The breaking news this morning is that Mitt Romney has selected Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate. That’s the sort of breaking news this type of extended debate is not really equipped to keep up with. I’m sure the blogs will be filled with commentary today. If either of our participating authors blog…
SPECIAL SALE OFFER! Remember that our political titles are on sale until the election, including both Preserving Democracy and Faith in the Public Square. Energion authors Robert D. Cornwall (a progressive) and Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. (a conservative) will be engaging in a blog discussion about issues related to the election. Elgin is author of Energion…
— Henry Neufeld, Energion Publications owner. For the election season here in the U. S. A. we have put our political titles on sale. Look for savings in the neighborhood of 30% on four titles, Preserving Democracy, Faith in the Public Square, Christian Archy, and The Politics of Witness. (Note: To get the sale price,…
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Daniel Martin, former advertising manager for the Independent, is back from Florida for two book signings in Belleville for his newly released novel “Covenant”. This is his first book and it was released March 19 by Energion Publications in Gonzalez, FL. Many of the scenes in the book are…
10:10 AM Is sacrificial living the solution to America’s abortion holocaust? I don’t think morality can or should be legislated. I think if Christians want a woman not to have an abortion, then they should offer that woman however much she demands to not have an abortion. We often talk about the value of human…
by Elgin Hushbeck, Jr. In his latest column, “Mormons Have Irrational Beliefs? Who Doesn’t?” Dennis Prager falls into some common errors concerning the concepts of faith, belief, reason and irrationality. First, let me point out that I do not disagree with all of the claims in his column and those made during the discussion of…
by Rev. Dr. Robert R. LaRochelle Over the last several weeks, media headlines have highlighted significant controversies which have emerged in the Roman Catholic Church. These controversies, though different, are intricately related to one another. In one situation, the Vatican has expressed grave concern that the leadership among religious sisters (nuns) in the United States…
Reviewed by Robert Danielson, Ph.D. Faculty Associate and Affiliate Faculty at Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, Kentucky Ant Greenham presents an intriguing analysis of the world’s monotheistic religions and their view of God, through the lens of how God is perceived to relate to the questions of human beings. Using broad strokes, he paints a generalized…
by Henry E. Neufeld Energion Publications One of the areas on which various Energion authors have differing perspectives is the relationship of the gospels to history. Energion author Herold Weiss, author of Finding My Way in Christianity and Creation in Scripture (forthcoming), writes about the gospels and the ‘messianic secret’ in his column in Spectrum:…
D. Kevin Brown has an interesting essay written as he watched the most recent Republican debate. I think a key sentence is this: The only way to change a person is on the inside. Read Kevin’s post and comment.