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• The Approachability of Jesus

  

  There are so many attributes of Jesus Christ than we can praise and ponder. One of them is His kingliness.He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. (Revelation... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• How Big is the Universe? How Small is the Smallest Known Object?

  

  A friend sent me a link to a video where the scale of the universe is compared. We start with human size and drill down to the smallest known length/size,... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Bible Art Journaling: No, No, No (reprise)

  

  Using one's Bible as a sketch pad for one's art is becoming even more popular than when I first wrote about it in November 2015. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Word of the Cross is the Power of God

  

  At the 2003 Ligonier Conference, John MacArthur spoke on "The Myth of Influence". His assigned topic was to speak on the myth that the Gospel advances on the... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Tomb of the Unknown v. the Christian Soldier: Guarding the Empty Tomb

  

  This past weekend's latest 'snowmageddon' blizzard, this time, affecting Washington DC, elicited a slew of photos showing the dedicated soldiers protecting the... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Prata's Potpourri: Master's Seminary Church Finder, Why So Many Bad Christian...

  

  On Sunday my interim church (First Baptist Watkinsville) began a 40-day journey through the devotional book The Blessing Life. Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Are You Becoming a Hypocrite? Do You Have an Alive Reputation but Dead Works?

  

  Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Is Music Worship? Do Singers "lead Worship"?

  

  The selection of music in churches is important and is not based simply on preferences. Do not pooh-pooh the music by marginalizing it to a second tier of... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Kay Cude Art: Everything According to Its Season

  

  We worship an orderly God, whose prophecies, whose seasons, whose mankind progresses according to His will. What a blessing it is to know we submit to a God... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Is Doctrine Important? Isn't OK Just to Be a Simple Believer in Jesus?

  

  I'm listening to the great Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones preach through a series called "Great Biblical Doctrines." I love doctrine. By it, I come to know Christ.... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Scripture Photo: Rebukes ("Church Bulletin" Series)

  

  Church bulletins are great. They contain information the congregant will need during the week, such as which deacons are 'on call', who is going to staff the... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Heaven Tourism: Compare Don Piper's Heaven Scene with Apostle John's

  

  I'd written a few days ago that heaven tourism books are bad. The 'heaven tourism' phrase refers to the increasing bunch of people who have a vision and claim t... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Scripture Photo: Wrath ("Church Bulletin" Series)

  

  Church bulletins are great. They contain information the congregant will need during the week, such as which deacons are 'on call', who is going to staff the... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Scripture Photo: Lake of Fire ("Church Bulletin" Series)

  

  Church bulletins are great. They contain information the congregant will need during the week, such as which deacons are 'on call', who is going to staff the... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• "Anyone Can Find the Dirt in Someone"... How Facebook Helps Twist God's Word

  

  Have you seen this on Facebook? It is a wonderful sentiment. I approve of the concept of looking at the positive and trying to find the good in a person. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Scripture Photo, Hell ("Church Bulletin" Series)

  

  Church bulletins are great. They contain information the congregant will need during the week, such as which deacons are 'on call', who is going to staff the... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• United Church of Christ's Edgy 'sorta Scriptura' Campaign

  

  With words like "rebranding" and "edgy" and "campaign" better suited to a New Coke commercial marketing blitz, the United Church of Christ (UCC) is... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• REPOST: Sayings and Mottos That Sound Pious but Aren't. #1: "Let Go and Let God"

  

  I posted this on March 31, 2014. I re-post it today.-----------------------------------------------------#2: "I don't use commentaries"#3 "I'm too humble to... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Scripture Photo: Anguish ("Church Bulletin" Series)

  

  Here's a change of pace for your next church bulletin cover. Pain and anguish. In the verse, Paul is about to discuss the judicial hardening of the Jews'... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Back to Basics: How to Study Your Bible

  

  EPrata photoThe Bible is one book but it is actually a library of 66 books. These books are written in a variety of genres. Your own bookcase at home contains... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY