Creation 2009 • Rated PG-13 Directed by John Amiel Coming soon to America: widespread fear, angry debate and frequent name-calling all because of a new movie about the life of Charles Darwin and his writing of On the Origin of Species. This film has been in release around the world for some time now but because of controversy and fears of a public relations battle with the "religious right" the film struggled to find a US distributor (interestingly enough it will be distributed by New Market films which also handled Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ). Based on a book by the ...

The Barna group recently conducted a survey of Non-Christians between the ages of 16-29 on how they viewed evangelical Christians1. The results reflected much of what was seen in this video. Among other things we are seen as: Judgmental - 87% Hypocritical - 85% Old-Fashioned - 78% Out of touch with reality - 72% Insensitive to others - 70% Boring - 68% Confusing - 61% From a business perspective this is a public relations nightmare. From the perspective of ...

Adapted from a sermon given at Reformed University Fellowship, University of Oklahoma Women are beautiful. Women want to be beautiful, be seen as beautiful, be told they’re beautiful and on and on. There is a place in each woman’s heart for beauty. But what is beauty? Fergie is Fegalicious. She sings, “Fergalicious”: Make them boys go loco
 They want my treasure So they get their pleasures from my photo

 You can see me, you can’t squeeze me 
I ain’t easy, I ain’t sleazy 
I got reasons why I tease ‘em
 Boys just come and go like ...

The Biblical View of the Body The biblical view neither devalues the body nor sees it as our ultimate hope. I'm suggesting three things the Bible teaches about the body: Our bodies are not evil but good gifts from the creator Our bodies are not disposable but eternal Our bodies are made for glory I Corinthians chapter 15 helps us explore the idea that we most fully express Christ through our bodies. Specifically, let's read verses 35-49:  35But someone may ask, ...

The following comes from a sermon given at Open Door Fellowship in Phoenix, Arizona. This is part one of a two-part series. David Crowder has a song called Everything Glorious. The lyrics read, "You make everything glorious and I am yours. What does that make me?" Have you ever considered that your body is glorious? Have you ever considered that your body is made for glory and that is vital in the expression of your identity in Christ? We all have bodies.... and ...