by altha-admin | Nov 22, 2013 | Articles
One pop psychologist commented: "You create what you fear." That statement brought me into a great deal of bondage in my life. When I heard that statement, I committed to myself that I would never feel afraid ever again. Yet the more that I tried not to be...
by altha-admin | Nov 21, 2013 | Articles
Earlier this year, the Associated Press loosely interpreted Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s statements about the US Senate’s thousand-plus page immigration reform bill, for the mainstream media indicated that he endorses a pathway to citizenship for the eleven...
by altha-admin | Nov 20, 2013 | Articles
What does it mean to rest? We rest from trying to atone for our sins. We are not resting from doing work. God gave Adam a job. "And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it." (Genesis 2: 15) There is nothing...
by altha-admin | Nov 20, 2013 | Articles
We want an equal and quality education for our children, school board candidates love to chant, whether representing or running for office. Can the two values coexist? Can our leaders press ahead for equality while promoting quality? Let's define equality....
by altha-admin | Nov 20, 2013 | Articles
Pastors, Seminary students, and theologians struggle with the Book of James in the New Testament. Martin Luther went as far as suggesting that James was a straw which should be removed from the Bible. One pastor told me that James has a circular pattern, while...