Christmas. ‘Twas the season to be jolly, but I was finding myself much more contemplative than jolly. Every time I would come across a manger scene, I was somehow captivated like never before nor since. That little baby, the Son of God, seemed to be inviting me so tangibly into ...
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I need an emotional filter. One that I could place gently over my heart whenever I felt the pitter patter of my aortas increasing, my palms beginning to perspire, or the pressure on my chest starting to rise as I withhold the tears inside. I could also use a filter ...
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Around 1920, American author Ernest Hemingway’s colleagues made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. The friends wagered that Hemingway couldn’t write a story using only six words. Of course, he took the dare and they paid up. Incidentally, it’s believed that Hemingway considered it his best work: “For sale: Baby ...
Read More »OUR HOPE: Eternal Life
‘The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.’ Romans 6:23 (NIV) Salvation brings many rewards. Eternal life is just one of them. The fact is, to receive eternal life in God’s holy Heaven, one must recognize Jesus Christ as ...
Read More »How to Share the Gospel
How to Share the Gospel By Joel B. Matt 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of ...
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