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Author Archives: Bryan Hodge
One Life Can Affect Another
I came across the following touching story many years ago – Jean Thompson stood in front of her fifth grade class on the very first day of school in the fall and told the children a lie. Like most teachers, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Love
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, Christian Influence, elizabeth ballard, homelife magazine, jean thompson, love bears all things, love believes all things, love endures all things, love hpoes all things, paul harvey, school, teacher's influence, teddy stoddard
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Bermuda or St. Augustine?
There are eight common turf grasses in Texas: Common Bermuda, Hybrid Bermuda, St. Augustine, Centipede, Zoysia, Buffalo, Tall Fescue, and Rye (for over-seeding in the fall). The two most common turf grasses in Texas are common Bermuda and St. Augustine. … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Fellowship, Nature, Preachers
Tagged 1 Corinthians 12, 1 Peter 4, bermuda grass, buffalo grass, centipede grass, different strengths and weaknesses, fescue grass, howard garrett, neil sperry, one body, plants, Romans 12, rye grass, st. augustine grass, stewardship, talents, zoysia grass
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Holy Spirit: Bears Witness
“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16). These Romans, to whom Paul wrote, were children of God. Such had nothing to do with race, ethnicity, or nationality (cf. Romans 1:16; Galatians … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, calvinism, Evidence, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Pentecostalism, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged Abba Father, Acts 5:32, bill lockwood, children of God, conscience, double testimony of sonship, ethnicity, feelings not our guide, franklin camp, Galatians 3:2 and 3:5, Galatians 4:6, gentiles, hammer and tongs, Hebrews 2:3, heirs of abraham, Holy Spirit, holy spirit bear witness, human spirit, marion fox, miracles, miraculous in historical record, nationality, paul's defense of his apostleship to the galatians, proof of sonship, Race, revelation and confirmation, robert taylor jr., Romans 15:18, Romans 8:16, roy deaver, Spirit bears witness with our spirit, spirit of sonship, two witnesses, witness
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Self Acceptance
“A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself” (Axel Munthe). Oh, how true this is. The society in which we live seems to be filled with people both young and old, who are displeased with themselves. They … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Love, Man
Tagged angelina jolie, appearance, arnold schwarzengger, axel munthe, beyonce, blake shelton, body image, brad pitt, christian bale, christie brinkley, fearfully and wonderfully made, loving self, outward v. inward beauty, self acceptance, self esteem, tyra banks
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What Effort Are You Making?
Unmarried couples nurture their relationship. They are on their best behavior. They are polite. They listen with interest to each another. He is a chivalrous gentleman. She is a lady. They spend quality time together. They try to endear themselves one to … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage
Tagged animal, book the moral compass, effort, ethiopia, folktale, magic medicine, saving a marriage, story the lion's hair, william bennett
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Holy Spirit: Anointed
The realtor says, “location, location, location!” The Bible student should say, “context, context, context!” Many give too little consideration to the miraculous setting, of the first century, when studying passages about the Holy Spirit. This certainly is the case in … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 John 2:20, 1 John 2:20 and 2:27, 1 John 2:27, 1 John 3:24, 1 John 4:13-14, 2 Corinthians 1:21, Acts 10:38, anoint, anoint Spirit, apostles anointed, bill lockwood, corinth, feelings not our guide, franklin camp, guy woods, hammer and tongs, having a gift v. using a gift, Hebrews 2:3, Holy Spirit, Isaiah 61, Jesus anointed with Spirit, Jesus prophet and priest and king, Luke 4:18-19, miracles, power, the Holy Spirit in 1 John, us v. you
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Appreciating His Work
“He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother is a son who causes shame and reproach” (Proverbs 19:26). “The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and he who begets a wise child will delight him. Let your … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Family, Parenting
Tagged appreciating father, Appreciation, changing view of dad, edgar guest, father, mark twain, poem father, poem only a dad, work
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Holy Spirit: Sealed/Guaranteed
The Bible speaks of those who were sealed with the Spirit, and who had been given the earnest (or guarantee) of the Spirit. How should these words be understood? Sealed John 6:27, “Do not labor for the food which perishes, … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Miracles, Phrase Study, Signs, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, 2 Corinthians 5:5-7, apostles and inspired men, confirmation, conversion at Ephesus, conversion at samaria, corinth, down payment, earnest, earnest of Spirit, Ephesians 1:13-14, Ephesians 4:30, ephesus, foy wallace jr., franklin camp, guarantee, guarantee of Spirit, Holy Spirit, Jesus sealed, John 6:27, marion fox, miracles, seal, seal of Spirit, sealed by Holy Spirit, sealed for day of redemption, the great commission, us v. you
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3 Corinthians, Laodiceans, and 3 Peter
Some have worried themselves over whether there are some books missing from the New Testament canon. Three books in particular have been called into question. A Previous Epistle In 1 Corinthians 5:9 Paul writes, “I wrote to you in my epistle … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Textual study
Tagged 1 Corinthians 5:9, 2 Peter 3:1, 3 Corinthians, 3 Peter, canon, Colossians 4:16, Ephesians and Colossians compliment eaach other, epistolary aorist, foy wallace jr. on colossae, geisler and nix, marcion, missing book from laodicea, missing book of Peter's?, missing book to corinth?, missing books?, preservation of word, simularities of 1 Peter and 2 Peter, tertullian, the epistle from the laodicean
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I Want The Goat to Die!
“There is an old Russian fable, with different versions in other countries, about two poor peasants, Ivan and Boris. The only difference between them was that Boris had a goat and Ivan didn’t. One day, Ivan came upon a strange-looking … Continue reading
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