The Great Separation

Monster Impregnates 10-year-old?

Vigilance Matters. - This report from KIRO7 News is one reason I think we need to return to the death penalty for rape.

Man Accused of Impregnating 10-Year-Old.

Last month the girl gave birth, and DNA tests from a laboratory in North Carolina indicated with a 99.99 percent probability Cockerham is the father.... Further DNA tests at a state crime laboratory are pending.

The man is the girl's stepfather. He pled innocent to the charges of first-degree child rape.

HT: Drudge Report.

Here's a Quote for you.

Hast thou heard? - I couldn't help but think of the media world - Blogdom included - this morning when I read this:

C- Here comes Monsieur Le Beau.

R- With his mouth full of news.

C- Which he will put on us, as pigeons feed their young.

R- Then shall we be news-crammed.

C- All the better; we shall be more marketable.

It put a smile on my face.

Can you name the playwright and play?

Bible Study, Gospel of John Chapter 10.

Seeking as for hidden treasure. - Here is the Bible study questions for John chapter 10.

You can download the PDF file here (John 10, Bible Study). (Right click and select the save option to save it to your computer. Clicking the link will likely load the pdf in your browser.)

(Added 2006.05.22: For download of the complete Bible study [all 21 chapters] follow this link.)

If you find the Bible studies helpful in your growth in the Lord, please consider giving a donation through the button below. Right now all donations will be used to pay for the week long mission trip I'm taking in July to Tampa where I will be working with an organization that ministers to migrant workers, homeless, needy, and children. I've not been notified of the final cost by our group leader yet, but it's expected to be around $400-$450. Thank you.

And here are the questions contained in this study:

1. Read through the questions of this Bible study. Now read chapter 10 of John and write down any questions and insights that come to you.
2. List the characters and places in Jesus' parable of the sheep pen and tell who and what they represent. Verses 1-16.
3. How many gates are there that lead to salvation?
4. What is the message in this parable that Jesus is proclaiming for those who hear it? Verse 1-18.
5. Why is the relationship between the shepherd and the sheep so much better than the relationship between the workers and the sheep? Verses 11-13.
6. Why were the Jews who heard this message divided? Verse 19-21.
7. Why didn't the Jews in verse 24 recognize Jesus as the Messiah?
8. When Christ again proclaims to them that He is the Christ what is their reaction? Verses 24-31.
9. How many times in this chapter does Christ mention that He "lays down His life for the sheep"? What does this mean and is it important that He "lays it down of" his "own accord'?
10. What is Christ saying about Himself and God the Father in verses 36-38?
11. How does the relationship of Christ and God the Father that Christ describes relate to us?
12. What truth will you apply to your life from this Chapter?

May the Holy Spirit guide and lead you in your desire to know Christ more fully.

-Hal

Press Release on The Continued Persecution of Chinese Christians.

They hate you because of me - The ChinaAid organization that monitors the government persecution of our brothers and sisters in China released the following press release concerning recent a recent nationwide strike against House Church Christians.

Please remember to keep these brothers and sisters in Christ before the throne of our Father in Heaven.

The Double Mindedness of SCOTUS.

Humble yourselves - I would so like to say that I was surprised by the decision on the 10 Commandments issue given today by the Supreme Court of the United States.

But I'm not. This institution is so schizophrenic that I begin to wonder if there is any hope for it.

Byran at The Narrow has a great comment on this decision:

...the secularization of America continues....

And of course so does The Great Separation.

Also covering this issue is Melinda Penner at Stand To Reason:

If the Ten Commandments represents an establishment of religion, my question is: Which religion is established?

Also, check out Double TootPicks:

This apparently makes the Supreme Court building itself unconstitutional.

And finally, click over to Michelle Malkin for a round up.

80 Christian Students Detained by Eritrean Forces.

They hate you because of me - This country of Eritrea appears to be a hotbed waiting to explode.

The website Release Eritrea is reporting that at a party where the students were celebrating the end of their term, Eritrean Security Forces forced their way in and detained the students.

The party of 50 girls and 30 boys are from Asmara comprehensive –formerly known as Leul mekonen hafeshawi in the district of Paradizo. It is indicated that the end of year party was held at the Bet Gergish public park. This has inevitably sent shockwaves among parents and concerned citizens of Asmara.

Outlining his concern Dr Berhane Asmelash Director of Release Eritrea stated; ‘this is of particular concern to us on two counts, firstly these detainees are children and given the record of the Government of Eritrea concerning prisoners and detainees I am troubled. Secondly I am apprehensive about the pattern of disrupting social functions and detaining people indiscriminately, the Government of Eritrea seems to have intensified its purge against Eritrean Evangelicals and members of the closed churches, by removing not only their rights to religious freedom but now their rights to any form of social life’.

Lift them before the Lord.

The Great Separation continues.

60+ Christians Attacked by Militant Hindus.

They hate you because of me - Nirmala Carvalho reports for AsiaNews that Hindu extremist political groups set upon a gathering of Christians this past Saturday in the palace of Parameshwari in Jodhpur.

Most of the activists who attacked the gathering – more than 60 of them – belong to Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), both extremist Hindu paramilitary groups. They flooded the hall where the meeting was under way and forced all the participants out. According to local police, one person was seriously wounded. Ravi Mehada, superintendent of public security for Jodhpur district, said: “We are investigating the matter. I cannot say more.”

Don't fail to remember our brothers and sisters in Christ around the globe who count the cost of serving Christ daily.

The Great Separation continues.

African Anglicans Prepare for Spilt Over Sin of Homosexuality.

Stand Firm - Stephen Mbogo reports for CNSNews.com that the Anglican Church in Africa is making moves which are the start for a process of splitting the Anglican Communion.

Church leaders in Kenya have signed a document on the Anglican Global Initiative (AGI), which envisages the churches forming a new communion separate from American, Canadian and European churches supporting homosexual ordinations and same-sex "marriage."

As was stated by a pastor, one can not embrace sin.

The Great Separation continues.

Related Post(s):

U.S. Episcopal Church Says God is in Sin of Homosexuality.

Zombie Dogs Live!

Woof. - Here's one strange item.

In the pursuit of cryogenics and battlefield medicine some scientific minds came up with what I would dub a scifi solution.

They drain the body of blood and refill it with a colder than ice salt solution.

Later they drain that solution and refill the body with blood and bring the body back to life with a shock and 100% oxygen (hopefully they don't mix the two).

So far this technique has only been tested on dogs but human testing isn't likely that far off. Of course I have to question just what human in their right mind would be willing to test it?

The dogs were basically "clinically dead" for a three hour period and then revived.

Nick Buchan reports for NEWS.com.au on the hope for this ability:

...rather than sending people to sleep for years, then bringing them back to life to benefit from medical advances, the boffins would be happy to keep people in this state for just a few hours[.]

But even this should be enough to save lives such as battlefield casualties and victims of stabbings or gunshot wounds, who have suffered huge blood loss.

Well, that sounds like a great purpose for such an ability. But still, who would volunteer to test it out?

HT: Drudge Report

If you were arrested for being a Christian...

Would there be enough evidence to convict you?