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The Millennium Bust!

Written by bible August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 6 Comments

Why Christians should not have believed the Y2K crisis doomsayers By John Baskette, Copyright 1999 The Passantinos have an article in the most recent edition of Cornerstone Magazine on Christians and Y2K. After an interval, we will feature the article here. Meanwhile, AIA research associate John Baskette offers reasons why Christians leaders like Dr. James […]

Admit When You are Wrong About Y2K!

Written by krist August 11, 2020

by John Baskette My mother taught me, “When you are wrong, promptly admit it!” I have tried to live by that admonition, but I admit that I have never been in the terribly difficult position that the various Y2K alarmists find themselves in now. Take Dr. Gary North for example. Unlike some, he did not profit greatly […]

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Y2K and Christian Credibility

Written by krist August 11, 2020

Copyright 1999 by Bob and Gretchen Passantino(1) I’m having a terrible problem in my life. Lately I’ve been researching the whole Y2K issue and its possible effects on us and now I’m scared to death and my life is a mess. . . . What also scares me is that most Christians seem to feel […]

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Y2K: Debunking the Myths

Written by krist August 11, 2020

Bob and Gretchen Passantino I’m having a terrible problem in my life. Lately I’ve been researching the whole Y2K issue and its possible effects on us and now I’m scared to death and my life is a mess . . . What also scares me is that most Christians seem to feel we are doomed. I’m at […]

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Public Trust. Should Christians Tell the Truth?

Written by krist August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

y Bob and Gretchen Passantino 1992 Of course Christians should tell the truth! And yet, Christians today seem to forget about the importance of telling the truth when it comes to being truthful about a Christian leader’s secret moral failures. Why is it right to tell the truth about a corrupt politician’s extra-marital affairs, but […]

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Admit When You’re Wrong about Y2K

Written by krist August 11, 2020

© 2000 by John Baskette My mother taught me, “When you are wrong, promptly admit it!” I have tried to live by that admonition, but I admit I have never been in the terribly difficult position that the Y2K alarmists are in now. Take Gary North, for example. He did not profit greatly from Y2K […]

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One of the Latest Urban Myths

Written by krist August 11, 2020

© Copyright 2000 by Bob and Gretchen Passantino It started with a few e-mails from around the country. Then came a couple of phone calls. We mentioned it at one of our classes and nearly everyone nodded in recognition. When we received a forwarded e-mail from a major ministry leader with the cryptic message “Real […]

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

Written by krist August 11, 2020

Copyright 1997 by Gretchen Passantino. Please be sure to read the “revised” version of this article at http:www.answers.org/issues/twelvedb.html. Since this was published, further research has indicated that its history is not what was first supposed. Many people know the opening lyrics to “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” But few know that behind the somewhat silly counting […]

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The Passion of the Christ: A Powerful Spiritual Experience

Written by krist August 11, 2020

Copyright 2004 by Gretchen Passantino. Few would argue against the proposition that Billy Graham was the single greatest tool of evangelism God used in the 20th century. I believe Mel Gibson’s movie The Passion of the Christ may well be the single greatest tool of evangelism God uses in the 21st century. Exaggeration? I don’t think so. In a […]

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Spiritual Warfare: Biblical Armament for Victory

Written by krist August 11, 2020

Copyright 2004 by Michael Martin, Researcher, Answers In Action If you were to go to any time in history, to any nation or people, you would find a common yet critical element in the way society relates to and deals with the frailty of peaceful co-existence: authority. Without it mankind could not function in any […]