Pictured above: Rebekka, Eti and Ratna ************************* Philippians 1:12-14 —  Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel.  As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.  And because of my […]
1666) In Chains for Christ Read More »
Matthew 21:33-46: (Jesus said), “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard.  He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.  Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to
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By Joshua Rogers, August 28, 2017, at:  www.joshuarogers.com    I can’t picture the Holy Spirit.  I want to, but I just can’t.    Jesus is different.  I can see Him in my imagination: a Middle Eastern man with black hair, a beard, and smile wrinkles on His face (there are probably scars on
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AN OLD STORY (author unknown): Â Â Â There was a group of women in a Bible study on the book of Malachi. Â As they were studying chapter three they came across the third verse which says, “He will sit like a refiner and purifier of silver.” Â This verse puzzled the women and they wondered what
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“THE MORE WE LIE THE EASIER IT BECOMES” By Julie Borg, posted 11-1-16 at http://www.wng.org —————–    Every time Pinocchio lied, his nose grew longer.  Of course, a real boy’s nose does not change when he lies, but his brain might, according to a new research study published in Nature Neuroscience.   Â
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See above: Or, we could try the Ten Commandments… —————————– From “How the Ten Commandments Stop Us From Cheating” by Christian B. Miller, October 18, 2016, at: http://www.christianity.com .  Miller is professor of philosophy at Wake Forest University. He is the director of the Character Project and the philosophy director of the Beacon Project ——————————- Â
1292) No Cheating! Read More »
   God wants us to be good.  When we obey his commands, life is better for ourselves and those around us.  That is why God gives the commandments in the first place.     In the Bible, as in the home, there are a variety of motivators described to encourage our obedience.  There
1228) God Wants Us to Be Good– For Our Own Sake Read More »
Painting above:Â Nicodemus Visiting Jesus, Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1899 ************************** Â Â Â (…continued) Â John records no further questions or comments by Nicodemus in this conversation, but I think we can safely assume that Nicodemus liked what he heard from Jesus. Â His name appears two more times in the Gospel of John. Â In chapter seven, the
1226) The First Saint Nick (b) Read More »
   The wireless mic I wear every Sunday when I lead worship makes me nervous.  A couple times I have forgotten to turn it off after the service, and my conversations out in the hall were broadcast for all who hear.  When I was told that my mic was on, I immediately shut my
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It is you alone who are to be feared.  Who can stand before you when you are angry?  From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet, when you, God, rose up to judge.  –Psalm 76:7-9a ————    (…continued)  The Psalmist was terrified at the thought of such an accounting before God and
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