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Is Yasmin an Abortifacient?

Is Yasmin an Abortifacient?

article - Cathy Ramey

Yasmin is a combination pill that uses a progestin that can trigger an increase in potassium load in the body. As such, there are some women who may suffer serious complications if they are at risk for kidney, liver or adrenal system diseases. The added burden of potassium can upset the sodium-potassium balance in the heart bringing on a heart attack.

Jesus, Venus, and the Morning Star

article - Randy Alcorn

In the long dark night of suffering on earth, Jesus being seen as the morning star means the eternal morning is about to dawn. Hence, Christ as the morning star is a picture of great promise and hope.

Is This the Day?

Is This the Day?

article - Randy Alcorn

Is this the day I die? He’d asked himself the question every day.

Is the Present Heaven Part of Our Universe?

article - Randy Alcorn

We should not assume that the Bible describes Heaven in physical ways merely to accommodate us. It is fully possible that the present Heaven is a physical realm.

Is Mutual Masturbation Among Married Couples as Sexual Variety Acceptable?

Is Mutual Masturbation Among Married Couples as Sexual Variety Acceptable?

article - Dave Bryant

Sexual intimacy with your marriage partner that doesn’t involve intercourse is not "masturbation". “Masturbation” means sex that involves only yourself.

Is the New Heaven Already in Place to Be Seen or Is It in Process?

Is the New Heaven Already in Place to Be Seen or Is It in Process?

article - Randy Alcorn

Hebrews 12 speaks of the Heavenly City as apparently already existing in the present Heaven, but we don't know exactly how that works...

Is There Hope for Me and My Addiction to Pornography?

article - Randy Alcorn

Right now, in your moment of strength, make choices that will serve you well in your moment of weakness.

It's Not in the Book!

article - Ruthanna Metzgar

As a professional singer, it was not unusual to be asked to sing for a wedding, but it was a bit unusual to sing for the wedding of a millionaire. I knew the wedding would be picture-perfect and was pleased to be able to participate, but when the invitation to the reception arrived I knew it would be something exceptional.

Is Genesis 3:8 Sufficient to Establish That God Was in the Habit of Visiting with Adam and Eve in the Garden?

article - Randy Alcorn

There’s no definitive proof, but the passage’s implication seems clear to me.

Is It Wrong to Want to Obey God Because We Know We Will Get Something Back?

article - Randy Alcorn

First, for His glory; second, for our good.

Is It Right to Long for Reunion with Loved Ones Who Have Died?

article - Randy Alcorn

God is the Father of this family we enjoy. We rightly sense that our relationship with them has not been terminated, only interrupted, and we know that some day each of us will be taken from this world, in one moment separated from some we love and in the same moment reunited with others we love, and above all with our Lord.

Is It Right to Teach Poor Christians in Developing Countries That They Should Give?

Is It Right to Teach Poor Christians in Developing Countries That They Should Give?

article - Randy Alcorn

I’ve spoken on Matthew 6 in Kenya and Cambodia, but I change illustrations, while still focusing on the importance of giving. I believe giving is universal, a timeless principle, which God taught to and expected of the poorest Israelite.

Even Though We Have Fallen, Is Our Spirit Renewed When We Come to Know the Lord?

Even Though We Have Fallen, Is Our Spirit Renewed When We Come to Know the Lord?

article - Randy Alcorn

So we will not be complete, fully perfected human beings until our sinless spirit is joined to a body no longer under the curse in the resurrection.

Is the Homosexual Lifestyle Worthy of Minority Status?

Is the Homosexual Lifestyle Worthy of Minority Status?

article - Randy Alcorn

To give special status or rights to those choosing the personally and socially destructive homosexual lifestyle is to approve and endorse that behavior, and inevitably to spread it.

Is It Fair for a Handicapped Person to Spend a Lifetime in a Wheelchair and Have to Wait Until Heaven to Walk?

article - Randy Alcorn

Without an eternal perspective, without understanding the reality that the best is yet to come, we assume that people who die young, who are handicapped, who aren’t healthy, who don’t get married, or who don’t _____ [fill in the blank] inevitably miss out on the best life has to offer.