M. S. Thirumalai Laws against Conversion: Position in Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism Laws against conversion to “other” religions have been passed in several nations. Muslim laws proscribe conversion of Muslims to other religions as apostasy with severe punishments to those who commit this apostasy. There are traditional and scriptural sanctions for this in Islam. In […]
Edward E. Dudek Summary of the Book This book gives a comprehensive survey of all the major alternative religions in the United States, as well as new ones that came on the scene since the 1960s. The book has appendices, illustrations and photos. It gives a fair and objective treatment of all movements, missionary outreach […]
Dr. Tan Kok Beng Naming and Name Changing! Throughout the Word of God, we notice that objects, places, phenomena and persons are named for some descriptive reason. For example, take the name Bethel: Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun […]
Tim Freeman M. S. Thirumalai The Power of the Printed Word The power of the printed word will continue, and the Internet will not replace it but will supplement it for many reasons. Search engines such as Google are working overtime to get as much as the printed books available through the Internet. It is […]
Gerry Breshears, Ph.D. Before You Begin 1. Learn about the impact of abuse. Read some of the following: Dan Allendar, The Wounded Heart Eliana Gil, Outgrowing the Pain and Outgrowing the Pain Together F. Rush, The Best Kept Secret Paula Sanford, Garlands for Ashes P. Vreedeveldt & K. Rodriguez, Surviving the Secret Talk to: a […]
Introduced by Tim Freeman, Chief Editor There are many Christian universities and colleges in the United States that offer Masters degree in Christian Counseling. We selected several colleges and collected information from their websites on the Christian Counseling Courses they offer as part of their Masters programs. These are presented below for the benefit of […]
Heather Cayless, M.A. Introduction Since the early 1990’s there has been a growing international movement to combat human trafficking. Many nations see it, and its inextricable ties with organized crime, drug smuggling, and prostitutions, as a threat to national security and social stability. The growing emphasis on human rights has also brought this issue […]