The following is reprinted from the National Religious Broadcasters email.

With national polls indicating a profound slump in approval ratings for President Bush and Congress, Americans seem to be unaware of their leaders’ efforts. In response, the White House is providing a list of the President’s recent accomplishments, many of which undergird the American family and culture of life. Following is the list in its entirety for your review:

* President signed Broadcast Decency Act in White House ceremony;

* President welcomed the snowflake children and adult stem cell patients to an East Room speech on stem cells;

* President issued a statement of administration policy on Mount Soledad strongly in support of Rep. Duncan Hunter;

* President issued a statement of administration policy in opposition to Internet gambling;

* President issued a statement of administration policy strongly in support of the House federal marriage amendment;

* President held Oval Office meeting and signing for the protection of the flag display in housing communities across the country;

* President issued a statement of administration policy strongly in support of the flag protection amendment;

* President issued a statement of administration policy strongly in support of Adam Walsh child exploitation bill; will follow with a bill signing this week;

* President renominated Ambassador John Bolton to the United Nations; hearing is today;

* President spoke on line item veto legislation; vote expected just after the August recess;

* President proposed a major new school choice/school voucher program;

* President nominated sixteen more federal judges;

* President issued new welfare reform implementation plan stressing work and family.

The following is from an email sent from The National Religious Broadcasters.

A bill that would limit the remedy to injunctive relief and deny attorneys’ fees in a civil action against a state or local official in cases of public expression of religion has been temporally stalled in committee. Further discussion on Rep. John Hostettler’s (R-IN) bill entitled Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005 (HR 2679) was cut off when the Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) lacked a quorum of members needed to continue discussion in a late afternoon meeting. The bill will likely come up for a vote in committee after the congressional August recess, preparing its way for full House approval yet this year.

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Pictured (L-R): Mr. Derek Hill, Head of Production (BFBS); Dr. J.I. Packer, General Editor (ESV Bible); and Dr. Lane T. Dennis, President (Crossway Bibles)

One of my favorite publishers, Crossway Books & Bibles is celebrating the growth of their latest bible - the ESV version. Last year I received a copy of this bible myself and I love it. Join me in rejoicing at the growth of its distribution.

Crossway Bibles and The United Bible Societies

Celebrate Growth of ESV Bible Worldwide

Wheaton, IL—The growth of the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible is no secret; neither is it an exclusively American phenomenon. On July 9, 2006, representatives of The United Bible Societies (UBS) worldwide, gathered with representatives of Crossway Bibles in Denver, Colorado to celebrate the progress of the ESV Bible in their countries and regions. Over a quarter of a million ESV Bibles are now in print through the partnership of Crossway, the British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS), and The UBS.

“I find myself suspecting very strongly that this was the most important thing that I have done for the Kingdom and that the product of our labors is perhaps the biggest milestone in Bible translation in the past fifty years or more.”

Bible Society representatives from Nigeria, Kenya, New Zealand, Philippines, and Singapore all reported on the impact of the ESV in their areas. In Nigeria, the ESV has already been endorsed by the largest Christian church, the Redeemed Christian Church of God. In Singapore, the ESV has been selected as the translation for the national cathedral of the Anglican Church. The Bible Societies in these countries, each of which has a large English speaking constituency, are turning to the ESV as an essentially literal translation to meet the needs of the church in their countries.

“In so many countries in Africa and Asia, people are finding that the ESV really resonates with them,” explained Derek Hill, Head of Production Services at the British and Foreign Bible Society, to an audience of more than 40 Bible Society representatives.

Crossway Books & Bibles is an internationally-recognized publisher of Gospel literature, Christian books, and the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible. For more information on Crossway Books & Bibles, visit www.crossway.com. For more information on the ESV Bible, visit www.esv.org.

The United Bible Societies is a worldwide fellowship of Bible Societies. The UBS fellowship has 141 member Bible Societies, working together in more than 200 countries. For more information, visit www.biblesociety.org.

This week I had the opportunity to interview a very talented musician and blogger.

In this very special interview with Stacey Krejci you will not only hear some great music, but also hear about why Stacey blogs, what he thinks of the blogosphere - how he uses the blogosphere and his blog, and how you can now download all of his wonderful music for free.

Tell a friend to tune in and listen today!

Visit Stacey’s website The Digitally Estranged

Listener note: Near the end of the interview you will hear me say “Oh my God…” and then it may sound like I was distracted…it’s because I was. The reason - there was a HUGE bug in my studio totally distracting me.

And Stacey was nice enough to stay on the phone and keep me calm, as I decided how to confront this most ugly and evil looking creepy critter

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The  following is exclusively from VOM Media.

On June 6, 2006, Nasir Ashraf, a Christian stone mason, was brutally attacked by militant Muslims just outside Lahore. While working on the construction of a room at a school near Manga Mandi in Pakistan, Nasir took a break after becoming thirsty. He drew water and drank from a glass chained to a cemented public water tank next to a mosque, which was reserved for “all” poor people. Returning to the construction site, a Muslim man asked him, “Why did you drink water from this glass since you are a Christian?” The man accused Nasir of polluting the glass. The Muslim man yanked the glass off the iron chain, broke it and threw it in a garbage can. The man summoned other militant Muslims to the scene, furiously saying, “This Christian polluted our glass.” Hearing this, the incensed mob began beating Nasir, yelling that a Christian dog drank water from their glass.