(continued…) When I was a child, it never would have occurred to me to be afraid of God. After all, every week at Sunday School in the old church basement we sang “Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” But the more I have seen of the world and […]
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Above left: Clarence Oddbody, George Bailey’s guardian angel ————————– In Luke 1:26-38 an angel of the Lord appeared to Mary to tell her that she, a virgin, would be giving birth to Jesus, the Son of God, whose ‘kingdom will never end.’ In verse thirty, the angel says to Mary,
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Pictured above: A slug ******************************* By C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity The Second Person in God, the Son, became human Himself: he was born into the world as an actual man– a real man of a particular height, with hair of a particular color, speaking a particular language, weighing so many pounds.
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In three previous meditations I have expressed my enthusiasm for and appreciation of The John 10:10 Project ( https://thejohn1010project.com/ ). I hope you have taken the time to view some of their 200 wonderful videos. They specializing in portraying the wonders of God’s amazing creation, but they explore other subjects as well. All
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) ruled France for ten years, and in that time, conquered almost all of Europe. Then, after being forced out of power, Napoleon spent the last six years of his life exiled to the remote island of St. Helena. Accompanying him was his long-time, trusted aide, General Henri Bertrand. Bertrand kept an extensive
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(…continued) From beginning to end, and all the while in between, life is filled with sacrifices for others and for ourselves. In school, if you want to make the team or make the honor roll, you will have to make sacrifices to work harder. If you want to get ahead on the job,
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Painting above: Rembrandt, Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, 1635 One of the strange things about the Bible is that it contains so much about sacrificing. Animals are being slaughtered all the way through the Old Testament, and then burned as sacrifices to God; and oftentimes after the blood is drained out, it is sprinkled on
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Do you recognize the man shown above? Probably not, though as emperor of the great Roman Empire, he was at one time the most powerful man on earth. Diocletian (245-311) ruled as Roman emperor from 284-305 A. D. His reign brought many changes to the Roman Empire, and some were innovative and beneficial.
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Anglican priest John Stott (1921-2011) was one of the most influential Christians of the 20th century. The following ‘eight basic claims of the Christian Faith’ are from his best-selling book Basic Christianity. Christianity is Christ Who Christ is and what he has done are the rock upon which the Christian religion is built. He said
(…continued) Here is how to enjoy The Chosen. Begin watching it like you would watch any other movie. Let the story unfold before you without thinking you know all about it already. Get to know the characters and their stories and their personality, without always asking “Where is that in the Bible?” The movie
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