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Eastern Religions: Shintoism and the Unification Church
These two religions are from the far east. Shintoism is from Japan. The Unification church (Moonies) is from Korea. Shintoism There are about 150 million followers of this religion in the world. Most are in Japan (Shintoism, Number of Followers, … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, History, World Religions
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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
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World Religions: Judaism
Judaism is the smallest of the five major world religions: Christianity; Islam; Hinduism; Buddhism; Judaism (A World religion is an internationally widespread religion – Wikipedia). It numbers almost 14 million (Largest Religions in the World, worldatlascom). Most of these live … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, History, Jesus, Stats, World Religions
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Thrift Stores, Ringing Bells and Red Kettles
The Salvation Army operates thrift stores. These stores resell donated items such as clothing, furniture, household items, and toys. They even have trucks which will pick up donated items from your house. The revenue is used to fund their Adult … Continue reading
Posted in denominations, Doctrine, Fellowship, Giving, Stats
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Jesus: The Fish
You’ve seen the fish symbol. Sometimes it is on the leather covering of someone’s Bible. Sometimes it is found affixed to the rear of someone’s automobile. You’ve seen it; but, what does it mean? Where did this symbol come from? … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, History, Jesus
Tagged ancient sign, bumper sticker, catacombs, Christ, faith, God's son, ichthus, Jesus, Jesus as the fish, savior, tertullian, wikipedia
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