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Ghosting (Don’t Ghost Me)
Are you familiar with this word, and its modern usage? I was not, until recently. What does the word mean? Here are some definitions – Psychology Today: “Ghosting… is having someone that you believe cares about you, whether it be … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Ethics, Family, Fellowship, Forgiveness, friends, Marriage
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corintians 12, 1 thessalonians 5:14, brethren, church, Collosians 3:12-13, Colossians 3:21, communication, dating, employers, Ephesians 4:16, Ephesians 6:1-2, esau, Exodus 20:5, fair weaher friends, family, father and prodigal son, fellowship, forgivness, friends, Galatians 6:1-2, Genesis 33, Genesis 45, Genesis 50, honor father and mother, James 3:9, jennice vilhauer, John 13:14, joseph, Jude 3, kenny rogers, loyalty, Luke 15, Mark 7:9-12, Matthew 18:15-17, Matthew 19:6, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:23-24, Matthew 7:12, Philippians 2:4, Proverbs 25:19, Proverbs 27:10, Proverbs 27:17, psychology today, reconciliation, responsibilty, Romans 12, Romans 12:15, song you picked a fine time to leave me lucille, stats on ghosting, Titus 2:5, urban dictionary, wikipedia
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Weeping
“Real men don’t cry,” we are told. However, this saying is not in agreement with the Bible. In the Bible, godly men and women wept. Let’s consider some things which caused them to weep. 1. Abraham wept over Sarah’s death. … Continue reading
Posted in Death, emotions, Mental Health
Tagged 1 corinthians 2:3, 1 corinthians 5:1-2, 1 corinthians 7:8-9, 1 thessalonians 4:13, 2 corinthians 2:4, abraham, acts 20:19, emotions, genesis 23, hebrews 5:7, jacob, jeremiah, jeremiah 13:15-17, jeremiah 9:1, Jesus, Jesus wept, john 11:33-35, joseph, lamentations 2:11, Lazarus, luke 19:41, luke 7:38, paul, paul wept, philippians 3:18-19, raising lazarus, real men dont cry, sarah, stephen, tears, the weeping prophet, weeping
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Ordinary Folks
I’ve heard people say things like, “I’m just an ordinary person. What can I do?” They reason that since they lack formal or specialized training and eloquence of speech they are useless in the service of God… The truth is, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Soul Winning, stewardship
Tagged amos, andrew, carpenter, David, elisha, encouragement for those who think that they can do nothing, esther, farmer, fishermen, gatherer of sycamore fruit, gideon, God can use ordinary folks, ignorant, james, john, joseph, keeper of sheep, moses, no special training, ordinary folks can accomplish the extraordinary, orphan, paul, peter, plowboy, ruth, shepherd, speech difficulty, unlearned, wheat farmer, widow
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The Providence Of God
The Providence of God refers to God’s working in this world through natural laws. It should be viewed as distinct from a miracle which is God’s super-natural working. Here are some examples of the difference: (1) Mary’s virgin conception (Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in God's Providence, Miracles
Tagged esther, feast days, joseph, mary, miracles, onesimus, paul, philemon, providence, sarah
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Ethics: Government and Citizenship (Part 4)
This world is filled with evil, and it can be a very dangerous place. April 04, 1965: U.P.I. reported, “For the past 5,500 years, the world has known only some 300 years of peace. Since 3,600 B.C, there have been … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Stats
Tagged abraham, Acts 23, can christian serve in government, can christian serve in military, citizenship, daniel, death penalty, erastus, esther, ethics, Exodus 22, Genesis 14, government, john f. kennedy, joseph, Matthew 5, melchizedek, number of years with no war, paul, Romans 12, Romans 13, self defense, thomas sowell, turn other cheek, war
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Faith, Hope, Love – Part 8
“Every Bible chapter is great for the purpose for which it was intended… There are some chapters, however, that stand out because they address universal human needs, or because they provide comfort in time of distress, or because they are … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Hope, Love, Word Study
Tagged abel, abraham, abraham and sarah, adam clarke, Alan Highers, amram and jechebed, aritotle, assurance, cain, confidence, conviction, esv, evidence, faith, faith endures, faith is courageous, faith obeys, faith properly worships, faith trusts in God, Hebrews 11, isaac, jacob, joseph, josephus, mathematical demonstration, nasb, Noah, pharaoh, proof, spiritual sword, substance, thayer, timeline of jacob, timeline of joseph, what makes a chapter great
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