Devotion
Certainty
Recently, a close friend of my vintage asked me what factor was markedly different in the world when I was growing up in the 1930’s and 40’s, compared with today. I gave a lot of consideration to my reply because things WERE very different. For a portion of that time the world was at war, […]
Unforgivable Sin
Mary, there’s a brief answer to this one, which I think is the best response: ‘If you’re worried about having committed the unpardonable/ unforgivable sin or ‘sin unto death’ or ‘sin against the Holy Spirit…’ wait for it: you haven’t!!! HTH. Mary Ratcliff wrote: > > I read the Bible regularly, and recently came upon […]
Faith And Works
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 00:00:06 -0400 From: Christian Quotation of the Day What is said in the passage [James 2:14 ff.] is like a two coupon train or bus ticket. One coupon says, “Not good if detached” and the other says, “Not good for passage”. Works are not good for passage; but faith detached […]
Follow Me
In Matthew chapter 4 verses 18 to 22 we are told of Jesus calling His first disciples. “Follow me” He said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” Only once in the Gospels does it say that you must be born again, but 21 times Jesus said ‘follow me’. Almost 2,000 years later, how […]
The Bible And Work
What the Bible says about my work Sunday 24 August 1997 For thousands of years people have dreamed of a golden age when the world was young and everything needed to support life existed in profusion. According to Roman poet Lucretius, earth once brought forth Vineyards and shining harvests, pastures, arbors, And all this our […]
Wisdom From Mary Schmich
A commencement speech often mistakenly attributed to Kurt Vonnegut… (see the Chicago Tribune story Ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’97: Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice […]
Speak Out!
Revolt First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out because I was not a communist Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a […]
Type Of Member!
Which Are You? Are you an active member, the kind that would be missed? Or are you just contented that your name is on the list? Do you attend the meetings and mingle with the flock? Or do you stay at home and criticize the knock? Do you take an active part to help the […]
Jesus: The Galilean Thinker
The spread of Chinese people around the world indicates that the 21st Century could well belong to them. In the same way the 20th C. belonged to American culture and military power as the British Empire dominated the world in the 19th C., and before that the imperial empires of the French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, […]
Eagle Lessons
When eaglets are born the nest is large, soft and comfortable. Then, after an appropriate time, the mother eagle begins removing some of the soft lining, exposing the thorns, brambles and twigs. With each passing day, the nest becomes more uncomfortable as the mother eagle throws out padding. She then makes loud noises, flapping her […]
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