Frankly Speaking...
Christian Living and Current Events Commentaries from a Biblical Perspective
by Frank Allnutt

The Koran-Burners and a Letter from Jesus
On September 11, the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, plans to burn copies of the Koran (Qur’an), the primary religious text of Islam.

Dove’s pastor, Terry Jones, cites Acts 19:19 which he contends is an example to be followed. I agree—but what Jones gets out of that verse and what I get are two different messages. I’ll elaborate on this in the following paragraphs. And, further on, I will bring into the dialogue a letter from Jesus to the Ephesians in Revelation that is not mentioned by Jones but should be understood in the context of Acts 19 and his Koran-burning.
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Is Barack Obama a Christian?
Recent opinion polls, bolstered by President Obama’s regards for the proposed Mosque at Ground Zero, has re-ignited the question of his faith: is Obama a Christian or a Muslim?

Obviously, many questions remain to be asked and answered, among some of my own questions:

If Obama did break from the strong Islamic influences of his early years to become a Christian, I wonder why.

Did Obama really favor Jesus over Muhammad? Why?

Did Obama really favor Christianity over Islam? Why?

Does Obama favor the Christian Bible over the Koran? Why or why not?

So, what about it? Is Barack Obama really a Christian?

With apologies to former President Bill Clinton, that depends on what “is” is! More >

That Unmentionable "S-Word"
It’s a word rarely uttered by non-Christians and one that is grossly misunderstood by many Christians.

Would it surprise anyone that this unmentionable S-word is mentioned less in America than the F-word...or even the N-word?

No, it’s not a four-letter word, it’s a three-letter word. And, while it is all but absent from the vocabulary of secular society and deemed by some as provincial or even archaic when uttered from the lips or flowing from the pens of Christians, it is prolific in the Bible; indeed, it is a major doctrine of the Bible.

The word is “sin.”

"Sin!" I can imagine some Christians might exclaim. "Who wants to talk about sin? Let's just sing praises to the Lord and talk about how wonderful Jesus is!" More >