Date registered: January 9, 2014
Nov 23
It should be one of the easiest things to do, to just be thankful; for the abundance this nation has, but it appears that not all are so grateful. We have so much national health, that our poverty is above the national level of many nation’s average income! People are leaving their home counties, traveling …
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Nov 19
The days of the week are numbered, but many people fail to understand that Sunday is “the first day of the week.” The reason for this is easy to understand. Our thinking is centered around the work week and Monday is the first day of the week for most people; therefore, it is easy to …
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Nov 12
The title is a relative question as it has within it the word “too” which is defined by the young to mean one age and the older folks to mean another age. Some years ago, when teaching a Bible class, I pointed out just how old “old” is keeps changing. When I was fifteen, forty …
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Nov 05
You know, as you read the title under which this article is written, you may be thinking, “We do have but one life to live!” The thought is, so many folks live as though they believe that they have many lives to live! In other words, if we do not get it right this time, …
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Oct 29
Over the last year we have heard and read more than desired about the election that is only days away as you read this article. So, at the beginning let it be known this article is not about any party candidate. This article is about the Christian and our relationship to those in authority in …
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Oct 22
To those who understand, there is no name sweeter than that of Jesus! John Henry Newton (July 24, 1725 – December 21, 1807) in 1774 (or 1779) wrote the words to a beautiful song entitled: “How sweet the name of Jesus Sounds.” Some of the words are: “How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds, In …
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Oct 15
One of the sweetest thoughts is that of forgiveness! It is learned at an early age and we never outgrow it. If you will “forgive” me I will use a personal story to help make the point. The earliest event I remember wherein I desired forgiveness occurred when I was about five or six years …
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Oct 08
Just what does the word “liberal” mean as it relates to “the teaching of Christ?” It is hard to give a definition to the word liberal when it comes to “the teaching of Christ” from a dictionary. This is the case because the word is looked at from a political point of few most of …
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Oct 01
“Oh that is just your interpretation!” And with these words many Bible conversations end, when they should be just starting. It is truly amazing how many conversations end when the magical words are spoken. Hid within the magical words is a fatal error which is generally mis-understood by most who use these magical words. So, …
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Sep 24
The question has appeared in a number of forms, “Can we understand the Bible alike?”. Then, someone says, “If we understand it, it will be alike!” It is true, if two people read the same thing but reach two different conclusions as to what it is saying, it is true that at least one of …
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