Ascension Cafe

I think we need to re-examine what it means to be “good.” Does God meet our definitions of good? Sometimes not. But if He is the author of goodness, then it is He that gets to define “goodness” – and it may be a bigger, more complicated answer than we’re capable of grasping. Sometimes we … Read more

We see in others only what we believe is possible to be seen. We don’t see others with bird feathers or unicorn horns because we do not believe it is possible. So, if we think we see in someone else a character flaw, we must be honest with ourselves and understand that we believe God … Read more

My friend is a good and honest man, sincere in his zeal to find truth. Perhaps a bit too zealous, for I fear that he is trapped in modernist assumptions about truth (assumptions that go back to Plato). But as we talked, we looked at how the many atheists seem to have two messages: Religion … Read more

“LIFE Groups” is a term we use to highlight the role of small groups within our fellowship. We use the “LIFE” acronym to mean L: Live Victoriously or Live for the Sake of Others – The group helps support a victorious, unselfish life.I: Illuminate Truth, Beauty & Goodness – The group helps to teach about … Read more

“Wherever I put my head, that is my place of worship. No matter where I am, that is where God is. Vineyards, roses, nightingales, the sema and loving . . . They are all symbols, the reason is always Him.”AEVIA Reveals the Source

All they had to do, the scientists said, was add four genes. The genes reprogrammed the chromosomes of the skin cells, making the cells into blank slates that should be able to turn into any of the 220 cell types of the human body, be it heart, brain, blood or bone. For all the hopes … Read more

“The choice we must make is as important as it is clear. It is a choice between corporate power and the power of democracy. It is caution versus courage. Calculation versus principle. It is the establishment elites versus the American people.” Edwards has made this a master theme of campaign, identifying his willingness to fight … Read more

“The results suggest that enhanced depression care of workers has benefits not only on clinical outcomes but also on workplace outcomes,” the investigators wrote in the Sept. 26 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association. The findings indicate that the added costs to employers of mental health benefits may have an even bigger payoff … Read more

The mystery of one response to a lawsuit against God has been solved. Eric Perkins, an attorney in Corpus Christi, Texas, said Friday he filed a response to the lawsuit from Nebraska State Sen. Ernie Chambers. “It’s kind of a turn on ‘What would Jesus do?’” Perkins said. “I thought to myself, “What would God … Read more