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Sexual Identity and Sexual Confusion
This is a very confusing world. Bruce Jenner is now known as Caitlyn Jenner. The NEA considered replacing “mother” with “birthing parent.” Employers are requiring employees to use preferred pronouns. Toronto police were recently asking for help finding a missing … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, culture, Ethics, Nature, science
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Climate Change, an Existential Threat?
Let’s define the terms. Climate refers to the long-term weather conditions. “Weather refers to short-term conditions of the atmosphere while climate is the average daily weather for an extended period of time at a certain location… weather is what you … Continue reading
Posted in fear, History, Mental Health, Nature, stewardship, Weather, worry
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, 1 The3ssalonians 4:15-18, 1 Thessalonians 5:3, 1250, 1300, 1659, 1750, 1816, 1870, 1880, 1901, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1968, 1975, 1984, 1986, 2 Peter 3:10, 2 Peter 3:11, 2003, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 950, aerosols, al gore, alexandria ocasio cortez, anthropogenic factors, anxiety, aoc, bhopal india, canadian maritimes, central england temperature data series, chernobyl ukraine, climate change, deforestation, Deuteronomy 23:12-14, dictionary.com, duncan mansfield, earl j richie, emily witt, end time, epa, epa.goc, existential threat, farmersalmanac.com, fear, forbes, Genesis 8:22, global cooling, global warming, greenhouse gases, greta thunberg, hadley centre, history of temperature measurment, human excrement, ice cores, in the news, indonesia, israel in wilderness, israel's refuse, james taylor, jamie mcleod, john lanchester, judy woodruff, land use changes, love canal, matt ridley, Matthew 6:31-33, medieval warming period, mount tambora, nancy pelosi, natural climate change, nbcnews, new england, newsweek, newyorker, niagara falls new york, noaa, noaa.gov, noah's promise, pbs, pbs newshour, peter gwynne, pollen counts, preparation, promise, ryan reeves, scientific forknowledge, speaker.gov, spectator.co.uk, stewardship, stradivarius, sudden destruction, texas city disaster, the little ice age, tree rings, union carbide, urban heat islands, urbanization, usatoday, usgs, usgs.gov, violins, weather, william cummings, wmur, year without summer
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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
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