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You Expect Me to Believe That?
– In the beginning there was nothing. And suddenly for no reason nothing exploded and created everything. You expect me to believe that? – At some point, by chance the right chemicals happened to float together at just the right moment to … Continue reading
FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE WITH DAILY BIBLE READING
The Bereans “received the word with all eagerness,” and did so on a daily basis (Acts 17:11). According to Luke, this made them “more noble than those in Thessalonica.” Of course, even as implied in this verse, it was no … Continue reading
“The Be All, End All?”
Neil Skallan of the United Kingdom has set the record again. His first Guinness World Record was set in 2016; in 2017 he broke that record, and again in 2018. The record he holds is for owning the most Monopoly … Continue reading
Truth and Integrity
In a court of law, the judge, attorney, and jury are seeking to get at the truth. Witnesses are sworn to tell the truth. Perjury is a criminal offense punishable by incarceration. Parents want their children to tell … Continue reading
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
For more than thirty years I have been trudging down to the gym several times a week to pump iron, bike, and swim laps. Don’t think I report that boastfully: on the contrary, I’m not trying to bulk up or … Continue reading
Want a Happy NEW Year? Take Time For God!
Have a Happy NEW Year! Let us all make it a really NEW…NOT just another year…not the same-ole same- ole…but a really joyous and happy NEW (different, better) Year. Let us get rid of all the old baggage and junk … Continue reading
Jesus: Pure and Simple He is the Same – Yesterday, Today, and Forever
Hebrews 13:7-9 While we were living in Romania, our family and one of the families on our mission team took a vacation to the Black Sea coast. We rented a van and I was driving. We were driving through the … Continue reading
Obadiah – God Hates Pride
A Roman poet named Ovid wrote a poem called Metamorphoses, in 8 AD. Eight years after Jesus came to earth. The third book of the poem tells about a handsome young man who spurned the advances of a number of … Continue reading
Our Awesome God is Merciful
Back in June, Rachel and I went to see my brother and his family because his youngest daughter was graduating from high school. You all know that I am an amateur historian and I knew that the Appomattox Court House … Continue reading
“Immanuel”
It is an amazing concept to think of a deity existing in the womb of a woman. But it did happen: “God sent forth His Son, born of a woman” (Galatians 4:4). The child was to be called “Immanuel, which … Continue reading