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Remembering Gabrielle ‘Elle’ Devenish: Anorexia Steals Life of Colleague, Friend

Sara Gabrielle Devenish, better known to her colleagues and friends as "Elle," was taken home by her Lord and Savior last Thursday in the early morning hours. She died peacefully in her sleep, just the way she had imagined she would. For those of you who have read Elle's column, Dying to Meet Him, and have followed the story of her 18-year battle with anorexia, you saw how a young 30-year-old woman in the prime of her life was tasked with preparing her journey to heaven instead of starting a family or climbing a career ladder. Elle started working for The Christian Post in early fall of 2011 and soon became a favorite among our group. Initially hired as a copyeditor, her talents as a reporter and writer soon became evident. Her ability to capture controversial and emotional topics, such as in Pornography In The Pew, Christianity and Cults, and in her in-depth reporting on Mormonism, gave readers a personal insight into worlds they may have never seen before. Like most of my colleagues, her announcement that she had only months to live was shocking. Sure, I had noticed how thin she was when I had seen a few of her pictures on Facebook, [...]

By Paul Stanley|2012-04-24T07:30:14-05:00April 24th, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Tribute to Chuck Colson: Founder of Prison Fellowship Dies at 80

Hardily anyone who follows national evangelicals doesn't know the story of Chuck Colson. He was a lawyer who joined the administration of former President Richard Nixon in 1969. He quickly gained a reputation has the president's "hatchet" man. Colson resigned from the Nixon administration in 1973 and was indicted a year later on charges related to the Watergate break in. He served seven months in a federal prison, but before his sentence he gave his life to Jesus after reading C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity. But Colson's most significant contributions came after his release when he founded Prison Fellowship, a ministry devoted to bringing the word of Christ to tens of thousands of inmates. Colson died today from complications from a blood clot in his brain. His wife and family had been with him the last several days. Will Nance, who along with his wife Penny worked for Colson in the 1990's wrote a magnificent tribute to his former boss and friend in Saturday's edition of The Christian Post. It's a worthy read and here is the link. A 1973 editorial in the Boston Globe had the follow quote: "If Mr. Colson can repent of his sins, there has to be [...]

By Paul Stanley|2012-04-21T19:02:12-05:00April 21st, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off

How the Resurrection Undoes Our Need to Be Proven Right

This post was taken from an op-ed written by Dr. Russell Moore, the Dean of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. I've been reading his blog and columns for a number of months and have become a big fan of his writing. You can visit his website here. Here is his post. As Jesus drowned in his own blood, the spectators yelled words quite similar to those of Satan in the wilderness: “Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe” (Mk. 15:32). But Jesus didn’t jump down. He didn’t ascend to the skies. He just writhed there. The bloated corpse of Jesus hit the ground as he was pulled off that stake, spattering warm blood and water on the faces of the crowd. That night, the religious leaders probably read Deuteronomy 21 to their families, warning them about the curse of God on those who are “hanged on a tree.” Fathers probably told their sons, “Watch out that you don’t ever wind up like him.” Those Roman soldiers probably went home and washed the blood of Jesus from under their fingernails and played with their children in front of [...]

By Paul Stanley|2012-04-09T08:40:34-05:00April 9th, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Like Jesus, Rick Santorum Struggles with Acceptance in His Home State

Rick Santorum is undergoing in his home state of Pennsylvania an experience similar to what Jesus encountered in his hometown of Nazareth. Both found it easier to win support in areas further away and more difficult to win over those who they grew up with. Jesus was raised the son of a carpenter and most likely knew everyone is his small hometown. After leaving home as a young man to begin his earthly ministry, he returned to Nazareth to preach in the synagogue only to find doubt and little support from those who supposedly knew him best. Pennsylvania native Rick Santorum may now understand how Jesus felt as a new poll shows the former senator now losing his home state to former Massachusetts governor and GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney. In the latest Public Policy Poll in Pennsylvania, Romney is now leading Santorum 42 to 37 percent, however the margin of error is +/- 4.9%, thus making the race a virtual dead heat. Nonetheless, Santorum’s struggles in Pennsylvania may be magnifying the core issue that many GOP voters doubt that he could defeat President Obama in a general election and that Romney has a much better chance. “The momentum in Pennsylvania [...]

By Paul Stanley|2012-04-05T11:33:10-05:00April 5th, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Jesus Would Not Approve of Abortion, Says Jimmy Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter told The Christian Post that he believes Jesus would not approve of abortion with the exception of a few cases. He also criticized the Democratic Party for taking such a strong stance on supporting abortion for all women and encouraged them to soften their language in the party's platform. I never found any incompatibilities though between my religious faith and my duties as a politician except in the case of abortion," Carter told CP in an interview. " I don't believe that Jesus would approve abortion except in the case of incest, rape or the mother's life in danger." "But I had to enforce the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade so I tried to do everything I could to minimize the need for abortions, making it easy to adopt children and by caring for women and infant children in the so-called WIC program," Carter continued. "So, that was an incompatibility that I had, to maintain peace and to put my basic Christian moral values into practice, were the things that were most challenging for me." Outside of his personal belief that abortion is wrong, the former one-term president maintains that if Democrats moderate the [...]

By Paul Stanley|2012-03-30T14:11:12-05:00March 30th, 2012|My Blog Post|Comments Off