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Jury delivers death sentence for Jordanian immigrant convicted of two Houston-area ‘honor killings’
A Jordanian immigrant was sentenced Tuesday to death for a pair of 2012 "honor killings" that were part of an extensive plot to kill five people, including his daughter, in retribution for her leaving home, converting to Christianity and marrying a Christian.
Ali Mahwood-Awad Irsan, 60, slumped slightly when the verdict was read, but did not react otherwise.
The twisted saga that emerged during the trial of intolerance and violent reprisal by the domineering patriarch of an extended family living in a rural Montgomery County compound shocked local residents, and has attracted national and international news coverage since it first…
How Celebrity, Consumerism & Competition Are Killing The Church
Those original temptations of appetite, affirmation and ambition are slowly insinuating themselves into everything we call church. We just often don't recognize it or see it.
Why Social Justice Is Killing Synagogues and Churches
“If it turns out that there is a God … the worst that you can say about him is that basically he’s an underachiever.”—Woody Allen If you go into a Reform or Conservative temple, it’s likely that you will notice two things: The congregation is becoming smaller and older. Across the United States and Europe, …
How a Death Led Me to the Mysteries of Masonry
It can be hard to find a straight-forward, non-sensationalized information about Freemasonry. But in this series, I will discuss the subject and try to help ...
Judaism and Death: Five Surprising Ideas
What To Expect When Battling Sin
To become a Christian is to accept the lifelong challenge of becoming who you are — of putting sin to death and growing in holiness. Today I want to channel a little John Owen and tell you three things you ought to expect when battling sin. Expect that the Battle Will Be Long Owen says that putting sin to death consists of “a habitual weakening of sin,” and I take this to mean that over time and through our habits …
10 ways to show love to your pastor, church staff
Churches choose many ways to honor their pastor and church staff or celebrate their work in the church and community. Most important: do something. Involve as many people as possible. Don't neglect to say 'thank you.'
Is This Mentality Killing Your Church?
"We wonder why so many congregations go to church, log many hours in activities each week and still feel unfulfilled."
Is Church Growth Killing Kingdom Growth?
I know you read the title and say that does not make any sense what so ever. How can church growth kill kingdom growth? Aren’t they the same thing? Well, I believe church growth can be a paradox th…
Why We Should Honor God
How the Internet is Killing American Christianity
“How the Internet is Killing American Christianity” The question is valid, “How much more do we have to take from the church until we have had enough?” The odd part of this question is that many of those asking this are Christians. It seems they’re tired of distorted images defining who and what they are, and deciding how the …
Honor Thy Sexual Pleasure?
The Christian ethic of sex needs a transformation.
‘The Settlement Cook Book’ Taught Jewish Immigrants How To Become Americans
I never paid much attention to my mother’s cookbook collection as a kid. And yet, thinking back to my childhood home, I can clearly envision a copy of The Settlement Cook Book. I can see its spine, faded and tattered, the way a well-loved book should be. And I remember thinking its cover—a simpl...
A world without grace? Stepping into the shoes of separated immigrant families
Before you decide whether immigrant families are getting what they deserve, consider the times you've been saved by grace
Is 'Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy the Service' Killing the Church?
We’ll never become biblically active communities of life-transformation until church leaders let go of our please-the-consumer mindset.
Video: How to Create, Deliver, and Publish a Powerful Sermon
You can preach excellent messages using the technology of a yellow legal pad. You can then shift those notes to Word. You can then create a PowerPoint. You can then email that PowerPoint, or put it on a thumb drive, and get it to your church sound guy. Or you could focus on your sermon, …
How should we honor our elders when they err?
By treating them honorably. It should never surprise us when we discover a beloved pastor, a respected teacher, a living hero of our faith, has feet of clay. We, after all, like they, are descendan…
Do You Preach or Deliver Homilies? 20 Questions for You.
This Logos survey for people who deliver sermons or homilies will help us better understand your needs so we can better meet them.
Pastor Kelvin Page: Convictional Knowing. "I Didn't Know, But I Did Know."
Have you ever knew what you didn't know? Sometimes in life, we walk through doubt and discouragement and until we make it through, we fail to realize that Ou...
Has world looked the other way while Christians are killed?
How to Understand Honor Killings
A guide for Westerners in how to think about the unthinkable
