Who Needs a Savior?

By Max Lucado MAN CANNOT COPE WITH GUILT ALONE. When I was ten years old, I had a puppy named Tina. You would have loved her. She was the perfect pet. An irresistible, pug-nosed Pekingese pup. One ear fell over…

From the Editor's Desk

Vol. 3 No. 1 IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU’VE READ THE MANDATE, WELCOME! IF YOU’RE A RETURNING READER, WELCOME BACK! Whether you’re a new student or a returning student, you may be going through culture shock and adjusting…

News From China - Vol. 3 No. 1

RAILWAY PROJECTS China has mapped out one of the world’s largest railway projects, expected to be completed in the next five years. The mid-term goal is to bridge the northeastern provinces with the southeastern metropolis of Shanghai by building…

News From China's Church - Vol. 3 No. 1

STUDENTS HOPE TO GATHER IN TIANANMEN Large numbers of university students in China are examining the claims of Christianity and putting aside their skepticism about what they formerly considered “superstition.” One Bible study group, which started out with five…

America's Schools Began With Christian Education

The founders of the United States believed that useful education – that which produced liberty – must have its foundation in Christianity by Stephen McDowell THE FOUNDERS OF THE UNITED STATES were very much aware of the relation of education…

Christian Education: The system for any country that wants to be free

by Stephen K. McDowell & Mark A. Beliles THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL IN A NATION SHOULD SIMPLY BE AN EXTENSION OF THE EDUCATIONAL ROLE OF THE HOME. Israel vs. Pagan Nations Jewish children were taught in the home until…

Do You Have a Creator?

The fundamental laws of probability answer, “Yes, you do!” by Dave Bovenmyer “ACTUALLY NO ONE CAN PROVE THAT GOD EXISTS,” MY UNCLE BOLDLY STATED TO THE ENTIRE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS. “IN FACT, WE REALLY CAN’T PROVE ANYTHING, NOT EVEN THAT…

Help! I've Got Culture Shock!

A Chinese student struggles to adjust to life overseas by Lin Jie* WHEN I GLANCED AT THE CALENDAR, I WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER IT WOULD SOON BE THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AT HOME. Heaven and earth are broad and wide, Yet…

Men of Science, Men of God

By Dr. Henry M. Morris In the six decades of the 19th century before the appearance of Darwin’s Origin of Species, the climate of the western world was increasingly one of religious skepticism. The industrial revolution had fostered a climate…

More Than a Teacher's Love

A Chinese student finds a family in America by Lee Ishin* IN FALL 1984, I CAME TO THE CITY, THUS BEGINNING LIFE AS A FOREIGN STUDENT. VERY FEW STUDENTS IN THIS PARTICULAR CITY CAME FROM MAINLAND CHINA; THERE WERE ONLY…

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Freedom

The Model of Christian Liberty. This DVD includes “Dawn’s Early Light: A Brief History of America’s Christian Foundations” and bonus features.

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The Beast of Revelation: Identified

Featuring Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry at the 1999 Ligonier conference

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The Silent Scream

Ronald Reagan changed his view as a result of watching The Silent Scream – a movie he considered so powerful and convicting that he screened it at the White House.