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How Do I Talk to My Teen about "Gender Fluidity"?
One of my sons attends a large public high school where it is not uncommon to see kids in various states of “gender fluidity”—but not simply in the sense of “feminine" boys and tomboy girls as I saw back in my large public high school in the 1980s. No, these kids are either formally “transitioning,” or else experimenting with opposite sex alter-egos, both of which have become trendy and faddish.As parents, we are often lulled by a misguided compassion that keeps us from sharing the truth, even i
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May 9th 2019
Would Jesus Christ and AOC Be BFFs?
More and more often we hear the term Socialist used in discussions of American politics - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib ran as Democratic Socialists and made headlines for their congressional wins in 2018. And there are many others.Was Jesus a Socialist?The Huffington Post seems to think so - On Christmas 2016, HuffPost published the online article Jesus Was A SocialistTrent Horn disagrees - To find out why please take the time to enjoy this excerpt from Counterfeit Christs: Findin
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May 1st 2019
The Day That Mom Took Home The Free Bible...
Dawn Eden Goldstein grew up Jewish, but her mother dabbled in a wide variety of spiritual practices. The day Dawn's mother took advantage of a free Bible offered by a stranger was a turning point in both their lives...Please enjoy this excerpt from Sunday Will Never Be The Same: A Rock And Roll Journalist Opens Her Ears To God.“Now that I’ve seen Livingston College,” I say to Mom, “I don’t think I’d want to go there. If I went to any college here, it would be Rutgers College.”It was good of Mom
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Apr 25th 2019
Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? Are Alternate Theories Put Forth By Non-Believers Plausible?
The Bible says that if Jesus did not rise from the dead then the Christian faith is worthless (1 Cor. 15:17). However, if Jesus did rise from the dead then we know Jesus can keep his promise to give everyone who follows him eternal life (1 John 2:25). But how can we know that Jesus really rose from the dead and that the Bible’s description of this miracle wasn’t just a story someone made up? One way is by showing that the Resurrection is the only explanation for the events surrounding Jesus’ dea
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Apr 16th 2019
Are Jesus And St. Michael The Archangel One And The Same?
Please enjoy this excerpt from Counterfeit Christs: Finding The Real Jesus Among The ImpostorsJehovah’s Greatest CreationThe doorbell rings, and you peer through the peephole. Standing on your doorstep is a man in a suit and a woman in a tasteful dress. They don’t look like your average salespeople, so you open the door.It turns out they are here today to see if you “hope for a better world” or if you “wonder if the Bible is still relevant.” They offer you some free magazines and let you know th
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Apr 11th 2019