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Here is the fifth message from the book of James, on chapter 2:14-26. I delivered it as interim pastor at First Baptist, Madisonville, TX. This passage deals famously with the relationship between faith and works. “If a man has faith but no works, can faith save him?”
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A Jerry Johnson Live broadcast from June 10, 2008: Some on issues at the SBC, some on the death of desabled human value advocate Harriet Johnson, and some on McCain, Obama, and congress trying to steal oil company profits.

Three words: conflict of interest. There is no more comprehensive or practical tool for identifying ethically indefensible behavior than conflict of interest. Yet its significance is often overlooked and its implications ignored. The New York Times published a story (click here to read it) on June 6, 2008 dealing with exactly this problem in a couple of research professors from Harvard’s medical school. Apparently they have been doing pediatric research on the use of anti-psychotic drugs (yes, anti-psychotic drugs in children, which the Times claims has increased some forty-fold in part because of this research) while failing to report substantial income from the drug companies who benefit from successful test results. Of course, the scientists claim objectivity Read the rest of this entry »