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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Coming Alongside Pregnant Teenagers Isn’t Rocket Science
“A small Christian school in western Maryland is not backing down from its decision to ban a pregnant senior from walking at graduation next week” (Washington Post, Christian school: Teen banned from graduation ‘not because she is pregnant but because she … Continue reading
The Motherly Attributes of Our Heavenly Father
[I posted this thought-provoking tweet on a Facebook discussion group page: To refer to God as "she" is to add to His word. Scripture contains approximately 170 references to God as the “Father.” Never as "Mother". — Debbi דְּבוֹרָה (@RedeemedRags) … Continue reading
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Tagged Father in Heaven, God the Father, Hen gathers her young, Jerusalem, Jesus, Mindi Silich, mother, Ramblings
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Why a Nerd like Me Gets the Royal Treatment
[From the archives.] *** When I was a kid, I had all sorts of dreams about becoming great. I’d dream of being a sports superstar (I was one of the most athletic people imaginable, no matter what sport you wanted … Continue reading
The Problem with Letting Sleeping Sins Lie
Agatha Christie’s Sleeping Murder follows the course of a young couple, with the help of Christie’s sleuth Miss Jane Marple, as they solve an eighteen year old mystery of the disappearance of young woman. They don’t know if she was … Continue reading
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Tagged Agatha Christie, Alive in Christ, dead to sin, God's Kindness, Satan, Sleeping Murder, temptation
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Judas Iscariot – Jesus’ Friend with a Good Example
There’s no getting around it: Judas Iscariot, hand-picked by Jesus to be one of his closest disciples, was a bad apple. Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped … Continue reading
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Tagged betrayal, crucifixion, friend of God, Jesus, Judas Iscariot, thirty pieces of silver
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Party Crasher – a woman’s story
[From the archives.] I almost stumbled over her as I brought in another platter of food for the table. She must have slipped in when no one was looking. She knelt to the floor behind the Rabbi as he reclined at the … Continue reading
The Woman Jesus Praised for Contradicting Him
Jesus had an interesting encounter with a woman: Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My … Continue reading
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Tagged Canaanite woman, faith, Jesus, Matthew 15, Pharisees, Sidon, Tyre
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John’s Head and Jesus’ Bread – a tale of two parties
Matthew 14 tells of Herod’s gruesome birthday party and Jesus’ desire to get away from it all. It starts with Herod: On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much that he promised … Continue reading
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Tagged feeding the five thousand, Heavenly Kingdom, Herod, Herodias, Jesus, John the Baptist, Salome
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Humor: Why Doesn’t Anyone Preach on the Proverbs 31 Husband for Mother’s Day?
[From the archives: A husband’s email for Mother’s Day. Every line corresponds to a portion of Proverbs 31.] Hey Pal! I know I’ve owed you an email for a while. Sorry about not staying in touch, but life here has … Continue reading
Men: Stop Blaming Women for Your Lust
[Lusting after women and the male responsibility, from the archives.] Suppose an attractive member of your church walks in on a men’s Bible study one morning and strips off her clothes and then dances in a very sexual manner. Is she … Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, Jesus, lust, Men, Modesty, temptation, Women
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