by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Everything God does is according to His plan and purpose. Since we are all so busy at this time of year, let’s keep this simple and short… but also very purposeful. Our purpose in celebrating Advent—the four...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question: I recently heard a well-known mega-church pastor say that Jesus did NOT descend into hell when He died. He said, “This metaphorical descending into hell isn’t that Jesus goes to an actual place of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus What is reason? Reason is a faculty of the mind that enables us to make sense of things. In reasoning, we use knowledge and logic to come to understand and form conclusions...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) “I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.” It couldn’t be clearer. God told Isaiah that He creates evil. And what about...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them.By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus 29 perished in Gitche Gumee If you know Native American/Indian history or lore, you probably know the meaning of Gitche Gumee. You might even recall the first two lines of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Halloween is celebrated in a bigger and bigger way every year. But there’s something else that should be commemorated and celebrated on October 31st. We should remember this day of long ago when the face of...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Gen 2:17 “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” Atheists claim this is an error in the Bible because Adam and Eve didn’t...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. I have a cross necklace that’s always been one of my favorites. It’s designed with a blooming rose and three rosebuds. There’s more to this cross than just the roses that remind us of love....
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Question: Are the Jews of today still the chosen people of God? Why do people say they are, when they don’t even believe in Jesus?Before answering this question about the Jews living today, let’s review what we...
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If our resources have blessed you, please share them. Life is tough…and it seems to be getting more and more difficult every day. If it’s not tough at this moment for you, I’m sure you know that it will be soon. One of life’s challenges is likely not far off....