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The Grain Must Fall

“The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. Must assuredly, I say to you unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. … Continue reading

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A Talking Serpent, A Talking Donkey, Caring Ravens, and A Man-Swallowing Fish

The Bible contains some events that some people find hard to believe.  Let’s consider four of these. 1.  The Serpent (Genesis 3)“Now the serpent… he said to the woman” (Genesis 3:1).  How could a serpent talk? We should understand that … Continue reading

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Children’s Homes

Homes for children (sometimes called orphans’ homes) began to appear among our brethren in the early twentieth century.  The first was Tennessee Orphan Home in Columbia, Tennessee which opened on September 5, 1910.  By 1940, there were seven such homes … Continue reading

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Spiritual Growth: (#1) Ingredients

The key word in the book of 2 Peter is “knowledge.”  It appears in some form 16 times [knowledge (1:2, 1:3; 1:5; 1:6; 1:8; 2:20; 3:18); know(s) (1:12; 2:9; 3:17); knowing (1:14; 1:20; 3:3); known (1:16; 2:21 x2)].  Value is … Continue reading

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Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage (Jesus: Tested, Part 2)

Jesus made clear that God’s ideal for marriage did not include divorce.  His plan was for husband and wife to become one flesh: “Two individuals they are, two personalities; but they are one in love, in aim, in purpose” (Roy … Continue reading

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