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obama_sm.jpgBarack Obama receives a great deal of media attention. Depending on where you get your news, the words of Barack Obama will excite or incite. But what we often forget is that we only hear what sound bites the media wants us to hear. You may be surprised to learn what Obama recently said in the opening address at the Call to Renewal's Building a Covenant for a New America conference. Read his remarks in their entirety. Then let us know what you think at editor@thegathering.com.

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Keynote Address

Pentecost 2006

Do Democrats have a God problem?

language_god_sm.jpgDr. Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world's leading scientists. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God and scripture.

For many years Dr. Collins kept his views largely to himself, as he helped oversee the Human Genome Project's stunning sequencing of the code of life. Now, in what may be the most important melding of reason and revelation since C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity, Dr. Collins explains himself in detail. The Language of God makes the case for God and for science. Dr. Collins considers and rejects several positions along the spectrum from atheism to young-earth creationism -- including agnosticism and Intelligent Design. Instead, he proposes a new synthesis, a new way to think about an active, caring God who created humankind through evolutionary processes. The Language of God is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of all: Why are we here? How did we get here? And what does life mean?

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conf_06_sm.jpgOne of the wonderful things about The Gathering Conference is that you have great choices and great speakers. From incredible Bible teaching and impactful worship music to legal updates and scientific debates, you will definitely fill your day with the invigorating and the inspiring. Take a quick glimpse in our last newsletter for a few of the conference highlights planned with you in mind.

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joelrosenberg_sm.jpgUS News and World Report has called Rosenberg "a modern Nostradamus." He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Jihad, The Last Days and The Ezekiel Option, with more than one million copies in print. His blog is filled with interviews and essays on what's happening politically in the world today and how it relates to Biblical prophecy and the end times.

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alliance_marriage_sm.jpgFatherless families has reached epidemic levels in the United States, and research now shows that the percentage of fatherless families in a community more reliably predicts that community's rate of violent crime than any other factor, including race. Check out the Alliance for Marriage's website and the amazing work going on to bring back intact families in our country. Led by Matthew Daniels, who was raised in Spanish Harlem without a father, AFM has caught widespread attention, from the Wall Street Journal to Time magazine to USA Today and the LA Times. AFM exists to educate and promote reforms designed to strengthen the institution of marriage and restore a culture of married fatherhood in American society. Visit the site now!

If this interests you, you can also check out www.belmontfoundation.org and read Don Miller's autobiography on growing up fatherless, To Own A Dragon, at Amazon. Don will be at The Gathering conference in Scottsdale.

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Read Don Miller's autobiography

god_harvard_sm.jpgIf you have come to the conclusion that the academic world is full of skeptics and empty of the faithful, then take the time to read this book and see how God is using Christians in and around academia to provide a joyous sense of hope and inspiration. In her follow-up to best-seller Finding God at Harvard, Kelly's style of writing is easy to follow, as well as delightfully funny at times, while also speaking insightfully into our culture's quest for truth. Her personal journey includes the incredible story of how The Veritas Forum was founded at Harvard and has grown to more than 60 other campuses. Daniel Cho, Executive Director of The Veritas Forum adds: "It is our prayer that this book will share a part of the marvelous story of God's hope arising from within our universities, and in so doing, will help bring Christ back to the center of hearts and minds of many on campus."

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