Monthly Archives: February 2007

Following Up on the UBF Conversation, Part I

Posted on February 28, 2007 by John Armstrong

On January 27, I wrote a blog titled: “The Korean Revival and the Ministry of UBF.” UBF is the University Bible Fellowship, an indigenous and international tent-making mission that was birthed through the impact of the Korean Revival some 75 … Continue reading →

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Breach: The Shocking Story of a Double-Agent

Posted on February 27, 2007 by John Armstrong

The wonderfully crafted docudrama Breach is both an entertaining and disturbing movie. It is the story of America’s most prominent double-agent spy, Robert Hanssen, who sold more priceless American secrets to the Soviets than any other agent ever convicted in … Continue reading →

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Free Speech & Blogging: Don’t Take It For Granted

Posted on February 27, 2007 by John Armstrong

The world of blogging can be dangerous, especially if you live in Egypt and oppose Al-Azhar, the most prominent religious center in Sunni Islam. Abdel Kareem Nabil, a 22-year old former student at Egypt’s prominent university found this out last … Continue reading →

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The Power of Amazing Grace

Posted on February 26, 2007 by John Armstrong

Rarely have I seen a movie that moved me the way Amazing Grace did last evening. The new film, which opened across America on Friday, is the story of the life-long struggle of William Wilberforce to end slavery and reform … Continue reading →

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A Day at Grace

Posted on February 25, 2007 by John Armstrong

Grace Christian Fellowship, of Largo, Florida, is twelve years old, a young church as congregations go. It was begun by Pastor Randy Evans, and his wife Becky, after Randy had served in a much larger charismatic church in the Clearwater … Continue reading →

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U.S. High Schools Learning Less: What’s the Answer?

Posted on February 24, 2007 by John Armstrong

U. S. high school students are taking harder classes, receiving better grades, and from every indication in recent data, leaning much less than their counterparts fifteen years ago. Go figure. All the talk about spending more money and about improving … Continue reading →

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The War in Iraq Has New Meaning for Me

Posted on February 23, 2007 by John Armstrong

All Americans have some interest in the present war in Iraq. Some have a deeper and more personal interest since they have members of their own family serving in this present struggle to establish an effective democracy in a far-away … Continue reading →

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Ashes and Turning Away from Sin

Posted on February 21, 2007 by John Armstrong

Today is Ash Wednesday in the West. Catholics, Anglicans and Lutherans, as well as some other groups, follow this tradition each year. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, which is the six-week period before Easter. It appears to … Continue reading →

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The Prayer Appointed for the Week

Posted on February 20, 2007 by John Armstrong

As readers of this blog know I have used The Divine Hours:A Manual for Prayer (Phyllis Tickle) for many months now. I have repeatedly found it a fruitful guide to daily fixed-hours of prayer and devotion. I do not follow … Continue reading →

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Anglicanism and the Pope: Is Reunion About to Happen?

Posted on February 19, 2007 by John Armstrong

The Times of London reports in today’s edition (www.timesonline.co.uk) that proposals to reunite Anglicans with the Roman Catholic Church are to be published later this year. Senior bishops of both churches are involved in these proposals and have written a … Continue reading →

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