Not Just Bibles A Guide to Christian Resources on the Internet ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- v 1.5v Part 16 of 22 August 18, 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Contents] [Next Section] [Comments] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16. Electronic Newsletters & Journals: A-CH ADD NEWS FOR CHRISTIAN FAMILIES [new 4/96] http://members.aol.com/addnews/ ADD News is a bi-monthly newsletter from Penrise Publishing, devoted entirely to Attention Deficit Disorder and related topics. In each issue is provided the most current news and information about attention deficit disorders. ADD News for Christians analyzes the latest books, articles and research findings,then present the most useful information in a single, easy to read newsletter, all from a Christian perspective. A survey of articles from the issue we examined includes: ADD Book From Cyberspace; Ciba-Giegy Launches Information Campaign; Read about ADHD and Ritalin, Respect the medication, Take Responsibility for its proper administration; Ritalin - Cancer Link?; Ciba-Giegy To Merge With Sandoz; Frist Introduces IDEA Re-Authorization; Study Examines ADHD And Self-Esteem; New Ritalin Data Published; Pharmacist Focuses on ADD; Do Hyperactive Kids Get Injured More Often?; and, Karate Kids Learn to Focus. Be sure to visit the ADD News for Christian Families Home Page at the following link. Current Issue: http://members.aol.com/addnews/latenews.html ADRIAN ROGERS TALKS ABOUT... [new 8/96] http://www.xir.com/talks/index.shtml A department of Christian Internet Resources, articles available at the time of our survey include: Making Dreams Come True, Finding God's Peace, and, The Secret of Salvation. Christian Internet Directory: http://www.xir.com/ Love Worth Finding Ministries: http://www.xir.com/LWF/index.shtml ADVONET [new 4/96] http://www.goshen.net/calebproject/advonet.htm The quarterly People Group Advocate missions newsletter of Caleb Project. A recently surveyed issue includes: The Advocacy Graphic; Introduction to Advocacy; The Meitei of Manipur, India; People-Group Advocate Training (YWAM); The Internet and Advocacy; and, People Specific Advocates at Caleb Project. AFA JOURNAL (AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION) http://www.gocin.com/afa/ AFA is a Christian organization promoting the Biblical ethic of decency in American society with primary emphasis on TV and other media. The Journal includes news, feature articles, regular columns by nationally known writers, and television reviews. THE AMERICAN NIGHT WATCH NEWSLETTER [new 4/96] http://www.goshen.net/tanw/tanwpubl.htm#newslet The American Night Watch is an evangelical Christian organization that promotes Scriptural Christianity. Articles from the issue surveyed include: Protestants and the Authority of Scripture, by by Sterling M. Durgy; Entertainment and Violence, by Robert D. McLaughlin; News and Notes; and, About The American Night Watch. ARIC JOURNAL [new 4/96] http://www.cwo.com/~folc/aric/aricnews.html The Newsletter From the American Religion Information Center. The issue surveyed was entitled: Behind the Million Man March: Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam. ASA NEWSLETTER [new 4/96] http://ursa.calvin.edu/chemistry/ASA/papers.html Published by the American Scientific Affiliation. Articles from the sample surveyed include the following: Article on PANDAS AND PEOPLE -- Biology Textbook Panda-monium; ASA Geologists on the Radio; About REASONS TO BELIEVE; More on Pandas; Dunedin, New Zealand, the 2nd int'l theological symposium August 1993; C. S.Lewis Fellowship; Henry Schaefer; About ICR. THE ASIA LUTHERAN [new 8/96] http://www.japan-lutheran-hour.org/asia_lut/al.html A publication of Asia Lutheran Press Services. From the issue surveyed are the following articles: Editorial; A Small Church with Big Hopes: The Hong Kong and Macao Lutheran Church; Young People with Big Faith and Small Apartments to Meet in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hong Kong; Reaching Ethnic Koreans Inside China; The Bethel Series Continues to Bless Korea; Worship Drama Performed for the First Time in Korea; A New Name ... A new Start: The Japan Lutheran College and the Japan Lutheran Theological Seminary; Asians Share in Action: a Supplement to the Asia Lutheran: A Newsletter of Lutheran Communications in Asia (including LUCIA coordinating committee works on plans for several activities in 1996 and 1997; Journal features the Hong Kong Transition; Pre-Assembly schedule set: Asia Region-World Association for Christian Communication; and, Can religion and science mix? a report from China); The Internet: an update; Interaction and participation invade the information age; E-mail: Lutheran users respond; E-mail: a 'How-to' guide; Media Literacy applied to the Internet; Lutheran Church News of Asia; Ecumenical Christian News of the Asia Region; and, A festival celebrating Martin Luther in Wittenburg, Germany. Frames Version: http://www.japan-lutheran-hour.org/asia_lut/asia_lut.html ASK THE PASTOR [new 7/96] ftp://members.aol.com/walts9/askthepastor/ A weekly column by Pastor Walt Snyder of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. Past issues have dealt with a wide array of subjects including, baptism, original sin, humor, and beer (as well as much more). A sampling of articles includes: Parents -- The First and Best (or Worst) Teachers; A Gathering of Saintly Women; Life's Olympic Stuggles and God's Olympic Peace; A Coldy Frosty Question on a Hot Summer Morn; and, Faith, Hope and Charity: the Supreme Virtue. Questions are also welcomed from the Xrysostom Home Page. Xrysostom Home Page: http://members.aol.com/xrysostom/ ASPECTS [new 3/96] http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/aspects/aspects-home.html Aspects is an excellent monthly devotional journal by David Lampel. Subscriptons to Aspects may be had by contacting the author at his e-mail address: DLWinter@gnn.com In Unison: http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/in.unison/unison-home.html His Company: http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/his.company/hc-home.html BALM IN GILEAD NEWSLETTER See description in Mail-Based Services. BAPTIST BIBLE TRIBUNE [new 4/96] http://www.bbfi.org/tribune/tribune.html A publication of the Baptist Bible Fellowship International. Articles in the issue surveyed include: The January 1996 Tribune is History, by BBT staff; The BBFI Mission Office -- A World Mission Service Center, by Bob Baird; A Brief History of the BBFI, by Mike Randall; The Purpose of the BBFI, by BBT editor; The Name -- Baptist Bible Fellowship, by Noel Smith; What We Believe, by G.B. Vick; Why the BBFI Works, by W.E. Dowell; The Tribune Still Gets the Word Out, by Tom Harper; Applying the Challenge of Moses, by Sam Davison; A Brief History of Baptist Bible College, by the editor; Alumni Association Looking For You, by Ray Branson; BBC East: Preparing Students for Lives of Ministry, by Harry Boyle; Our Graduate School is Vital, by Parker Dailey; and, Teens on the Mission Field and its TIME (Teens in Mission Evangelism International), by Ed Holland. (A paper copy is also available by a modestly priced paid subscription.) BAPTIST PRESS NEWS ARCHIVE [new 3/96] http://www.goshen.net/BaptistPress/ News service of the Southern Baptist Convention. Archive begins 1995, and is searchable. BBS-FYI http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-home.html The networking newsletter, from the Christian Research Institute. THE BELIEVER http://www.islandnet.com/~believer Established to help spread the Good News of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to facilitate communication and unity amongst Christians. Features include editorials, Believers' News, Mission News, Book Reviews, Of Interest, All in the Family. THE BEREAN EXPOSITOR http://www.afn.org/~leo/be.html A bimonthly publication of The Berean Publishing Trust, London, England. The two basic principles guiding the publishers are found in 2 Timothy 2:15 and 3:16. BIBLE EXPLORATIONS ONLINE [new 3/96] http://www.primenet.com/~adamb/Bible_Explorations/ Articles include Divine Summons, by J. Heltzinger; How One Became Two, by J. Heltzinger; The Star of Bethlehem, by L. Ayer, and The Mystery Periods, by B. Bagby. Archive: http://www.primenet.com/~adamb/Bible_Explorations/back_issues.html BIBLE PATHWAY COMMENTARY DEVOTIONAL [new 3/96] http://www.goshen.net/BiblePathway/clock-pg.htm BIBLE STUDY GUIDE [new 7/96] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2813/study.html A Bible study guide containing comments and notes on different portions of the Bible each week. Provided by the worship community at Faith Lutheran Church, Moorpark, California. Faith Lutheran Church: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2813/ BIBLIOTHECA SACRA THEOLOGICAL JOURNAL [new 3/96 ] http://www.bible.org/bibsac/bibsac.htm Provided on the internet by the Biblical Studies Foundation. BREAKPOINT (CHUCK COLSON) [revised 6/96] http://www.breakpt.org/ The weekly radio program hosted by Chuck Colson that equips Christians to clearly articulate biblical truth among people who believe moral truth, and the God behind it, are irrelevant to daily living. BreakPoint prepares Christians to think about life and culture with a biblical world view. Archive in progress. Under construction. THE BRIDGE: OHIO UNIVERSITY'S CHRISTIAN PUBLICATION http://linus.cs.ohiou.edu/~bridge Although The Bridge is published at Ohio University, it contains articles of interest to the Internet Christian community. Gopher: gopher://linus.cs.ohiou.edu/11/Student%20Organizations/The%20Bridge THE BRIEFING [new 4/96] http://nt.unsw.edu.au/~graeme/matmedia/Briefing.html Although The Briefing is a paid subscription periodical from Australia, Matthias Media has presented some samples on line to show the quality of work being done. Articles on line include: No Laughing Matter, by Tony Payne, and Why Doesn't It Last?, by John Chapman (on the Toronto Blessing); A Hard Night's Daze, by Greg Clarke (on the Pope's visit to Australia); Three Little Words; Book Review: The Life and Death Dilemma, by Joni Eareckson Tada; and, Lead Balloon. A BULLETIN FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD [new 3/96] http://serv2.fwi.com/~rtm/TheBulletin/homepage.html The purpose of "The Bulletin" is to expand, defend and debate the credo, based on the Westminster Confession of Faith from a broad sense, and to promote the development and application of an explicitely Christian sociology based upon the fundamental presupposition that man is created in the image of God. Articles from the sample viewed include: Communiqués; A Critique of James Jordan's Eldership and Maturity; Satan's War Against God's Sociological Image; and, The American Problem of Godly Familial Rule. A BYTE OF TORAH gopher://israel.nysernet.org:71/11/.list.moderators/zev/bytetorah See description in Mail-based Services. Back issues available via gopher to nysernet.org (1/Selected Gateways to many resources/NY - Israel project/Jews and Judaism/DevreiTorah/commentary/bytetorah) Back Issues: gopher://israel.nysernet.org:71/11/.list.moderators/zev/bytetorah EL CAMPEON [revised 4/96] http://www.forerunner.com/campeon/campeon.html The Spanish version of Champion (available in Spanish and English, from the Forerunner International site. Subjects include: Aborto; Children? (in English); Jesucristo, Carpintero?; Latino Contradictoria; Population Control? (in English). CANADIAN EVANGELICAL REVIEW [new 3/96] http://www.uottawa.ca/~s458507/ceta.html The official journal of the Canadian Evangelical Theological Association. The issue surveyed contained a CER interview with Ian S. Rennie, retiring Dean of the Ontario Theological Seminary; and book review on: The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, by Mark Noll; Teaching for Commitment: Liberal Education, Indoctrination & Christian Nurture, by Elmer Thiessen; and, Revisioning Evangelical Theology: A Fresh Agenda for the 21st Century, by Stanley J. Grenz. CARE NET PRESS RELEASES [new 7/97] http://www.goshen.net/CareNet/news.htm Provided by Care Net, pro-life network of pregnancy care centers and churches, proclaiming the Gospel and providing practical help to women, men and unborn children threatened by abortion in the United States and Canada. Care Net: http://www.goshen.net/CareNet/ CATALYST ONLINE [new 6/96] http://www.xc.org/icmc/catalyst/catalyst.htm A publication of the International Christian Media Commission. The issue surveyed includes the following articles: Journalism Training in Africa needs urgent support; Christian group plans Community Access Television in Canada; Ever needed an impartial review of software. New on-line resources may just have the information you need; ICRE makes final AGM plans ICMC's research arm meets in February and includes public sessions on using the Web for research; Turning Back the Clock. Old technology provides solution to radio battery life; Solving Book Distribution Problems in Latin America. A conference that hopes to find the answers to abiding problems facing two-thirds world book distributors; A tool for the moment. ICMC members, Kairos Multimedia, face the challenges ahead; Correspondents wanted. HCJB World Radio in Ecuador is seeking radio correspondents; New Middle East Television via satellite. SAT-7 project comes nearer to completion; Film tops 8 million audience. A Tanzanian experience; Another International Media Conference? Dave Adams makes the case for considering the next ICMC International media conference and Bill Thatcher reflects on what that might entail; Cyberfacts Data for the Information Age. A new approach to radio follow-up FEBC tries out on-line counselling via the World Wide Web; and, Traditional Media Plans for 2000 Communications Training in Thailand. Archive: http://www.xc.org/icmc/catalyst/backissu.htm ICMC Home Page: http://www.xc.org/icmc/ CBN PRESS RELEASES [new 4/96] http://www.the700club.org/cbn/pressrel/pressrel.html From the Christian Broadcasting Network, following is a sampling of reports available: Gary Dockery's Parents; Operation Blessing International Helps Flood Victims; The 700 Club to Air on Sundays in Nine U.S. Markets; The 700 Club to Air Special on American Missionaries; CBN Blitzes Alabama with the Gospel Message. CHALCEDON REPORT [new 4/96] http://www.forerunner.com/chalcedon/chalcedon.html This site, at Media House International, includes articles by Jay Rogers, director of Media House International, amd article by Andrew Sandlin, editor of the Chalcedon Report. THE CHAMPION [revised 4/96] http://www.forerunner.com/champion/champion.html From Forerunner international. Proclaiming the crown rights of Jesus. Subjects include: Imprecatory - Ziegler; John Knox; John Paul II; Jonathan Edwards; Keith Tucci - LCI; Martin NiemÜller; Millennial Hopes; Oliver Cromwell; Paradigm Shift 2000; Paradigm Shift Chart; Puritan America; Radical Left; Recon Manifesto; Sandlin - Christian Right?; Scottish Covenanters; Theonomy; U.S. 1990s; U.S. New's - millennial; and, World Evangelization. LA CHARRUE [new 4/96] http://www.bruderhof.org/french/charrue/index.htm Le Bruderhof. (French edition of The Plough magazine, provided by the Bruderhof Communities). CHRIST TO THE NATIONS MISSIONS NEWSLETTER [new 4/96] http://www.omnitel.net/robertas/newsltr.htm An international ministry with special focus on Lithuania, the Philippines, Cuba, and the United States. This is a newsletter to supporters and friends. THE CHRISTIAN ACTIVIST [new 3/96] http://www.ocf.org/TheChristianActivist/ Provided on the internet by the Orthodox Christian Foundation. Published by James Buchfuehrer, and edited by Frank Schaeffer. CHRISTIAN AMERICAN [new 4/96] http://www.cc.org/cc/camag/cahome.html Provided by the Christian Coalition. The issue surveyed contains the following articles: Primary Importance The Most Crucial Votes of 1996 Will Be Cast Long Before November, By Jeffrey M. Peyton; and, Priorities, by Ralph Reed. Search utility available. Archive: http://www.cc.org/cc/ca/capage.html CHRISTIAN CARE RESOURCES BULLETIN [new 3/96] http://www.execpc.com/~careres/ An newsletter on Christian counselling, posted approximately every other month to 2,500 pastors and Christian counselors across the U.S. and in a few other countries representing many denominations. Its purpose is provide short articles, book excerpts, bibiographies, book announcements, and other helpful items for those who work in pastoral care. CHRISTIAN COALITION NEWS [new 4/96] http://www.cc.org/cc/press/prespage.html Press releases from the Christian Coalition. The issue surveyed contains the following articles: Gentlemen's Quarterly Magazine Smears Christians; Union Official Corrects Bigoted Remark Against Christians; Local AFL-CIO attacks Christian Coalition. CHRISTIAN COMPUTING MAGAZINE http://www.ccmag.com/index.html The premier magazine in Christian computing. An extensive collection of articles, reporting on all aspects of computing of interest to Christians. There is an extensive archive, and a search utility is provided. Also, check the remove links CCM provides to Christian software vendors. CHRISTIAN DIGEST MAGAZINE & BOOKSTORE ON LINE [new 7/96] http://www.christiandigest.com/ Provided on line are liberal excerpts from the books being introduced for the month, most available from the bookstore. Subject areas that will be considered for review are Biography, Christing Living, Counseling, Issues and Ethics, Love and Marriage, Parenting and Family, Prayer and Devotional, Children, Teens, and Fiction. A cross-referencing system provides listings by author, title, and subject. At the time of our survey, works being reviewed are published by Tyndale House, Questar, Zondervan, Word, Barbour Books, InterVarsity Press, Victor Books, Bethany House, Moody, and Chariot. This site does not provide an exchaustive list of books from which to order, but rather focuses on giving the reader a thoughtful selection of books with meaty documentation to give one an opportunity to evaluate a work before buying it. Editor Drew Lawler also provides a link to local Christian bookstores via a connection to the CBA Member Bookstore Directory. He is also establishing forums for the following topics: Spread the Word; Readers Recommend; Personal Testimony; Questions and Answers; and, Favorite Verses. We like this site because of the innovative ideas that Drew Lawler has introduced, and the spirit of cooperation set forth. THE CHRISTIAN FOCUS [new 3/96] http://Christian-Focus.com/ The Voice of the Christian Community. A pro-family magazine with sections relating to education, finance, health, state, national and worldnews, who's who in America's churches, community view, family life, music, art and entertainment, a pastors' study, and travel. CHRISTIAN GROWTH NEWSLETTER [revised 3/96] http://www.olsen.ch/~dansmith/cgn.html CGN is no longer actively published, but an archive of the old issues is being added to on-line. A sampling of articles includes: Brainstorming: How Can We Use the Internet? Part II; Oh Be Careful Little Mouth, What You Say Stay Alert at All Times; Brainstorming: How Can We Use the Internet?; Thoughts on the California Earthquake of 1994; Hazy; Battle Ready; Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus. CHRISTIAN INTERNET RESOURCES [new 8/96] http://www.xir.com/index.shtml CIR is a major cooperative ministry shared by Atlantic City Rescue Mission, Alliance Defence Fund, Buckner Baptist Benevolence, Compass Direct, Concerned Women for America, ICMC, Insight for Living, Love Worth Finding (Dr. Adrian Rogers), Open Doors With Brother Andrew, Prison Fellowship Radio, SIM, Trans World Radio, Union Gospel Mission, and World Vision. This site features a number of "departments;" shared by these and other participating ministries who have devoted articles to them. Articles are also indexed by contributing organization. Christian Internet Resources has quite aptly applied innovation that makes for an exciting and most informative presentation. When visitors finally pull themselves away from this site it will not be done without an ample supply of super information. CIR's work will undoubtedly lead the way in which information is organized on the Christian web. Departments include: Christian Connections, International News, Christian Internet Radio (some real classics here), God at Work, www.breakpoint with Charles Colson, The Journal, Kids' Corner, Front Lines, Christian Mystery Theatre, The Political Pulse, Today in the World, Religious Liberty, Adrian Rogers Talks About..., Time to Get Serious, Post Cards, News, Leaders, and Good Stuff. A most orderly site which has awards to its credit. We give CIR our unofficial award of excellence too. Index: http://www.xir.com/cirtext.html CHRISTIAN NEWS NORTHWEST [new 7/97] http://www.webroute.com/cnnw/ CNN is a monthly tabloid-sized newspaper serving the evangelical Christian community in Portland and Salem, Ore., Vancouver, Wash., and dozens of surrounding communities throughout northwest and central Oregon and southwest Washington. The ministry news-oriented publication is available free of charge at about 850 locations, including hundreds of churches as well as bookstores, agencies, libraries, schools, businesses and public locations. The CNN site provides information under the following categories: About CNNW, Feature Articles, Calendar of Events, Advertising, How to Subscribe, and, Talk to Us. Articles on line at the time of our survey include: Next Heritage Month May Lack Kitzhaber Nod; Ministry Targets Street-walking Women; Opportunities for Workplace Ministry Grow; Court Keeps Battleground Church Open; Group Aims to Fill Potential Local Music Gap; and, Networkers Offered Insights Into Their Work. CNN also provides links to four other sites that are members of the Christian Newspaper Association. CHRISTIAN REFORMED WORLD RELIEF COMMITTEE CRWRCYBERNEWS [new 4/96] http://www.grfn.org/religion/crc/crcMissionNews.html Articles from the sample surveyed include: Let Your Heart Burn!; Disaster Response Update; Free a Family Through CRWRC; CRWRC--Guinea and TNT-Labe -- Income Earning Project Takes Off; Dominican Republic: DesCo -- Meet Jean Jaques -- Reading, Writing, and Riding; and, Prayer Requests. CHRISTIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE NEWSLETTER http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-home.html Reprinted articles from the Christian Research Institute's newsletter. CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-home.html Published by an established leader in Christian apologetics and cult awareness ministries, included in the archive are reprints from the Christian Research Institute's major magazine. CHRISTIAN SCHOLAR'S REVIEW [new 3/96] http://www.hope.edu/resources/csr/ The Christian scholar, experiencing the redemptive love of God and welcoming the enriching perspective of divine revelation, accepts as part of his or her vocation the obligation not only to pursue an academic discipline but also to contribute toward a broader and more unified understanding of life and the world. Objectives are to integrate Christian faith and learning on both the intra- and inter- disciplinary levels, to provide a forum for the discussion of the theoretical issues of Christian higher education, to encourage communication and understanding both among Christian scholars, and between them and others. CHRISTIANITY NEWSPAPER [new 3/96] http://www.kapatel.gr/press/christ/ef_ag.htm An important Christian newspaper from Greece, supporting a broad circulation around the world, now available in three languages here on the internet. Sample articles include: The Good Year Begins And Ends Up With Jesus Christ, by Leonidas Fengos; The Gospel Was Written in Greek: Eight Jews Along ith a Greek Man Have Written The Gospel in the Greek Language; Do Not Be Afraid - Jesus Christ Is Alive; Christ Loves You And Calls You, by K. Kondilis; To a New Horizon with New Visions. Christian Testimony includes: ...Now the Kingdom of Heaven Suffers Violence and the Violence Take It by Force; "Blessed is the Man Who Walks Not in the Counsel of the Ungodly, Nor Stands in the Path of Sinners, Nor Sits in the Seat of the Scornful" What the Word of God Does Not Say--"That We Should Not Examine Churches Doctrines", and, Love is a Medicine for Longevity and Remedy. Greek: http://www.kapatel.gr/press/christ/ef_gr.htm Spanish (Cristianismo): http://www.kapatel.gr/press/christ/ef_sp.htm CHUCK COLSON'S BREAKPOINT COMMENTARIES ftp://ftp.cs.albany.edu/pub/ault/bp The daily BreakPoint posts have been suspended, but the old archives remain at these sites. ICLnet Web: http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/breakpoint/bp.html ICLnet aFTP: CHURCHTEC REPRINTS AND TECHNICAL ARTICLES [revised 3/96] http://www.loclnet.com/kovach/team2watch/tech.html Available from Fred and Crystal Kovacs, missionaries of the Asemblies of God at ICI Univesity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Contents] [Next Section ] [Comments] [Pointing the Way] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This document copyright (c) 1994-1996 by ICLnet. Reproduction and/or distribution for non-commercial purposes is permissible providing that the guide is left fully intact. 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