Quote of the Day

I am not a fan of church signs with message boards, but the message I saw today made me pause and think:

We teach what we know but we produce what we are.

What are we producing?

African-American Genocide?

CNSNews.com:

Abortion kills more black Americans than the seven leading causes of death combined, according to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2005, the latest year for which the abortion numbers are available.

Abortion killed at least 203,991 blacks in the 36 states and two cities (New York City and the District of Columbia) that reported abortions by race in 2005, according to the CDC. During that same year, according to the CDC, a total of 198,385 blacks nationwide died from heart disease, cancer, strokes, accidents, diabetes, homicide, and chronic lower respiratory diseases combined. These were the seven leading causes of death for black Americans that year.

Read the full article here.

Breaking Pornography Addiction

CCEF (Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation) has posted a great two-part article by David Powlison on breaking the bonds of pornography addiction.

These articles are a must-read for anyone that has even a minor struggle with lust or are trying to minister to someone who does.

The articles are detailed, so take time to read them slowly.

Part 1
Part 2

Should Christians Say That Their Aim Is To Convert Others To Faith in Christ?

John Piper answers this important question here.

AW Tozer

For those of you who are AW Tozer fans, here is a site where you can download some of his sermon series on audio.

Don't Fight the Bloggers

Here are some good thoughts from Perry Noble, Pastor at Newspring Church, regarding how to deal with those who call themselves Christians but don't like us.

Letterman and the Crucifixion

Quote of the Day

Think about this one:

"A sin is two sins when it is defended." - Henry Smith

Chinese Christianity

For those of you who are interested in learning more about China and the growing church there, check out ChinaSource, especially this article from Brent Whitefield (Professor at Valparaiso University and Pastor at Calvary Church).

A Separation of Church and Sports?

Here is a great post by Kevin DeYoung on a recent article in USA Today regarding evangelical athletes/