What, exactly, is a refuge? It is a place you go when life becomes too hard to bear, when you are in fear of your life, or when you simply feel that you need the protection of a safe place where troubles cannot reach you. It is a place where you feel safe and secure. [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2012 by doc
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We hear quite a bit in sermons about repentance. But what does it actually mean? Perhaps it is time to look carefully at the real meaning of the word. Cruden’s Complete Concordance defines “repent” as: used in regret or sorrow for having done some deed. It is not always used for godly repentance which means [...]
Posted on September 29th, 2011 by doc
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Little children are a joy, aren’t they? They are delightful, and they were much loved by Jesus. I love to see them in church, because those who are in church as young children are more likely to be there as adults. However, it causes distress to see young children run amok in the meeting house…literally. [...]
Posted on August 25th, 2011 by doc
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No, good readers of this blog, there is no such thing as a Christian Sabbath. If we are to be Christians, we need to go to the Bible and use the language the Lord has given us. If God has given anything a name, it would be very wrong of us to change the name [...]
Posted on August 18th, 2011 by doc
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This is not a subject that I had heard many times in sermons, but it is a Scriptural topic. In Hebrews 13:2, for example we are told that by showing hospitality, some have entertained angels unaware that they were angels. The 25th Chapter of I Samuel tells the unforgettable story of how Nabal refuses hospitality [...]
Posted on June 30th, 2011 by doc
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Have you ever noticed that few men in the public eye are humble? I mean, Al Gore, for instance, may have been a passable politician, but what gives his credence as an authority on world climate? Sean Penn might be a good actor, but what does he really know about world conditions or political measures? [...]
Posted on June 16th, 2011 by doc
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A rose is a rose is a rose, they say. And, a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet. But is a prayer just a prayer? First of all, when you pray, you are talking to the one and only true and living God, the Creator of the universe. I am no [...]
Posted on February 10th, 2011 by doc
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Wow! That is some title, isn’t it? Generally, when I say someone has provoked me, I am not in a good humor about it. But, like many other things, we need to stop sometimes and look at how God sees things. Is there such a thing as “Holy Provocation?” Is provocation ever a good thing? [...]
Posted on January 13th, 2011 by doc
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The Bible is full of Hebrew & Greek idioms which can make understanding God’s Holy Word difficult in many verses throughout the Old & New Testaments. So today we will take a look at some of these Idioms to gain a better understanding of how much they can change the English meaning of some verses. [...]
Posted on November 18th, 2010 by doc
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Many religious groups teach today that faith alone can save us. According to the Bible, that simply is not true. A study of faith, both as a word study and a Bible study, will help us see what faith is and what it means. What is faith? According to Hebrews 11:1, “faith is the substance [...]
Posted on October 7th, 2010 by doc
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