Dignoscentia

Got this via email. See my thoughts at the end.
An atheist professor of philosophy was speaking to his class on the problem science has with GOD. He asked one of his new Christian students to stand.
Professor: You are a Christian, aren’t you, son?
Student: Yes, sir.
Professor: So, you believe in GOD?
Student: Absolutely, sir.
Professor: Is GOD good?
Student: [...]

The Jawa Report: Influential Hamas Leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef’s Son Renounces Islam.
He now faces death for his beliefs. Al Qaeda has quoted Mohammed and said that “all who change their religion should be killed” when they referred to him.
The entire series of interviews done with him was posted to YouTube and is available for all [...]

Two years or so ago, I first heard that the Ark of the Covenant had been found in Israel, near Jerusalem. I wasn’t sure quite what to make of it, and I figured that time would offer more evidence that would help sway the balance in either direction.
For me, that time has arrived. I now [...]

During this past presidential election, I saw, beyond any doubt, how the right has managed to marry their cause to religion, and how they continually played that angle for the past couple of years. Churches and religious organizations told their members, in no uncertain terms, that they should vote for so-and-so because they’re Republican, and [...]

I want to point you to a video. It’s a speech that David Gates (a Christian missionary) made at an American college a few months ago, BEFORE the current economic crisis and the monstrous bailout plan. At that time, we didn’t know what we know now, and yet he was right on target about what [...]

That sounds like a strong statement to make, doesn’t it? Fortunately, I have the Bible to back me up on this. Here’s a search for the word “religion” in the NIV. And here’s a search for the word “faith“, also in the NIV. There are 6 instances where the word “religion” is mentioned, and 422 [...]

Hebrews 11:1 has one of the best definitions of faith in the Bible. Of all the English Bible translations (and I’ve looked at that verse in all 22 of them), the NIV (New International Version) says it best:
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. [...]