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Christmas Tree?
“Do not learn the way of the Gentiles… for the customs of the people are futile; For one cuts a tree from the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the ax. They decorate it with silver … Continue reading
Posted in culture, History, holiday
Tagged 1840s, 1846, 1890s, 1931, america, balder, britain, christmas, christmas tree, christmas tree in america, christmas tree in germany, cultural meaning, culture, druids, egypt, england, evergreen trees, evil spirits, france, germans use dot for digits place, germany, ghosts, history channel, history.com, how french make decimal place, how india divides digits place, idolatry, india, intent matters, intented meaning, intentions matter, Isaiah 40, Isaiah 46, Jeremiah 10, june weddings, juno, martin luther, pagan holiday christianized, pagan origin, pennsylvania, prince albert, queen victoria, question mark in greek, rockefeller center, scandinavia, solstice, unleavened bread and fruit of the vine, vikings, winter solstice, witches
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Rest From Labor
In 1844, President Grover Cleveland made Labor Day a Federal Holiday. “It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well being of our country” (History of Labor Day, dol.gov). American workers … Continue reading
Posted in History, holiday, Man, Preachers, Stats, Work
Tagged beethoven, bible class teachers, canada, Christians ultimately work for the Lord, deacons, fanny crosby, forbes, gdp, germany, Give your best, Grover Cleveland, Hebrews 6:10, holiday, ireland, japan, labor day, martin luther king jr., mexico, michelangelo, music group alabama, niall mccarthy, norway, prayer leaders, preachers, roy deaver, scripture readers, shakespeare, song 40 hour week (for a livin'), song leaders, song to the work, south korea, stats, street sweepers of memphis, supporting roles, thanks you, the rest is to come, where labor productivity is highest, william j. bennett, work, zeal
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Easter, a Special Holy Day?
Some people avoid any connection with Easter. It is to them an unauthorized special holy day at best, and a pagan holiday at worst. Some people place special emphasis on Easter Sunday. They attend the worship assembly, when they ordinarily … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, culture, History, holiday, worship
Tagged Acts 12:4, alexandria sifferlin, anglo-saxon, asia minor, book challenging dangers of modern versions, book the eternal kingdom, book the history of the christian church, britanica, c.e.o joke, c.m.e. joke, catholic.org, chocholate bunny, clara hinton, colored eggs, Colossian 2:16-17; Romans 14, conscience, culture, easter, easter clothes, egg hunt, egypt, eostur, f.w. mattox, french, germany, greek, gregorian calendar, Hebrew, holidays, intent matters, italian, jewish holidays, julian calendar, king james version, newsok.com, nicean council, nisan 14, origin of easter, orthodox church, ostern, pagan hoilday, pagan holiday christianized, paques, pascha, paschal controversy, pasqua, passover, penny travers, persia, pesah, philip schaff, pliny the elder, robert taylor jr., roman catholic church, spanish pasqua, special holy day, the australian broadcast network, the new book of knowledge, time magazine, timeanddate.com, traditions, virgin birth
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Christmas, Should We or Shouldn’t We?
Some people welcome Christmas, and go “all out” for it. Trees are set up and decorated with lights, ornaments, and tinsel. Lights and decorations are placed on the exterior of houses, and in lawns. Christmas music is played. Presents are … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Ethics, History, holiday
Tagged book: piloting the strait, britanica, christmas, christmas presents, christmas tree, dave miller, david masci, druids, evergreen tree, family day, germany, heather tourgee, intent matters, jennifer latsen, Jeremiah 10, Jesus birthday?, massachusetts bay colony, michael lipka, mistetoe, mithra, money spent on christmas, national holidays, newengland.com, origin og christmas, pagan holiday christianized, pewresearch, puritains, Romans 14, rome, ryan reeves, sarah pruitt history.com, saturn, saturnalia, solstice, stats, the history channel, the new book of knowledge, time.com, war on christmas
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Are You Dressed For War? (Spiritual Armor)
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil… Take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having … Continue reading
Posted in be ready, christian growth, Clothing, Faith, God`s word, Holy Spirit, Hope, Love, Prayer
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:8, adam clark, andrew connally, bring this back or be brought back on it, christian armor, christian soldier, christian warfare, christian's depicted as soldiers, clothed armor of God, david lipscomb, do not cast away confidence, do not cast away shield, dressed for war, Ephesians 6:14-18, faith, feet shod not seats padded, feet shoe with preparation of gospel of peace, foy wallace jr., gary fallis, germany, girded with truth, hope, lacedemonia, prayer, quence fiery darts of wicked one, robert milligan, roman long sword, roman short sword, spiritual war, tacitus, the belt of truth, the breastplate of faith and love, the breastplate of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, the helmet of the hope of salvation, the shield of faith, the sword of the spirit, the word of God, w.t. hamilton
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Two Are Better Than One
“There is one alone, without companion: He has neither son or brother. Yet there is not end to all his labors, nor is his eye satisfied with riches… Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiastes, Family, Love, Marriage
Tagged bill bennett, book the moral compass, castle of weinsberg, charlotte yonge, duke frederick, duke wolf, Eccesiasties 4, emperor konrad, germany, middle ages, story the wives of weinsberg, two are better than one, wives love of husbands
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Christians Do The Same
There is frequently a cry of moral equivalency between Islam and Christianity. “Muslims have been violent, but so have Christians. Muslims are waging jihad, but what about the crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, and the Conquistadors? The Quran teaches warfare, but so … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Islam, psalms, Stats
Tagged abrahamic covanent, all is not fair in war, american spectator, amorite, anti-semitism, atheistic governments, Ben Franklin, cambodia, canaanite, china, church discipline, conquistadors, dave miller, depravity full, does the n.t teach violence?, germany, girgashite, God's wrath, hitler, hittite, hivite, hungary, ibn jubayr, imprecatory psalms, is the Bible a book of violence?, Islam, jebusite, jihad, john lennon, mao, market of ideas, moral equivalency, new world, noah's flood, numbers killed by atheistic and totalitarian governments, p.i.g., perizzites, peter skurkiss, pol pot, pursue peace, removal of the canaanites, repay no one evil for evil, robert spencer, rules of engagment, sean hannity, song imagine, spain, stalin, stephen wiggins, terrorism, the crusades, the spanish inquisition, the sword of the spirit, timothy mcveigh, turn other cheek, ussr, utopia, wayne jackson recommended article
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