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All right, you say, so cohabitation is a poor substitute for marriage and may even undermine those marriages preceded by cohabitation. But how does allowing persons of the same sex to marry harm the institution of marriage? As advocates of same-sex marriage (SSM) are quick to point out, “the sky hasn’t fallen” since SSM became legal in Massachusetts in 2004, apparently convinced that four short years is adequate to produce the predictable and deleterious public consequence of redefining marriage. Remember, however, that Unwin’s research demonstrated that the effects of such modification would occur over generations and not be immediate. Nonetheless, there is some empirical evidence already emerging that indicates the acceptance of SSM will, in fact, harm the institution of marriage and, subsequently, society.

I know President Bush to be a man of courage and of deep Christian faith. So several weeks ago, when I read press reports that he was going to the Beijing Olympics merely as a “sports fan,” I was dismayed. And I said so over the airwaves.

No, I don’t normally carve out time to watch MTV. Yes, I used to watch it - you know, back when MTV (which stands for music television) actually showed MUSIC. Oh yes, I was there at the beginning. I was there on that awesome August 1 night/early morning, when at 12:01 am, the words “Ladies and Gentlemen, rock and roll” - followed by Video Killed the Radio Star…and MTV was launched into existence.

All of these blockbuster movies of 2007 are now available on DVD, making it cheap and easy to plan an intentional evening with your unreached friends who are searching for answers to the big questions of life. Questions like: Is there a God? Why is there evil in the world? and Why am I here?

I'm convinced that the single greatest need in most churches today is spiritual revival - for a renewed commitment to Jesus Christ and a greater desire to do His will, regardless of the cost.

How to raise up new leaders? This is an important question being asked frequently in today’s business management. While it is undeniable that the every business needs new leaders, not every one of them knows and practices new leadership development to its full swing.

Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. It is believed that Louise Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington started this holiday in 1910.

Most Chinese who came to the United States before World War II were very well acquainted with America's openly discriminatory immigration policy.

Together for China -- for a great task, impossible without the gracious intervention of the Lord; for a great moment, the hour of China's modernization, and perhaps Christianization.

Maintaining the Integrity of the Gospel

Christianity in China is facing a new wave of changes. In March, the Chinese government opened its doors by allowing house churches to register with the government, thus permitting them as legal cong

The 21st Century now beckons an emerging Chinese Church to assume greater social responsiveness because Asia - with all its strengths and flaws - is rising to global prominence.

Last month, when President George W. Bush delivered the commencement address at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a significant number of faculty members signed a petition dissenting from the

(“What Traveled from West to East?” Part 6)

Reflection of an evangelical on the death of John Paul II

The pragmatic traditions in the Chinese Church (“What Traveled from West to East?” Part 5)

(I Corinthians 15: 54-58)

Developing Church Consciousness among Chinese Christians (What Traveled from West to East? Part IV)

Anti-Intellectualism in the Chinese Church (What Traveled from West to East? Part 3)