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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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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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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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As you look at Bambie Ray Robinson and see that she made herself into Bambie Thug a self-proclaimed queer witch you find yourself amazed that someone would willingly fall so far. Yes, this make over did allow her to be Ireland’s entry in the latest Eurovision but at what cost? I would say her soul…
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Have you ever noticed that Jesus tears into the Pharisees quite a lot in the Gospels, but the only time he goes after the Sadducees is when they come to question him. Why is it that he takes the Pharisees to task and says next to nothing about the excesses and wrongs of the Sadducees?…
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Back when I was a teenager Mad Magazine was very popular. It tended toward sophomoric and adolescent humor, but it did have some good satire and cultural commentary. It also had a unique feature you didn’t see in any other periodical, not even the comic books from DC or Marvel. That is until it was…
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It is very easy to feel pessimistic about the nature of the world, especially if you’re a Christian. We don’t need to go into the lengthy list of things such as pedophilia grooming, wokeism and all the hundreds of things point to social and civilization collapse. But now there are some things that are giving…