrey in tears, fireworks, live music, screaming groupies (delegates), and many pundits poised for commentary. A young black American, on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I have a dream speech," dazzled all of us with his outstanding ability to deliver a moving and passionate speech wit Read more:Obama
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Ellen DeGeneres, Marriage and Men 2008-08-23 02:32:00 Ellen
DeGeneres, 50, and Portia de Rossi, 35, exchanged rings and were "married" under California law Saturday in front of nineteen guests, including DeGeneres' mom Betty and de Rossi's mother Margaret Rogers. This was indeed a sad day in America's young history. Not just because two lesbians were able to legally marry but that they did so in a country rooted in a Judeo Christian world view. Eve
Teaching Them Young - Part 7 2008-08-19 23:16:00
Part 7 of my current sermon series Teaching Them Young - Is Your Child a Darth Vader? - Part 2
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Teaching Them Young - Part 6 2008-08-19 23:00:00
Part 6 of my current sermon series Teaching Them Young - Is Your Child a Darth Vader? - Part 1 Apologies from the MARKINC Tech Team for this just being posted as there were some technical issues.
How does a parent get their child to fight going over to the "dark side?" In this message Dr. Betters teaches us how to use the truths in the story of Esther to teach children the power of pride to
Teaching Them Young - Part 5 2008-08-19 22:55:00
Part 5 of my current sermon series Teaching Them Young - The Second Most Important Decision Your Kids Will Ever Make. Apologies from the MARKINC Tech Team for this just being posted as there were some technical issues.
No parent, even those impacted by divorce, want their children to fail at marriage. In this practical message Dr. Betters explains how teaching your child to resist moral temp
Rick Warren's Unfair Civil Forum 2008-08-18 10:49:00
Best selling author and pastor Rick Warren
's attempt at a civil forum between the two presidential candidates was a miserable failure for one very important reason - the fight was unfair. If I was Obama's manager and this forum was a boxing match, I would have thrown in the towel and cried out to the referee for mercy when McCain began to answer questions. By McCain's third verbal punch, as Obam Read more:Civil
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Adultery, Politicians, and Faith 2008-08-11 22:02:00
Quick! What do you think of when I mention Bill Clinton, Jim McGreevy, Eliot Spitzer, and now John Edwards?
Here's what immediately comes to my mind. All of them preyed on underlings and abused the power they were elected to guard with dignity and respect. All of them were hormone driven, little boys who apparently were never told no. All of them have joined a long and growing list of pol Read more:Adultery
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McCain's Mentor 2008-10-02 22:47:00
In a previous blog I took a cursory look at Senator Obama's mentor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and also at Wright's mentor, James H. Cone. Visit that blog and comment if you wish. I think it is important to investigate the people who shaped the philosophy and values of the ones who want to lead this country. It is likely Jeremiah Wright will forever be remembered as the pastor who embarrassed Senat Read more:McCain
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Culture Wars, The Economy and God 2008-09-25 23:04:00
As I write, the entire country awaits the outcome of a meeting between Obama, McCain, leaders in Congress, and President Bush on the bailout of some of the greedy financial institutions who have sent this economy into near oblivion while their CEOs walk off with gazillion dollar bonuses. I do not know how it will turn out but there are certain things of which I am very sure. We are reaping wha
Barak Obama's Mentor's Mentor 2008-09-25 18:00:00
Periodically I will post an entry that is a treatise on a particular topic. It will be longer than my normal posts. This is one of those.
Next week I plan to take a look at John McCain's mentors and his mentor's mentors. In the meantime, let me know what you think about BarakObama
's mentor's mentor.
As I have written in some of my former blogs, I do not believe that we should judge a candi Read more:Mentor
Book Review: The Shack by William Young 2008-09-23 11:03:00
Book Review by Dr. Chuck Betters
William
Young has accomplished in the reader what I fear the most with such books, that is, young impressionable Christians, who cannot see the bigger picture of what he is saying about the character and nature of God and about Christianity in particular, are caught up in the sensationalism. We love it when Christian authors are successful and rightly so. We Read more:Shack
Teaching Them Young - Part 12 2008-10-21 15:15:00
Part 11 of the Teaching Them Young series Are Your Kids in Love with the Bride?
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McCain or Obama 2008-10-13 01:30:00
Rhetoric abounds as the two parties gear up in the final
days before the presidential election. The fingers are wildly pointing and the polls reflect that the American people are not stupid. The only one with a lower approval rating than President Bush is Congress at less than 7%. This means that 93% of Americans are unhappy with Congress.
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Teaching Them Young - Part 11 2008-10-13 01:10:00
Part 11 of the Teaching Them Young series Do Your Kids Love the Church?
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Teaching Them Young - Part 10 2008-10-10 22:06:00
Part 10 of the Teaching Them Young series The 8-Fold Gospel Your Kids Need to Learn
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