Pat Robertson Leaves Behind Legacy of Hatred & ‘Untold Damage’

Last updated on: June 10, 2023 at 11:32 am By Ginny Baxter

Christian Broadcasting Network Founder Dies at 93 Well-bred southern women of my generation were taught from childhood onward that it was wrong to speak ill of the dead. But I can think of nothing positive to say about the Rev. Pat Robertson, who died Thursday at his Virginia Beach, Va., home. The highly controversial former minister was 93. CBN & Christian Coalition Radicalize Voters Robertson founded the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) in 1960 and played a leadership role in radicalizing... Read more

Explaining the Trinity

Last updated on: June 5, 2023 at 8:15 pm By Ginny Baxter

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A Layman’s Look at God the Father, Son & Holy Spirit It’s been said that you will lose your mind trying to explain the Trinity and lose your soul trying to deny it. Admittedly, Christians have a difficult time explaining the Trinity to new Christians, non-believers and even other Christians. How can we claim to worship one God while believing that God exists as three persons — God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit? Isn’t... Read more

Pentecost… The Day the Christian Church Was Born

Last updated on: May 26, 2023 at 5:37 pm By Ginny Baxter

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How did the Holy Spirit help Christ’s disciples? And why is Pentecost important today? At times, Christians forget that Christ’s apostles were Jews whose lives were deeply rooted in Jewish history and traditions. And also at times, some of those traditions intersected and impacted the traditions that began to develop in the newly formed Christian church. So it was with the Jews’ Feast of Shavuot and the Christians’ day of Pentecost. Christ’s apostles had gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate Shavuot,... Read more

Is Tom Cruise Still a Scientologist?

Last updated on: May 25, 2023 at 1:52 pm By Ginny Baxter

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Tom Cruise speaks at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for “Top Gun: Maverick” at the San Diego Convention Center (photo courtesy of Wikimedia/Gage Skidmore) How Did the Actor Get Involved with Scientology & What’s His Relationship with the Church Today? (UPDATE: The Church of Scientology has objected to my original post, and I address those objections at the end of this article.) Tom Cruise has been a Scientologist for 30 years, and he remains the celebrity... Read more

Should the Gospel of Thomas Be in the Bible?

Last updated on: May 18, 2023 at 4:50 pm By Ginny Baxter

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Probably Not – But Here’s What the Experts Say The Gospel of Thomas is one of many books that early church leaders rejected when they compiled the New Testament. Even so, some modern-day biblical experts are taking a new look at the Gospel of Thomas and asking whether it should be in the Bible. Why debate the issue now? What is the Gospel of Thomas? Fragments of the book were discovered around 1900, and a full copy was found in... Read more

The Biblical 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Last updated on: May 13, 2023 at 10:51 am By Ginny Baxter

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Who Are They & What Do They Represent? Revelation, the last book of the New Testament, tells us the story of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. But it’s written in symbolic language that many modern readers have difficulty understanding unless they know the historical setting in which the book was written. The book was penned in the late first century at a time when second generation Christians faced persecution for their refusal to worship past and present Roman emperors.... Read more

Why Do Americans Pray? What Do We Pray For? Does God Answer Our Prayers?

Last updated on: May 4, 2023 at 4:09 pm By Ginny Baxter

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New comprehensive survey from Skylight Answers These Questions & More Christianity and church attendance in America are declining, but Americans are still praying. So says a comprehensive nationwide survey commissioned by Skylight, a partner company of Patheos whose app brings people “a world of fresh content from spiritual specialists:... Read more

Dear Lord, Are You There?

Last updated on: May 4, 2023 at 4:16 pm By Ginny Baxter

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How God Answered My Most Earnest Prayers Pray fervently in righteousness and avail much (James 5:16). May 4 is the National Day of Prayer – the perfect time to share how God answered two of my most meaningful and earnest prayers. I availed much, you might say. In the first instance, he answered immediately and powerfully. In the second, his answers came slowly over a period of years. But he answered. I believe God always answers prayers. Sometimes, he says... Read more

Beware of Televangelists & Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing

Last updated on: April 28, 2023 at 9:51 am By Ginny Baxter

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False Prophets & Fake Faith Healers Hoodwink the Faithful The Rev. Charles Stanley died a few days ago at age 90. As I read the story of his passing, my thoughts turned to other preachers who populate America’s television screens and pulpits. I daresay most are like wolves in sheep’s clothing. I am not accusing the late Rev. Stanley of being one of them. I know nothing about his sermons or the doctrine he preached. But his death reminded... Read more

How Can Christian Churches Reach Millennials?

Last updated on: April 22, 2023 at 2:23 pm By Ginny Baxter

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Struggling Churches Might Be Surprised A Key Group for Churches When I was younger, I worked in marketing and public relations after leaving a career in journalism. For a quarter of a century, I helped organizations within my company successfully market their services to the public. I’m retired now, but my mind kicks into marketing/PR mode when I hear about churches in my community and across the U.S. struggling to survive. But you don’t have to be a marketing expert... Read more