Thought Quotient

Throughout the Middle East, there continues to be a tremendous demand for Bibles and information on Jesus Christ. In order to help keep up with the demand, Campus Crusade is partnering with churches across the US this summer to help provide Bibles and other evangelistic literature for distribution in the Middle East. As part of Vacation Bible School programs, many church partners will be sharing the love of Christ with not only people in their community but also children and adults living in some of the most closed nations in the world.

http://www.cccvbs.org

“His promises will never be broken, because they never have been broken. He’s not going to start with us. ”
- Amber Ross of Everlife

“What distinguishes the rule of law from the dictatorship of a shifting Supreme Court majority is the absolutely indispensable requirement that judicial opinions be grounded in consistently applied principle.”
- Antonin Scalia

Supreme Court bars Ten Commandments at courthouses

Check out this blurb in the CNN.com story about the recent Supreme Court ruling on the ten commandments…

The justices voting on the prevailing side in the Kentucky case left themselves legal wiggle room, saying that some displays inside courthouses — like their own courtroom frieze — would be permissible if they’re portrayed neutrally in order to honor the nation’s legal history.

I wish they would have defined what a neutral portrayal is! If I notice something but don’t really think about it and move on, does that mean it is neutral? What if someone else sees that same display and contemplates its significance, is it no longer neutral? And what if someone (for example, Barry Lynn) sees it and is offended? Does that one person being offended mean it is not a neutral portrayal? What if someone sees it and declares it to be a flock of seagulls that is chasing them and won’t leave them alone? If we are going to focus on feelings over the truth of reality, then what’s the difference? Seriously, I’ve seen a trend lately: it’s ok to share Biblical truth - as long as you deny the nature of that truth in the process - thereby not sharing Biblical truth at all.

Also, does their statement about honoring ‘the nation’s legal history’ mean that acknowledging God is something that they did at one time but no longer do?

The new Switchfoot album is probably one of the most anticipated albums of the year. The wait is almost over. The new album is entitled Nothing is Sound and will be released on September 13.
It will be available as both a traditional CD and as a DualDisc featuring the entire album in 5.1 Surround Sound plus exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the band on-the road and in the studio.

�Stars�, the first single from the album, will hit radio in the next few days and is currently available on iTunes.

“This record was written in back alleys and hotel rooms far from home … It’s more eclectic, less settled, with more dissonance. We’ve tried to capture the emotional ride that happens on stage and put it into the studio. Playing that hard every night really stretches you, and all these diverse experiences have played a key role in shaping this record.” - Jon Foreman

The band’s previous release, The Beautiful Letdown, was certainly a breakthrough album for the band selling over 2.5 million copies. They toured almost non-stop for that record which resulted in a majority of this new album being written on the road…

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We just updated our Matthew West page to include the song notes from his latest album - History.

You can check them out here…
History: The stories behind the songs.