(…continued) “We know that moral character gets formed through hardship, through overcoming obstacles, through enduring despite difficulties. Courage, for example, would be impossible in a world without pain. The apostle Paul testified to this refining quality of suffering when he wrote that ‘suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.’ “Let’s […]
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By best-selling author Lee Strobel with Boston College philosophy professor and author Peter Kreeft ———————– “Is God really ‘all-good’ as Christians believe?” Peter Kreeft was asked by Lee Strobel. “Good is a notoriously tricky word,” Peter Kreeft began, “because even in human affairs there’s such a wide range of meaning. But the
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Adapted from John Piper at: http://www.desiringgod.org —————————- Genesis 1:27 — God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God made humans in his image so that the world would be filled with reflectors of God– ‘images’ of God. There are
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Above painting: The Creation of Adam, 1512, Michaelangelo, ————————— What Does it Mean to Be Made in the Image of God? By journalist and author, Lee Strobel That humans are made in the image of God is one of the most important Biblical revelations for Christians — and it is also one that
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There are not many words in today’s meditation, but a terrific three minute video clip showing one of the wonders of God’s creation. This is from the BBC series Planet Earth (2006 and 2016). When narrator David Attenborough first saw this clip he thought it was a computer generated fake. Mere “survival of the fittest”
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Two readings by Alvin Rogness: When, during the French revolution, the prison doors of the Bastille were battered down, the prisoners were free to leave. Many, long imprisoned and accustomed to the routine of their cells, were afraid to leave. This is the plight of humanity. In the imagery of the
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“LIFE IN THE WOMB (nine months in four minutes)” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7kaw40pPYw&feature=youtu.be&t=14s Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD1gW88Lm-Y ******************************************* PSALM 139:1-6…13-18…23-24: 1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
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In the doctrine of the Trinity we are faced with how little we are able to understand the greatness and complexity of God. We begin our worship service each Sunday morning “In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” but the Bible tells us there is
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For the fun of it, start with Who’ll Stop the Rain by John Fogerty, recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1970; (even though this song isn’t really about rain, it’s a really good song, and it does mention rain): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIPan-rEQJA ————————– By John Piper, A Godward Life, Book Two, 1999, Multnomah Press, pages 28-30.
1073) “Long As I Remember, the Rain Been Coming Down”– Why? Read More »
Above: The SETI (Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) project has not yet heard anything from anyone in any of these huge radio signal receivers. ********************************* Astronomers have long searched the sky for evidence that we’re not alone. But new research is suggesting we may be one of a kind, says John Stonestreet in his March 11,
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