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In the News: The Old Asked to Leave
KXXV (ABC) Waco recently ran the following story: “Cottage Grove, Minn. – A struggling Minnesota church is asking its older parishioners to leave in hopes of making it more attractive to young families. Grove United Methodist Church in the St. … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Fellowship, youth
Tagged 1 Corinthians 16:10-11, 1 Timothy 4:12, abc news, age discrimination, aging problem, AP, Colossians 3:11, Cottage Grove Minnesota, ed payne, fox19, Galatians 3:28, Grove United Methodist Church, in the news, KXXV, old asked to leave, st paul pinoneer press, Stuggling church story, Titus 2:15, Titus 2:3-4, united methodist church, wetterstrom, william gackstetter
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In The News: Brandt Jean (I Want to be More Like Him)
Botham Jean was fatally shot by Amber Guyger on the night of September 06, 2018. It appears to have happened due to a tragic mistake. Fatigued, and perhaps distracted, Guyger claims to have confused Jean’s fourth floor apartment for her … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, Love, Race
Tagged allison jeans, amber guyger, botham jean, brandt jean, Colossians 3:12-13, dallas tx, distraction, Ephesians 4:32, eric ortiz, fatigue, hug, in the news, James 2:13, KHOU11, Luke 17:3-4, Matthew 18:21-22, Matthew 18:33-35, Matthew 6:14-15, national review, nbcnews.com, October 02 2019, price waterhouse coopers, Race, september 06 2018, sexting, shooting, tobias hoonhoult, west church of christ dallas, wffa.com
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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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Paying Taxes
This time of the year can be frustrating. Documents are gathered. Receipts are gathered and reviewed. It is tax season. It is a complicated system. The government favors or incentivizes certain behavior and business. Can’t we just go to a … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Honesty, Money
Tagged dependents, donald rumsfeld, freakonomics, government, honesty, in the news, income, IRS, mioney, stephen dubner, steven levitt, taxes, the economist
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“Conspicuous Conservation”
Two young economists, Steve and Allison Sexton (twins), argue that the popularity of the Toyota Prius is found in “conspicuous conservation.” Steve Sexton explains, “The Honda Civic hybrid looks like a regular Honda Civic. The Ford Escape hybrid looks like … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Dedication, pride
Tagged allison sexton, book when to rob a bank, boulder colorado, collin campbell, conspicuous conservation, ego, ford, ford escape, freakonomics, genuine devotion, grren halo, honda, honda civic, hybrid, in the news, Levitt and Dubner, Matthew 6, motives, steve sexton, to be seen of men, toyota, toyota camry, toyota prius, toyoto corolla
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Jesus Chic
(written in 2004) On Monday, May 10, 2004, Fox News ran a piece on “Jesus Chic is Latest Fashion Trend.” They reported that since the release of “The Passion of the Christ,” L.A. boutiques have been “jumping on the Jesus … Continue reading
In The News: Hezekiah’s Seal
“On Wednesday (December 2, 2015), archaeologists in Jerusalem announced the discovery of a rare biblical-era seal… According to Hebrew University, the inscription reads: ‘Belonging to Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz King of Judah… the back side of the clay imprint of … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Evidence
Tagged ahab, ahaz, ahaziah, archaeology, averham biram, babylonian rations table, berlin museum, bulla, calah, col.taylor, david found, earnest wiedner, elit mazer, hazael, hebrew university, henry layard, Hezekiah, hezekiah seal, house of david, in the news, Jehoiachin, jehoram, Jehu, new york times, nineveh, omri, reut ben arieh, sennacherib, sennacherib annals, stele, taylor prisim, tel dan, tel dan inscription, the babylonian rations table, the black obelisk of salmaneser iii, the stones cry out, times of israel, tribute of jehu, wayne jackson
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