by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. It’s well known that the terrorists methodically planned their attacks on America. From the first plane that hit the south tower of the World Trade Center and the second only ten minutes later that hit the north...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Last year (June 2017) I wrote about my friend Tad who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer (Read about how he shared the gospel with a hospital technician in Philadelphia during a full body scan: Cancer Hope: I Am...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Work is a good thing!!! Now, don’t get me wrong. Not everyone will define their job as good. Perhaps your job is problematic and you don’t consider it good. But the actual act of being productive, of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is the tenth in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. We know that stones were used as an instrument of capital punishment in Israel, but these articles consider stones in a different light. ...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Video Below The phrase “taste and see that the Lord is good” is a direct quote from verse 8 of Psalm 34. To see that God is good, watch the video at the end of this article. It’s short but...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is the ninth in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. We know that stones were used as an instrument of capital punishment in Israel, but these articles consider stones in a different light. ...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This question about two or three being gathered is in reference to Matthew 18:20 that says, “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” This verse clearly says that...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is the eighth in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. We know that stones were used as an instrument of capital punishment in Israel, but these articles consider stones in a different light. ...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. BC/AD and BCE/CE are well recognized as abbreviations used with the number of a year to designate if the year was before or after the birth of Jesus Christ. Before answering the question about which labeling...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. A friend passed away on Wednesday, July 25th. She was a Christian who loved the Lord and loved others enough to tell them about Jesus. She has now joined the cloud of witnesses who have gone before and who have...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Age of Accountability is not a term found in the Bible. However, it is a widely accepted theological teaching supported by many Bible verses and passages. The Age of Accountability deals with the age at which...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is the seventh in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. It’s about a stone memorial on the shore of the Jordan. We know that stones were used as an instrument of capital punishment in Israel,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Wikipedia states that “Going to Hell in a Handbasket” is a saying of unclear origins. However, there is good reasoning that suggests it originated from the Bible, as do many of our common, everyday sayings. Posted...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is the sixth in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. We know that stones were used as an instrument of capital punishment in Israel, but these articles will look at stones in a different light. ...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. It’s summer and we all want to enjoy the long, hazy, crazy days of summer. But how should a Christian spend vacation??? Whether it’s a long get-away to a far-off destination, or a stay-cation enjoying...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Fear can keep us from witnessing. But it also keeps people from Jesus. [Read about the witnessing encounter and then watch the video, “Fear is a Liar” below]Carpe Momentum: Seize the MomentWitnessing...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The Seven Deadly Sins are defined as pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. That said, nowhere in the Bible is this list of sins found. And, they are not more “deadly” than any other sins. So, from...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This is the fifth in a series of articles about stones in the Bible. We know that stones were used as an instrument of capital punishment in Israel, but these articles consider stones in a different light. ...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Certainly, you remember the day in June 2015 when the White House was shrouded in color. With only six colors, it wasn’t a rainbow. It was one short of God’s seven-colored rainbow. (Read: Why Does the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Most Christians believe that the Bible teaches we are a trichotomy, a three-part being, made up of 1. body and 2. soul, and 3. spirit. However, some Christians hold to a view that man is only a two-part being 1)...