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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. The History of Groundhog Day February 2nd being designated as Groundhog Day is believed to have originated in Pennsylvania in the 18th -19th century. It is said to have derived from ancient European weather lore,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Every Christian already has peace with God, but the peace of God is a free-will choice. Some will say there are three kinds of peace: peace with, from, and of God. But there are really only two because all true...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. January 22nd is the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the case in which the US Supreme Court ruled on the issue of the constitutionality of laws that criminalized or restricted access to abortions. In doing so, on...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. This year, January 20th is National Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. (It’s the Sunday closest to the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Read an abridged history of the day below.) When Does a Woman Become a Mother? We...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Downloadable PDF of the Salvation Bell below] The New Year has come and, for many, the memory of Christmas has already faded away. With each new day comes a fresh new hope for a year of joy and peace. A Word of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Celebrating the new year is biblical, but how you celebrate might not be. The nation of Israel celebrated the advent of the new year, and they did so in the way God prescribed. As we all know, many of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Through the centuries people have told and re-told the story of the birth of Jesus and the events that surrounded it. Sadly, some of the common understanding are not biblically supported. Test your knowledge by...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We don’t often think in terms of “taking” but we do think about Jesus giving. Taking is nothing more than accepting and receiving that which Jesus gives. So learn to take this Advent season. The...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ve already addressed the Parable of the Faithful and Unfaithful Servants found in Matthew 25. We gave reasons why a Christian will never hear, “…you wicked and lazy servant…” (Matt 25:26). If you...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. More than half a century has passed since the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Our world has changed greatly and Americans wonder, now more than ever, what the future will bring. God’s...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Jesus said, “well done good and faithful servant” in Matthew 24. Those words are quoted often, but many times out of context and with the wrong application. Because of that, many Christians question their...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. [Watch the Tribute Videos Below] November 7th, 2018 would have been Billy Graham’s 100th birthday. His death on February 21, 2018, precluded any centennial celebration of his life, but it should be remembered that...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In the real realm of things that are, our world as we know it now, and in a time that is yet to come, there exists in reality . . . “. . . a great, fiery red dragon” (Revelation 12:3 – NKJV) The...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question: I live in an area that is steeped in tradition and religiosity, and people tend to think I’m a bit strange since I believe there is a spiritual element in everything around us, especially...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Martin Luther is well remembered as the Great Reformer who began The Reformation with his bold stand on salvation by grace alone. But there were others before him who just as boldly proclaimed God’s truths. Take...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. In 1968 the Rolling Stones debuted a song about Satan, Sympathy for the Devil. While I do not endorse the song in any way, and the title is simply ridiculous (the devil deserves no sympathy) the song does convey...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Halloween carries a lot of baggage. It is a very popular day (and now a season) that has become a very lucrative, commercially successful part of our culture. What is unfortunate is that Christians have allowed...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. There’s a lot of misunderstanding about Satan, aka Lucifer. There’s misunderstanding about his person, his name, and his works. In 1968, the Rolling Stones debuted a song titled, “Sympathy for the...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Are There Three Heavens? Where is the Third Heaven? Many Christians don’t understand that there are three heavens. They think of Heaven only as the place where God dwells, the place where redeemed souls go at...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. “The Great Commission” is a call to preach the gospel and make disciples, and it’s given to all who belong to Jesus. Jesus most clearly gave this commission in the gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, and...
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