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The source of integrity
What does it mean to be a person of integrity? Scripture tells us such a goal is a worthy pursuit: Better a poor man who lives with integrity than a rich man who distorts right and wrong (Prov. more »
By Richard Land - Apr 14, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Faith, Bible, Family, Living
Couple ministers to cancer patients
It is estimated more than 1 million people were diagnosed with cancer last year, according to a study by the American Cancer Society (ACS) Web site. more »
By Lisa Watson - Apr 3, 2009
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Living, Health
My son Zane
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—I love all three of my kids equally. I wouldn’t want any of them not to be in my life. But for this column, I will talk only about my 6-year-old son, Zane. more »
By Darin Wales - Mar 31, 2009 - (3)
Topic: Family, Children, Living, Health, Life, Abortion
Despite endorsement by some, Sebelius ‘unfit’ for HHS role, pro-life leaders say
WASHINGTON—Fifteen Christian leaders, some identified as evangelicals, have endorsed Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ nomination to the federal government’s top health post even as state and national pro-life organizations contend her opposition to restrictions on abortion makes her unworthy of the office. more »
By Tom Strode - Mar 9, 2009
Topic: Family, Living, Health, Life, Abortion
Is the Government Planning to Make Your Health-care Decisions?
There are many things in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that concern me, but there is one thing craftily tucked into this bill that is most disturbing–the $1.1 billion to create a superstructure of rationed health care to the sick and the elderly. more »
By Richard Land - Feb 24, 2009 - (9)
Topic: Family, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation
Giant steps toward a government takeover of the health-care system?
The new SCHIP legislation is nothing less than a vehicle to advance “socialized medicine” by stealth. The program’s purpose, when it was passed by a Republican-controlled Congress in 1997, was to assist in subsidizing health care for children in families whose incomes made them ineligible for Medicaid but who couldn’t afford private health insurance. more »
By Richard Land - Feb 3, 2009 - (12)
Topic: Family, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation, National
Rep. Frank Back to Games on Internet Gambling Law
One of the fiercest opponents of a ban on Internet gambling is back on mission to help Americans evade the law and empty their pocketbooks to offshore gambling sites. more »
By Doug Carlson - Sep 16, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Living, Finances, Citizenship, Legislation
Godly Principles for Living
God has given us principles for living in a proper relationship with Him and with each other.
These principles are drawn from His Word. They require us to worship God alone, remind us that He owns everything, warn us against greed, prompt us to love our neighbor, command us to work, admonish us to exercise our freedom in light of our witness, and instruct us in the proper role of civil government. more »
By Richard Land - Sep 1, 2008
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Living
Randy Pausch: a life well lived
Over the last few months Randy Pausch captured the attention of much of the world as he had captivated his students for years. Pausch, an extremely popular Carnegie Mellon University professor of computer science, was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 25, 2008 - (2)
Are conservatives really happier?
In his book, Who Really Cares: the surprising truth about compassionate Conservatives) (Basic Books 2006), Syracuse University Professor Arthur C. more »
By Richard Land - Apr 14, 2008
Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,