Christ in Post-Christian Culture
This is the sixth year I’ve re-blogged this original piece I wrote about what Christmastime was like growing up. I hope you enjoy it. Wow, only 3 more day til Christmas. The year went so fast I almost forgot there were twelve months. Sometimes the days seem to run together. Partly because of the limited …
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More teenagers in the United States are vaping marijuana than ever before. Health and addiction experts believe vaping is more dangerous than smoking it in a joint, pipe, or bong. Between 2017 and 2019 the percentage of teens who reported using marijuana within the past month had risen from 13.9% to 15.4%. However, studies done …
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IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED that Wednesday evenings are best for publishing the weekly podcast episodes. This allows for Sunday to be about praise and worship, and observing the Sabbath as a day to rest and reflect on God and Jesus Christ. Also, brother Tim and I meet regularly on Tuesday evenings, which gives us enough …
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JESUS CHRIST, the Lord of all Creation, walked everywhere, every day, for countless miles. In sandals! He rode into Jerusalem on Passover on a donkey! Not in a palanquin with servant-slaves carrying Him. In Western civilization today, we tend to focus on making the best name for ourselves. But God sent Jesus into a broken …
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EQUIPMENT PURCHASE IS COMPLETE! We now have enough mics for two or three participants, a mixing board, new cables, a tablet for accessing outsourced music and sound effects, and a very nifty portable acoustic wall (not shown in the image). We settled on Audacity for our desktop audio editor. Tim, one of my brothers in …
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BEFORE THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY I announced a sabbatical from blogging. That message has been deleted. At times I tend to get ahead of God. Thankfully, when I do He is faithful to redirect me. As I seek God's will for my life I must remember to listen for His perfect timing. We cannot let impulsivity …
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AFTER TAKING A BREAK from the seven seals to focus on the Rapture, we return to the opening of the third seal. Prior to this, the twenty-four elders inaugurated the opening of the seals with a song of affirmation: “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, …
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PRAISE IS A MIGHTY weapon and the sign of a healthy Christian. In fact, it facilitates access to God, enlarging our perception of Him. He must always be our focus regardless of the circumstances. Merriam-Webster defines praise as 1 a : an expression of approval : commendation; b : worship; 2a : value, merit.(1) Paul …
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I heard Him call my nameand I responded.“Come out on to the water,”He said, “and walk to Me.”I stepped out of the boat,onto the raging sea.Looking into His face, I startedwalking to Him. Suddenly,a loud crack of thunderbroke my gazeand I noticed the crashingof the waves and felt the gale.It began to rain harder.I could …
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THE TERM "SCORCHED-EARTH" is used to describe a military policy in which all houses, crops, factories, utilities, etc., in an area are destroyed so that an enemy cannot use them. Putin's invasion of Ukraine is a recent example of this tactic. The United States literally "scorched" the earth during the Vietnam War. The Napoleonic Wars …
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