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  "It's just sad to see that in this day and age, the most offensive thing on a shirt can be what people see as a religious symbol." Stephanie Bennis. What's that all about you say? Well it seems that Stephanie, a senior at Penn State University, has created quite a little stir among the Nittany Lion faithful. Apparently every year Penn State has what they call a, "White Out" game at one of the football teams regular season games. If you're not familiar with the Nittany Lion's football team, they are nationally ranked down in the States and their uniform is a simple white jersey with a number on it, and a simple white helmet with a blue stripe running down the middle. To celebrate the white out game all 100,000 fans who attend wear white, creating as you can imagine, a sea of white in t...

Central Heights is a vision of God and we exist to savour, strengthen and share that vision. 1.    Savour - we savour God as we worship Him, exalt Him, and declare His glory. Our facility should enhance our worship experience by pointing and directing our attention to God. It should reflect our view of His worth, glory and value which then results in the praise of His name. When we declare the greatness of God and proclaim His glory, but our building is worn out, tired and lacking aesthetically it sends an inconsistent message of who God is and how we view Him. Not only should the facility enhance worship, but it should make the transition from the curb to the pew easy and pleasant as people enter into our building.   2.    Strengthen - we strengthen people in God as we educate and disc...

Have you seen the story about Professor Lawrence Scott Ward, a marketing professor from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business? Apparently the good professor is going to be doing some hard time for making child pornography and lying to authorities regarding a Brazilian teen he was trying to smuggle into the United States. Officials say Ward has preyed on teenage boys from around the globe for years. His sentence is for 25 years and as he is 66 years old he may never get out of jail. I hope for his sake he gets help while in prison and can make peace with God, but he is where he needs to be for the good of society. Two things about this report from Fox news entitled "Ivy League Professor Gets 25 Years for Making Child Pornography by Exploiting the Poor!" concern me tho...