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• Did God Really Say "You Are Precious to Me, You Are Honored, and I Love You"?...

  

  Sure, I walk around every day in Renaissance hair and a wedding dressclutching a crumpled leaf. FYI, read to the end regarding this very verse. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Unpopular The Movie

  

  New movie coming out this month! The good folks at Red Grace Media asked:"Would love your help getting this out with the Hastag #UnpopularTheMovie and the Link... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• What Does It Mean, You Will Recognize Them by Their Fruits?

  

  Sinclair Ferguson preached on the Sermon on the Mount in a recent series (Sermon on the Mount)In the second-to-last sermon called Ultimate Choices delivered on... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Prata Potpourri: Books, Books, Books, and Instagram Bible

  

  Bible Reading Plans, Reading Challenges, Reading Resolutions, what's a girl to do? Read!Memory moment: A constant accusation against me as a kid was "Why do... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Crouching at Sin's Door: Lessons from Lot

  

  Then the men said to Lot, "Have you anyone else here? Sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone you have in the city, bring them out of the place. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Blessing of a Great Church...

  

  I thoroughly second the sentiments below, written by one of our church elders, Scott. I love my church. I thank God for the men who lead it and the people who... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• 2016 By the Numbers, Part 2

  

  2016Donald Trump, a businessman and not a politician, was elected President of the United States. Fidel Castro died, the Cubs won after a 108 year baseball... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Cai Guo-Qiang's Sky Ladder to Heaven and the Real Ladder to Heaven

  

  You know where this is going.I'm so happy that the Chinese artist spent all his time and money and creative energy constructing this amazing event. It truly is ... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Bible Reading Plans, Choices, Personal Reading, Books!

  

  It's time once again for the annual Bible Reading Plans blog essay! I'm notorious for starting and utterly failing to stick to a Bible Reading Plan. But I keep... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• 2016 By the Numbers, Part 1. Top Blog Essays This Year

  

  It was a good year, fast coming and fast leaving. It seems like it was just 2008, and now it's nearly a decade later. Time hurries. Where does it go? Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Winter Awakeneth All My Care

  

  One of the oldest surviving poems in written form is the Middle English poem Wynter awakeneth all my care. It is thought the poem was written in about 1340,... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Ex-Wham! Singer George Michael Dead

  

  At age 53, on Christmas day afternoon, it appears that George Michael has died "peacefully at his home". Fox News, BBC, UK Mirror, Business Insider confirm. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Repost- From Swaddling Cloths to Grave Cloths To...

  

  First posted December 25, 2015.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~From swaddling cloths to grave cloths...to...Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: Th... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Repost- The First Blood and the Last Blood

  

  Posted last Christmas Eve 2015~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The first human blood shed in the Bible was a shepherd's blood, shed by one who rejected God in... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Saddest Christmas Carol Ever

  

  I've been focusing on Jesus these past weeks. I've written a series on the names He has been given from the Isaiah 9:6 verse, and also a two part series on... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• "When Are They Coming In?"

  

  I work in an elementary school. We are on vacation for two weeks during Christmas until after New Year's. As the excitement among the children builds through th... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Repost: Sacrifice of Isaac Prefigures Christ: the Grace of Old Testament...

  

  First published on December 17, 2015.Genesis 22 has the story of the great test of faith of Abraham. God called to Abraham one day, and Abraham answered "Here... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Nativity

  

  Isaiah 7:10-16"The Life of Christ: The Virgin Birth" S. Lewis JohnsonI liked how Pastor S. Lewis Johnson emphasized the virgin conception rather than the... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Kay Cude Poetry: Sweet Longing

  

  Kay Cde, poet. Artist's statement on Beulah LandI think what affects me the greatest about this song is the identifying that His redeemed have a pronounced... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Examining Christmas Traditions #2: Wise Men at the Manger?

  

  There are traditions regarding the Christmas story within the faith. We have Christmas carols with lyrics that say that angels sing, we set up nativity scenes... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY