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Looked for something to read in my stacks of books - this is what I came up with today. Treasure A Woman buries a treasure in a deep pit, thinking: "It will be useful in time of need, or if the king is displeased with me, or if I am robbed or fall into debt, or if food is scarce, or bad luck befalls...
The Widow's Offering: Mark 12:41-44 41: Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42: But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction...
Have you responded to the voice of God in your life? Many people run from God because they don't think they need Him. The problem is that is far from the truth. In a world filled with sin, we all have fallen short, and the emphasis is on the word fallen. Sin is what we love, but the price for it is...
With many dreams come vanities and a multitude of words, but fear God. If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter; for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. But all things...
It's Sunday, again. I just got back from church. And I've been thinking... For me, one of the (many) paradoxical things about being a Christian (and a Mormon in particular) is that my greatest sorrow and greatest joy are derived from the same thing: my relationship with God. Why? Well, it's complex....
I'm taking a religious studies course (very different from a theology course) over the Gospel of Mark this semester and have thoroughly enjoyed myself thus far. The class isn't too demanding, but there is a ton of reading for each class. And, well, I have to write a 25 page research paper on a topic...
205. Micah 6:8 NIV He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. We know what is good. We do. I think the only time we are no longer conscious of what is good is when we have turned a deaf ear to it...
O.K., say I had it coming to me, that I got what I asked for, or just call me plain stupid, but today I crossed the threshold of Lifeway Christian Bookstore in search of a bible. A salesboy approached me with intent to serve, and I said hoarsely (I've been sick) I was looking for a small, thin...
Despite failure after failure, the Christian Fundamentalists keep trying to bring their god into the classroom. As widely followed in the news, the Intelligent Design proponents have failed thus far in their attempts to teach theology in science class. Less widely reported but just as disturbing is...
FAITH Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary defines faith as; 1. Confidence in or dependence on a person or thing trustworthy. 2. Belief without need of certain proof. 3. Belief in God or religious writings. 4. A system of religious belief. 5. Allegiance. Contrast --bad faith Deceit; dishonesty. –in...
Let me conclude by telling you what I really do think about Jesus’ resurrection. The one thing we know about the Christians after the death of Jesus is that they turned to their scriptures to try and make sense of it. They had believed Jesus was the Messiah, but then he got crucified, and so he...
What follows are many links to online maps related to the Bible. They deal with ancient and modern views of the Holy Land. This is the fruit of much research. What you find here is about 5 to 10 percent of the sites I considered. During the coming weeks I will prune this list to maybe 20 to 25...
203. Jonah 4:2 NIV He prayed to the LORD, "O LORD, is this not what I said when I was still at home? That is why I was so quick to flee to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity. Jonah did not want...
I am Dutch and as a child I was raised in Holland within a Roman Catholic family and school. We attended church weekly and through the school I learned a lot of the bible stories. However, upon leaving school I found that the church did not have any answers to my questions and I started to rebel...
1) Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling symbol. 2) And though I have the gift of prophesy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not...
202. Amos 5:15 NIV Read this Chapter Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the LORD God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph. Why do think God instructs us to hate evil and love good? It seems so obvious, like the label on coffee that says it is hot! Why should...
Hi All, This book "The Ten Commandments Twice Removed" written by Shelton & Quinn (2004) truly goes all out on the Fourth Commandment. Although we are supposed to follow all commandments and not break one (otherwise we are gulity of all) the authors focus hard on the Fourth Commandment. The reason...
Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. To be honest, I feel stuck in two job situations that are just not for me – but I’m doing what I have to do for the money. I am in credit card debt up to my ears and I’m sick about it. Slowly but...
