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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question: How do I respond to the naturalist’s claim, “unless I can see, touch, smell, hear, and taste God, I will not believe he exists”? I’m afraid if I respond with something like,...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Won’t Get Fooled Again This “12 stone memorial” series of articles began with the catch-phrase “Don’t Get Stoned Again” as a wordplay on the song, “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (1971, The Who). It’s...
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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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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Have you ever considered your theology regarding R&R? Work is a good thing. So also is resting from work (taking a nap?). [don’t miss the video below] On a day when we take a break to honor our...
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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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TNG Radio’s Alex McFarland interviews Shari Abbott, executive director of Reasons for Hope* Jesus. Listen now! Click for a List of All Reasons for Hope* Jesus Videos About Alex McFarland Alex is a speaker, author, educator, and advocate for Christian...
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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. 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. 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. 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. Hope for Today: A Daily Devotion from Reasons for Hope*Jesus | Hope for Today Archive | Sign Up for Our Resources | “Love does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil, does not rejoice in iniquity...
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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. 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)...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. We’ve covered Sheol, Hades, Hell, the Place of Torment, and we even talked about the place of comfort before the cross, Abraham’s Bosom (Read here: Sheol, Hell, Place of Torment? What & Where Are...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. What did Jesus call Joseph? The Bible provides no record of Jesus addressing Joseph in any way, and the only recorded uses of “Father” by Jesus are in reference to God the Father. Jesus spoke of God the Father as...