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Funny thing about grief, it never really goes away. It will recede and the background noise of daily living will make it imperceptible most of the time, and you do learn to laugh, to be happy, and to feel the joy of life again. But then something happens, and grief comes storming back to remind…
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I gave this talk as an introduction to prayer of blessing for what we call the LORD’s Supper, or the Eucharist. The first part was before the bread and the second part was before the wine. I think it is appropriate for this Easter. ***** Good Grief! I’ve heard that exclamation all of my life…
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I watched Wes Huff’s Youtube video The Gospel of Mark is missing its ending? Let me explain…, and I found it very interesting. In his video, he explained that Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus are the two oldest copies of the Bible and were produced around 350 AD. Both of these copies have Mark 16:9-20…
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I was browsing a used bookstore the other day and came across a book titled Philosophy 100 Essential Thinkers. I scanned the table of contents and saw that Ayn Rand was not listed among them. I found this odd since she has had, and is having, a great deal of influence on many of the…
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I’ve been rereading Victor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. It is an excellent book. After I had been reading it for a while, I was also watching Dr David Wood’s YouTube video on George Orwell’s 1940 review of Mein Kompf. What I found interesting was in last section where Orwell said, “human beings don’t only want…
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In chapter one of the book of Acts just before Christ ascension back to the Father, the Apostles asked Jesus, “Will you now restore the Kingdom of Israel?” After three years of following Jesus, seeing him resurrected, and touching the nail prints in his hands, they still didn’t get it. Even after Pentecost and the…
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It is often asked “Where is God’s justice?” We look to God to right every wrong and to prevent every hardship. We fail to recall that God placed us to have dominion over the world and from that power He expects us to dispense justice as His representative. If there is a lack of justice,…
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People, especially non-Christians, like to point to Matthew 7:1 and tell us not to judge. They usually use this to excuse all sorts of sin and evil. But if you look at the next verse you realize this is a misapplication of scripture. Jesus is not telling us to ignore sin but to realize we…
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Many like to think they have courage, but really don’t. Because courage is not the normal state. Courage requires soul searching and preparation of the body, the heart and the mind. People like to point to soldiers and first responders many acts of courage, but you must realize they have years of training and every…
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The gifts of the Holy Spirit were one of the most contentious parts of first century Christianity. It is still so twenty centuries later. By gifts of the Spirit, I’m referring to working miracles and outward signs. These gifts are enumerated by the Apostle Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians. The most noted…
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There is a story – the truth of which is questionable – about Schrödinger. It claims that his doctoral dissertation was so advanced and revolutionary that none of the evaluation committee could understand it. So, they asked Einstein to review it and give his opinion. He came back and said, “It’s very interesting and is…
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Let’s reflect on how God is all knowing. I’ve heard some very erudite Christians quote Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” as proof of God’s has some limitation in viewing the future. They usually go on to explain His method of presenting the future to the prophets in one of two ways.…
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