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Category Archives: History
In The News: Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey, a category 4 hurricane, came ashore in Rockport, Texas on August 26. It is the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the continuous United States (Wikipedia). Some areas have received nearly 52” of rain (washingtonpost.com). No part of … Continue reading
Posted in evangelism, History, Nature, Priorities, Soul Winning, Suffering, Weather
Tagged 24 hour news, abu dhabi, bereans, cnn, cornelius, cyclone, fanny crosby, good samaritan, harris county texas, hurricane, hurricane harvey, in the news, inaccuracy in news, kindness, kindness not enough, louisianna, new york, ny times, oklahoma, orange yexas, port aransas texas, rockport texas, song rescue the perishing, Soul Winning, uae, washington post, yahoo news
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Prophecy: A Ram, A Goat, And A Little Horn
Daniel 8 records a vision of Daniel. This vision is said to have occurred in the third year of the reign of Belshazzar (Daniel 8:1). Belshazzar was co-regent with his father Nabonidus (cf. Daniel 5:7, 29). He was the last … Continue reading
Posted in God's Providence, God's Sovereignty, History, Prophecy, Suffering, Textual study
Tagged 1 maccabees, 2 Maccabees, alexander the great, antiochus epiphanes, antiochus IV, astyage, battle of gaugamela, belshazzar, cambyses, circumcision, cyrus, Daniel 8, don simpson, evel merodach, four divisons of greece, glorious land, goat, greece, josephus, judas maccabeus, kings of babylon, labashi marduk, little horn, medo persia, nabonidus, nabopolassar, nebuchadnezzar, neriglissar, onius III, persecution, persia, Prophecy, prophecy series, ram, rex turner sr
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Deceiving Men
Abe Lincoln is credited with saying: “You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.” There is … Continue reading
Posted in God`s eye, History, Judgment
Tagged 1957, 1971, 1976, 1977, Abraham Lincoln, book right reason, cant fool God, deceiving man, Ecclesiastes 12:14, edgar smith jr., FBI, firing line, Hebrews 4:13, int the news, kidnap, las vegas nevada, lefteriya lisa ozbun, mahwah new jersey, merv griffin show, mike douglas show, murder, national review, new jersey, new jersey state prison, quote you can fool some people.., ramsey new jersey, rob, Romans 2:16, san diego california, vickie zielinski, william f. buckley jr.
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The Adversary (Part 1)
The more one understands about an opponent, the better prepared one is to deal with an opponent. Consider: (1) This is true in sports. Teams spend a great deal of time studying video of opponents. They want to understand strengths … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Apologetics, God's Providence, History, satan
Tagged adversary, bert thompson, devil, did God create evil, erwin rommel, Ezeikel 28, fall of satan, george patton, Guy N. Woods, h. leo boles, Isaiah 14, king of babylon, lucifer, Luke 10, origin of satan, price of tyre, Revelation 12, rex turner, roy lanier jr, satan, satan his origin and mission, satan is not deity, satan's power, systemic theology, t. pierce brown, wayne jackson, why does God allow
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Peace Series: Peace Surpassing Understanding
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts, and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians … Continue reading
Posted in History, Mental Health, Peace, Prayer, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged anxiety, faith, horatio spafford, inner peace, inward peace, max wheeler, merimnao, merizo, peace, peace passing understandind, peace series, peace surpassing understanding, Philippians 4:6-7, pray, song it is well with my soul, the great chicago fire, trust, ville du harve, worry
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Are Your Hands Clean?
Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865), a young Hungarian-born physician, working in Vienna, Austria, implemented an unpopular policy which saved many lives. The year was 1847. He ordered all doctors and medical students working in the maternity ward of Vienna General Hospital, to … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Example, History, science, Soul Winning
Tagged attitudes, bad attitudes, bad influence, cedar sinai medical center, clean hands, cleanse hands sinners, death rate, hungary, inconsistent attendance, lethargy, los angeles, maternity ward, meger giving, purify hearts double mined, sanitation, semmelwesis, stephen dubner, steven levitt, super freakonomics, twice as much the son of hell, two fold the child of hell, vienna, vienna general hospital, wash hands, wordliness
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