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The Christmas Truce
It sounds like fiction. However, it is history. History is sometimes stranger than fiction. The date was December 24 – 25, 1914 during World War I. The location was in Belgium and France, along the Western Front. German soldiers began … Continue reading
Posted in History, holiday, Peace
Tagged 1914, 1930, a.j. baime, adolf hitler, allied soldiers, belgium, british soldiers, Christ should bring us together, christmas, Christmas 1914, christmas truce, Ephesians 2:14-22, france, german soldiers, gift exchange, gifts, history.com, jew and gentile, John 13:14-15, Matthew 10:42-45, matthew the tax collector, matthew the tax collector and simon the zealot, michael ruane, mike dash, murdoch wood, naina bajekal, silent night, simon the zealot, simon whistler, sithsonianmag.com, smithsonian, soccar, song silent night, stille nacht, the christmas truce, time magazine, time.com, volker janssen, warographics Youtube, washington post, washingtonpost.com, western front, ww1
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Honoring Veterans
Veterans Day is observed on November 11th. It does not matter on what day of the week in falls. The date stays the same; the day of the week changes. It was originally known as Armistice Day. In 1918, on … Continue reading
Posted in holiday, Thanksgiving
Tagged 1 Peter 2:17, 11th hour 11 day 11th month, 1918, 1919, 1926, 1938, 1954, 2014, 2022, armistice day, dont confuse vererans day and memorial day, history.com, holiday, honor the living, honor to whom honor is due, many people confuse veterans day and memorial day, matthew hall, memorial day, military.com, November 11, remembering our veterans, Romans 13:7, sandiegotribune.com, thanks for service, the great war, the san diego union tribune, treaty of versailles, true greatness found in service, u.s. department of veteran affairs, veterans day, woodrow wilson, ww1
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“Where Two or Three Are Gathered Together…”
I love to travel. I love to view God’s creation. The Canadian Rockies, the autumn leaves of New England, the Great Smoky Mountains, Monument Valley, Big Bend, the Amazon Rainforest – it is all so amazing. “When we behold the … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Fellowship, Priorities, Textual study
Tagged 1 Peter 2:17, a. w. dicus, Acts 20:6-7, Acts 21:3-5, amazon rainforest, assembling with the saints, autumn leaves, big bend, canadian rockies, church attendance, church discipline, facebook, george strait, hebrews 10:24, here two or three are gathered together, king charles iii, love the brotherhood, Matthew 18:15-20, Matthew 18:20, Matthew 6:33, michael jordan, monument valley, new england, nolan ryan, Paul takes time to meet with church, priorities, song Lord I believe, stats, the great smoky mountains, tiger woods, travel, travel and attendance, tv, walmart
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Denominations: Disciples of Christ and Independent Christian Church
The Christians Church (Disciples of Christ) saw its membership fall below 400,000 in 2018. It is in rapid decline. Jeff Walton writes, “At the current rate, the denomination will shrink by another 50 percent within a decade” (Disciples of Christ … Continue reading
Posted in Church Organization, denominations, Doctrine, Restoration History, Stats, Women's roles
Tagged 1883, 1885, 1906, 1910 census, 1926, 1927, 1952, 1955, 1968, 1971, 1995, 2018, 4 beliefs that sets independent christian church apart, accepting denominational baptism, accepting the unimmersed, alabama, american restoration movement, arkansas, atlanta christian church, atlanta georgia, australia, baptism, beliefs and pratices, bells gardens california, bells gardens christian church, bill humble, book denominationalism versus the bible, book handbook of denominations, book the search for ancient order, book the status of women in the disciples of christ 1865-1900, book the stone-campbell movement, book the story of restoration, bristol tennessee, california, central christian church bristol tennessee, chiors, chorales, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), christian post, christianstandard, church autonomy, church decline, church history, church split, civil war, communion, confirmation, conservative Christian Church, dan goddard, david lipscomb, denominational baptism, denominations, designations of church, Disciples of Christ, disciples.org, DOC, earl west, edwin v. hayden, en-academic, fellowship denominations, first christian church (disciples of christ) rogers arkansas, frank mead, fred arthur bailey, gillette christian church, gillette wyoming, gospel advocate, history, ICC, illinois, Independent Christian Church, indiana, indianapolis indiana, infant baptism, instrumental music, instrumental music in worship, j.w. mcgarvey, j.w. shepherd, jeff walton, Jesus is Lord test, joycelyn mackie, kent fillinger, kentucky, leroy garrett, Lord's Supper, lori tapia, los gatos california, los gatos california christian church, mechanical instruments of music, membership decline, memphis tennessee, michael gryboski, michigan, missionary society, missouri, nacc, national council of churches of christ usa, new testament pattern, newsmax, north american christian convention, ohio, oklahoma, open membership, organ in worship, organization, Restoration History, restoration movement, rock bands in worship, roger arkansas, s.n.d. north, salvation, sam hill, seek the old paths, stats at split, structure, tennessee, teresa hord owen, terri hord owen, terry hightower, test of fellowship, texas, top states, united church of canada, united church of christ, us census, w.e. garrison, why i left the independent christian church, Women preachers, Women's roles, world council of churches, yearbook of american churches, yvonne gilmore
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Fire in My Bones
“Then I said, ‘I will not make mention of Him, nor speak anymore in His name” (Jeremiah 20:9a). Jeremiah was tired of the fight. He was mocked by what seemed like everyone (Jeremiah 20:7, 10). He was in derision daily … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, God`s word, Love, Preachers, Preaching, prophets, Textual study
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 2:13, alone, b.j. clark, book studies in Jeremiah and Lamentations, burn out, critics, fear on every side, fire in bones, garland elkins, jeremiah, Jeremiah 15:17, Jeremiah 20:10, Jeremiah 20:7-8, Jeremiah 20:9, Jeremiah 6:16-17, Jeremiah 8:21, jeremiah 9:1, Jeremiah wants to go in hotel business, johnny ramsey, love, meditation, mock, negative preaching, power lectures, preaching, Psalm 1, Psalm 119, robert taylor jr., unpatriotic, weary of preaching, weeping prophet
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Negative As Well As Positive
“Behold I have put My words in your mouth” (Jeremiah 1:9). The LORD addressed these words to Jeremiah. The prophet was to speak God’s word. It was not his duty to entertain the people. It was not his duty to … Continue reading
Posted in Preachers, Preaching, prophets, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Timothy 4:2, a herald, atricle getting there from here by wacaster, book studies in Jeremiah and Lamentations, build, destroy, God over nations, jeremiah, Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 1:9, Jeremiah over nations and kingdoms, kerusso, negative preaching, plant, positive preaching, preach the word, prophet, pull down, robert taylor jr., root out, throw down, tom wacaster, universal authority of God, vines, words in mouth
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Missed Opportunity
“The harvest is past, The summer is ended, And we are not saved!” (Jeremiah 8:20). These are extremely sad words. Judah was not in a saved condition. There are two common interpretations of this verse. Wayne Jackson comments, “This may … Continue reading
Posted in preparation, prophets, salvation, Textual study
Tagged 2 Kings 25:1-3, Acts 24:24-25, adam clarke, almost but lost, almost persuaded, babylonian captivity, balsam, exile, felix, Genesis 37:25, gilead, hananiah, harvest is past, jeremiah, Jeremiah 28:1-11, Jeremiah 46:11, Jeremiah 8:19, Jeremiah 8:20, Jeremiah 8:22, keil delitzsch, Luke 12:16-21, medicine, missed opportunty, neglect, no balm in gilead, no physician in gilead, opportunites, opportunity, p.p. bliss, physican, procrastination, robert taylor jr., siege of jerusalem, song almost persuaded, summer is ended, The Great Physician, the rich fool, time, wayne jackson, we are not saved
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