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Category Archives: Nature
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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Is Man Born In Sin? (Part 2)
Many teach that man is born in sin. Consider: (1) Catechism of the Catholic Church Second Edition – “(Adam) has transmitted to us a sin with which we are all born afflicted, a sin which is the ‘death of the … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Catholic, Doctrine, Man, Nature, Sin
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15, adam, born in sin, catechism, Catholics, death spread to all men, GA Quarterly, garden of eden, Grace, Guy N. Woods, in adam all died, in Christ all shall be made alive, inherited sin, Jesus v. Adam, john newton, law, natural body, pareiselthen, physical death or spiritual death, robert taylor jr., Romans 5, roy deaver, sin, song amazing grace, spiritual body, studies in romans, tree of life, universal salvation, westminster confession of faith
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Is Man Born In Sin? (Part 1)
Calvinism is a doctrine which has influenced many denominations. It is summed up in five points, known as the TULIP. T = Total Hereditary Depravity. U = Unconditional Election. L = Limited Atonement. I = Irresistible Grace. P = Perseverance of … Continue reading
Posted in calvinism, Doctrine, Man, Nature, Sin, Textual study
Tagged born in sin, calvinsim, David, Deuteronomy 24:16, Exodus 20, Ezekiel 18, guilt v. consequences, gus nichols, infant, inherited consequences, inherited guilt, inherited sin, jealous God, Job 31, john haley, n.b. hardeman, niv, Psalm 51, Psalm 58, roy deaver, tom wacaster, TULIP, visiting the iniquites of fathers on children, wayne jackson
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Don’t Be A Ring-tailed Monkey
The Zulu people of Southern Africa have an effective way to catch the ring-tailed monkey. “Their trap is nothing more than a melon growing on a vine. The seeds of this melon are the favorite of the monkey. Knowing this, … Continue reading
Posted in christian growth, Nature, Priorities, Repentance, Temptation
Tagged 1 corinthians 15:33, 1 Peter 2:12, africa, anger, colossians 3:8, ephesians 5:31, evil company, family, hatred, john 12:42-43, lust. pride, material possessions, matthew 10:37, matthew 10:38-39, matthew 19:21-22, matthew 5:29-30, monkey, physical life, praise of men, proverbs 13:20, proverbs 16:18, ring tail monkey, sinful lust, southern africa, temptation, zulu
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Lessons From the Moon
The moon provides benefits to mankind. The Bible says, “And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence, Nature, science
Tagged aeration of oceans, age of earth, aquatic life, astronaunts, bob hope, book it's a young world after all, book the world of chemistry, cleansing of oceans, cosmic space dust, difference between meteoroid and meteor and meteorite, earth's atmosphere, earth's protective atmosphere, erosion, Genesis 1, Genesis 1:14-18, greater light and lesser light, importance of ocean waters, intertidal zone, Isaiah 45:18, john hudson tiner, lessons from nature, lunar cycle, lunar landing, lunar landing eagle, lunar landing pods, mesosphere, meteor, meteorite, meteorites, meteoroid, meteroroid. meteor, microorganism, moon, moon dust, nasa, neil armstrong, ocean tides, paul ackerman, pollution, sum and moon and stars, temperature on earth v. on moon, the eagle has landed
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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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