I've noticed that when I'm studying or writing about something, that subject seems to appear everywhere on my radar screen. It becomes the "lens" of the week that directs my eyes to see and my brain to ponder. Which is why the following story on global warming really caught my attention.

Did you know that they've been lying to us about global warming for at least fifteen years?

Why would they lie to us?

Abortion was the paramount moral issue of the 20th century. In the United States, we have killed over 56 million children since 1973. We have yet to stop this profound evil against our own progeny, but the tide is turning and victory may be in sight.

The great challenge of the 21st century will be preserving marriage. To our great shame, Washington is poised this month to become the seventh US state to redefine it. Many have prayed, made calls to our legislators, and spoke out passionately for God's truth about the importance of the marriage union.

This issue will not go away because many people--especially children--will be broken by the destruction of marriage. We must not quit, but be faithful.

Truth always wins out in the end.

I offer today some of the best words I've read recently on marriage. May you use them to strengthen yours--and share the truth to all of those around you.

Today I make an exception and ask you to deeply consider fowarding the following words to every pastor or spiritual leader that you know personally.

I didn't write this letter. But I consider it a "Wittenberg Door" moment that is desperately needed to halt the destruction of many lives and an entire civilization.

The following article begs you to get involved in the seminal  cultural issue of the 21st century--the redefinition of marriage. Will you twittle your thumbs while Rome burns or will you grab a fire-hose and start putting out the flames?

What will you do?

I’m working on a new book this year as a part of a doctoral program at Faith Evangelical Seminary. My thesis will explore the following idea:  There are only five major religions (or views of God) in the world and that only one of them can be true.

I used to think that there were thousands of religions or concepts of God. This made things quite confusing.  How do you research thousands of ideas in your quest for the truth?  How do you persuade others that there are not many roads that lead the same direction?

In my own quest for the truth—which began my late teens and early twenties—I realized that the myriads of paths that you find in a world containing billions of people can be brought down to just five concepts of God.

Every person on earth is one of “five.”

I started reading it on the ten hour flight and finished it in Colombia near a place where Lincoln once wanted to colonize the freed slaves.

This book blew my mind about American slavery. I realized how little I knew of the real struggle this nation went through in the 1860s.

It also taught me how important it is for believers to have a vision for discipleship. Many 19^th century Americans didn’t have it—including President Lincoln. That mistake led to a tragic “fiery trial.”

The most memorable moment came in Game Six when the Cards fought back to beat the Texas Rangers in extra innings. World Series MVP David Freese was down to his last strike when he launched a home run that won the game. As he rounded the bases, and then finally scampered home to a hero's welcome, an interesting idea came to my mind.

It's important to hit all the bases in the home run derby of personal intercession.

In today's column I'd like to share how I've learned to cover the bases in prayer.

After all, an idea is only as good as its source. Would Charles Darwin's words change my mind or at least cause a few doubts about my opposition to macro-evolution?

On the contrary. After reading the Origin of the Species from cover-to-cover I'm all the more convinced that what we see around us is the work of God's special creation.

Charles Darwin was the Walt Disney of the 19th century. "If you wish upon a fossil..."

Conservative leaders say that the children of illegal aliens should pay out-of-state tuition rates because the children are here illegally. However, Rick Perry agreed with his legislature and signed the bill. That's what created the fire storm.

Some people are saying that because of this vote, Rick Perry is not a real conservative. They have begun to defect to Herman Cain and others in the presidential race.

But Texas was right and conservatives wrong on this issue.

Here's why, and why it's important.]]>Play All Four Quarters of the Life God Has Given Youhttp://www.usrenewal.org/home/play-all-four-quarters-of-the-life-god-has-given-you.htmlUS Renewal2011-09-20T21:48:50ZDestiny God's Plan Renewing Your HeartThe fall football season has arrived and one of its lessons is that you need to play four quarters in order to win the game.

On Monday night, the Philadelphia Eagles were leading the Atlanta Falcons by ten points in the third quarter. They should have won the game, but lost in the fourth period when Atlanta mounted an inspiring comeback.

The Falcons victory reminded me that life is also made up of four quarters--so to speak. More so than in the sports realm, it's critical to understand these four aspects and live them to the fullest.

Here are the four quarters of life and how to play them well.]]>Remembering 9-11--What We've Failed to Learn Since 2001http://www.usrenewal.org/home/remembering-9-11-what-weve-failed-to-learn-since-2001.htmlUS Renewal2011-09-07T04:26:40Z9-11 Faith Renewing Your Heart RepentanceLike many of you, I  remember where I was when I heard the news. I spent the day glued to the television set--even watching in real-time the second plane hit the Twin Towers. I remember the Pentagon being rammed by a third errant aircraft, and the courageous decision of the passengers of Flight 93 to stop the fourth flight from raining more devastation down on Washington, D.C.

I remember people praying and turning to God during the months following the Al Qaida attack--especially the US Congress singing "God Bless America" on the steps of the Capitol.

This Sunday we will commemorate the event at Ground Zero in New York and in numerous services and ceremonies throughout the country. But I'm afraid there are two lessons we haven't learned from the 9-11 tragedy.  And both conservatives and liberals are to blame.