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Representing Christ to a Postmodern World
By Michael Patton

(Ed. Note: This is a MUST read)

A Peanuts cartoon depicted a conversation between Linus and Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown was confused and disillusioned by his failing beliefs when Linus comforted him with these timely words: “It doesn’t matter what you believe as long as you are sincere.”

Decision 2008 - Part I
By Arthur R. Thompson
January 9, 2008

So it begins, the “silly season” is upon us; let the games begin! The “Hawkeye Cauci” is now history, the New Hampshire and Michigan Primaries are little more than a memory. The new “Super Tuesday” (Feb 5th) is rapidly approaching.

American: A Christian Nation?
Second Thoughts on American Culture
By Arthur R Thompson

This is an eBook I have been working on. It took root in 2006 and has been "in progress" ever since and there is more to follow.

The file is an executable. When you click on it you will be presented with an alert box. You can click "Run" you will get another alert box telling you it is from an unverified publisher (that's me), Click "Run" and it will open the book in a new window. If you click "Save" it will download to your computer (I suggest your desktop) when it completes you can click on the file and it will open the book. You can then save it to any folder on your computer.

Five Life Lessons
By Arthur R. Thompson
December 15, 2007

While this is technically not an article it certainly deserves a place here. The "lessons" were emailed to me by my good friend Lori and I have added some supporting scripture.

Time for the Sleeping Giant to Awaken
By Arthur R. Thompson
October 18, 2006

Due to the massive main stream media (MSM) attack aimed directly at the base of the Republican Party, evangelical Christians, I have had do to some heavy duty thinking. I have had to think about the ugly prospect of a Congress controlled by the Democrat Party.

Have You Been Born Again?
By Arthur R. Thompson
May 1, 2006

Have you been born again? Has anyone ever asked you that question? Have you ever asked anyone including yourself that question? If not, it's worth asking.

A Profane Faith
By Doug Giles
May 27, 2006

If Christians would toughen up a bit, get out of the religious closet, follow their faith instead of their fears, and live their beliefs in a more robust way, we would once again change the face of this nation more drastically than Michael Jackson’s plastic surgeon altered his face.

Profane faith Part II
By Doug Giles
Jun 3, 2006

If the Christian truly follows the Christ of the Bible and wants to impact this planet positively, then he will spend significant and intentional time away from his church buddies and in the company of people who are fundamentally not of his stripe. Yes, if you follow the life of Jesus as lined out in the scripture, you’ll quickly see that the majority of his ministry went down outside of formal religious buildings filled with proper religious people.

Profane faith Part III
By Doug Giles
June 10, 2006

The unfeigned faith of Christians has always had four common characteristics that bettered the Church and constructively altered culture.

A Profane Life
By Doug Giles
Saturday, January 21, 2006

My column last week, “The Arts, Farts and a Good Start,” got some hyper-religious people ticked off.  Ah, the simple pleasures in my life.  They couldn’t believe that I would encourage Christians to get involved in bad places like Hollywood, or the music industry or in D.C.  They stated that my encouragement of other believers into such putrid places was unbiblical.