Last month we began a series of articles on the "Armor of God." You and I are engaged in a desperate warfare: a spiritual warfare. If we are not properly prepared, we are sitting ducks.

We are presently engaged in warfare. Did you realize that? Are you equipped and prepared? Or are you a sitting duck?

For several months now we have been exploring the importance of being "transformed by the renewing of our minds." (Romans 12:1-2) We have probed into what exactly our minds are, what mind renewal really means, and why mind renewal is so vitally important.

At press time, it looks as if Boris Yeltsin will win the election in Russia. While this appears to be the least threatening of the alternatives from a U.S. viewpoint, it is significant to recognize that the nuclear threat to the United States has never been greater.

Near the town of Tarhunah, Muammar El Gaddafi is again building a nerve-gas plant just like the one at Rabta.

Over the last couple of months we have been exploring the importance of "renewing our minds" (Romans 12:1-2).

Recently, the State of Colorado has been attempting to entirely rewrite its children's code. As a part of the proposed changes, language was introduced by pro-family legislators to protect parents' rights and prevent unwarranted state intrusion into family life. This legislation was killed in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Freud's controversial ideas have had vast implications far beyond psychiatry alone.

"I always wondered why Christians were not more noticeable in the world."

On May 24 (the 6th of Sivan on the Jewish calendar) Israel will celebrate Hag Ha Shavout, the Feast of Weeks, or the Feast of Pentecost.

What sin has probably caused more pain than any other? A well-qualified candidate is Gossip! It is, in its most formal form, a violation of "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour."

This is a poem included in an article entitled, The Most Painful Sin, which was first published in the April 1996 edition of Personal Update

Continuing our series on "being transformed by the renewing of our minds" (Rom 12:1-2), let's explore how God brings this mind renewal about.

The Triumphal Entry involves one of the most astonishing passages in the entire Bible!

As we continue our series on being "transformed by the renewing of our minds," from Romans 12:1-2, I'd like to explore a few more reasons why mind renewal is so very important.

"...the world's preeminent nuclear power is now Moscow."

Chuck, you've got to be kidding! That's often the reaction by some to the idea that we take the Long Day of Joshua seriously.

We frequently use the familiar term gospel, or good news. Where is the first place it appears in the Bible? The answer may surprise you.

In addition to the destabilizing "Peace Process" being forced upon Israel, there are other forces unsettling the volatile Middle East. Rulers who have ruled the Muslim world for decades are growing old, embattled, and in poor health--and the experts are unclear as to who the likely candidates are that will replace them.

Romans 12:1-2 tells us that the way we are "transformed," the way we learn to live Christ's Life, is by the renewing of our minds - putting off our own negative and corrupt thinking and putting on God's Thoughts. As we continue in our series on being transformed by the renewing of our minds , we want to cover two important questions.