Who Is My Kith and Kin?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Let’s begin with some entymology (study of word origins).  We’ll get to defining “kith,” but let’s start with the word “kin.”  Most people know that the word “kin” refers to...

Is Purgatory a Real Place?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Purgatory is a doctrine (teaching) of the Catholic church. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as: “purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven,”...

Is It a Sin to Be Fat?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question  I read your article, is it a sin to drink alcohol? It made me wonder, is it a sin to be fat? Answer My answer to the alcohol question was, no, it is not a sin to drink alcohol. I say this because the...

Why Should I Witness?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Today I am at The Cove (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Training Center), in beautiful Asheville, NC–attending a three-day conference on evangelism with my friend and colleague Alex McFarland of Alex...

The Boldness of a Child of God

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. It’s clear throughout the Bible that as children of God we are also His ambassadors (2 Corinthians 5:20) and we are commissioned to share the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to proclaim the truths of the...

Who is Sweet Jacob?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Sweet Jacob!  It sounds like a spring flower, like “Sweet William” — but it’s not.  Perhaps you have a kind and honest friend whose name is Jacob and this name fits him well, but “sweet” is not an...

Is SUICIDE an Unforgivable Sin?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Recently I have received more questions than I wish to count on the eternal destiny of those who have committed suicide. In addition to asking if suicide is an unforgivable sin, a reader wrote: “I can’t find...

What is glory?

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus Q. We read about the glory of God and also that one day we will go to glory.  How much do we know about “glory?” The question, “what is glory?” can be simply...

Iwo Jima, Moses and US

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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.  By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus   February 19, 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Iwo Jima—one of the bloodiest battles during World War II. The battle began on February 19...