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The Copenhagen clock is a marvelous invention. 27 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. The Copenhagen clock took 40 years to build. It has 10 faces and 15,000 parts. It computes the time of day, days of the week, months, and years—even movements ...
Celebrations of ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech Obscure its Critique 26 Aug 2013 | 10:16 pm
(May 10, 1963) The “Big Three” of the Civil Rights movement get their heads together here just before releasing a statement that accord had been reached on their grievances. (Left to right) Martin Lut...
How do some Christians crucify themselves? 26 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Somebody once said we Christians often crucify ourselves between two thieves. One thief is our undue focus on past failures; the other is our undue worry about...
When did Sunday become “fun day”? 23 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Ever since our Lord arose from the dead on the first day of the week, most followers of Christ have chosen to worship on Sunday. But for many people, Sunday ha...
Five Lessons We Can Learn from Antoinette Tuff 23 Aug 2013 | 04:59 am
Since Tuesday our eyes have been on and hearts set ablaze for Antoinette Tuff, the school bookkeeper who courageously talked Michael Brandon Hill out of going through with a shooting rampage at Ronald...
Churches Raised Funds, Encouraged Crowds at ’63 March 23 Aug 2013 | 02:46 am
c. 2013 Religion News Service (RNS) For weeks leading up to the March on Washington, the Rev. Perry Smith urged his congregation to join the landmark civil rights event happening a few miles away. “...
Why would anyone ever steal from a church? 22 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. A company that insures churches says it handled 20 employee theft claims in one year—an increase of 40% over the previous year. To avoid church thefts, this co...
Have you ever been jealous? 21 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Jealousy is an emotion that can be either good or bad. Good jealousy, for example, is what married people expect of each other. They want exclusive relationshi...
Lee Daniels “The Butler”: A Study in Contrasts 20 Aug 2013 | 11:44 pm
Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker in “The Butler” (Photo Credit: Anne Marie Fox) Last Friday night I joined the droves of people across America who went to see “The Butler” over the weekend. I was bo...
Dr. Martin Luther King often broke segregation laws. 20 Aug 2013 | 10:01 am
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. When Dr. King marched in various cities, he often violated segregation laws. In a letter from a Birmingham jail, he said he broke the laws because they violate...
