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Background to the nativity story. A Christmas meditation.

These are great....and should be everywhere...Some new billboards are getting attention in Cleveland. Some reported seeing one or two messages, but the newspaper listed all of them. Here's a list of all variations of the "God Speaks" billboards. The billboards are a simple black background with white…

Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse [ Deut. 11:26 ]. Israel was commanded to obey. Obedience was the very nub of the matter. A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day [ Deut. 11:27 ]. Obedience is something which has been dropped into…

I will never forget Ted Stone

Following Caron McBride’s wedding she did what many brides do, she took on her husband’s last name. However, when she did, she learned that she had a felony charge on her record. When she investigated, she learned that “The Movie Place,” a movie rental store in Norman, OK that went out of business in…

A former Wall Street executive and nurse started a movement to make sure everyone in the hospital in her community feels loved. Eileen Michaels had the idea originally, and asked people who lived around her to start writing cards for patients and then drop them off on her doorstep. Michaels said she…

A group of anonymous artists in Hutchinson Kansas decided to sprinkle their community with artistic hearts to build unity and draw people together. The group got permission from people in the community and painted stylized hearts on sidewalks in key locations and the painting quickly grew in popularity.…

# Philippians Lesson 1 ## Intro to the Study of Philippians I’ve been given the privilege of teaching the opening weeks of this study through the book of Philippians. Before we get to the text of Philippians I am going to take a few minutes to refresh your memory of the background of the Philippian churches…

Mike Seidel, a reporter for the Weather Channel is getting some heat over social media for the way he stood while doing a broadcast. Instead of facing the camera squarely, when Hurricane Florence was approaching North Carolina in September of 2018, he shifted his weight to the side and stood like he…

Krista Madden, a mother in Asheville, North Carolina has done the unthinkable. She wrapped her 7-week-old daughter in a thin blanket and pitched her down a steep ravine in a hard-to-access wooded area. Authorities say the young woman had a troubled background. Still, it is hard to believe a mother could…

Many stories are coming out about Americans selflessly meeting the needs of others, during the COVID-19 crisis. But one of the most heart-warming is that of “Invisible Hands,” created by Liam Elkind and Simone Palicano, based in New York City. What makes them so special is that they are college students,…

Ferdinand (2017), is a cartoon movie about a peaceful bull with a big heart that was born in a farm for Spanish fighting bulls. The bulls from the farm fought with each other trying to prove who was the strongest and bravest that would face the bullfighter to defeat him. Ferdinand escaped from the training…

In the movie The Lion King, Simba, the baby lion, takes his friend Nala to the Elephant Graveyard. Although this was strictly forbidden by his father, Simba laughs at the face of danger in order to impress his friend. Once there, they are chased by the dangerous hyenas and eventually get cornered. In…

On October 27, 2018, Robert Gregory Bowers walked into a Synagogue in Pittsburgh and opened fire, reportedly yelling that all Jews needed to die. When the shooting ended, twelve people were dead. For many, that is where the story ends. But not for all. Within one day of the tragedy, two organizations…

A British senior citizen, 87-year-old Ron Goldspink, is suffering from an ear condition that causes him to hear “God Save the Queen” playing continuously in his head. Ron says he has heard a male choir sing the British national anthem hundreds of times a day for the past four months. “Sometimes it’s…

Theunis Wessels had just one thing on his mind. He was mowing his lawn while his wife was warning him about the massive tornado swirling in the background. Nothing was going to keep Wessels from completing his planned labor. He explained that he was keeping an eye on the tornado. After he finished the…

If travelers at the airport in Stuttgart, Germany feel a little nervous before a flight, all they have to do is step into a booth and listen to prayer. The prayer booth located in Terminal 3 features 300 prayers from various religious backgrounds offered in 65 languages, including a Jewish prayer and…

# Philippians 1:3–8 ## Opening: Paul’s Thanksgiving As we move on this morning in our study of Paul’s letter to the Philippians, we find Paul following his normal pattern of thanksgiving and prayer. This week we will look at his statement of thanksgiving about the Philippians, and next week we will look…

The internet has opened up a vast world of knowledge and experience. It has also enabled the harassment of people for their views, experiences, appearances, or demographic backgrounds. Pew Research reports that, “Fully 40 percent of online users have experienced bullying, harassment, and intimidation.”…

The eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv was one of the cities expected to fall under the control of pro-Russian separatists in the current conflict in that region. Instead, the city remains relatively peaceful and safe. Many people there say that is because of a prayer group that meets daily to pray for…

Frazier Glenn Cross, 73, was arrested and charged with murder after allegedly shooting three people and terrorizing many others at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City and the nearby Village Shalom assisted-living facility. Cross has a background of bigotry. In the 1980’s he led a KKK organization.…

When the founder of Microsoft appeared on Sixty Minutes, he provided an emotional and unexpected look at the last conversation he had with Steve Jobs. Though, they headed two fiercely competitive rival computer companies, the men talked about the things they had learned in life, their families, and things…

Background: This is an excerpt from an unpublished book by Brad Berglund. It explores the Christian adage: Wise men still seek him. What would it be like if modern seekers were with the wise men when they worshiped Jesus? Previously, Brought-Low had expressed his fears to a Pharisee in the temple (click…

Background: This is an excerpt from an unpublished book by Brad Berglund. It explores the Christian adage: Wise men still seek him. What would it be like if modern seekers were with the wise men when they worshiped Jesus? Previously, Higher-Status had expressed his fears to a Pharisee in the temple (click…

In their book, Conquer Your Fear, Share Your Faith: An Evangelism Crash Course, Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort write, “I was like the little girl who sees a flock of sheep in the meadow and says look at how white the sheep look. And against the backdrop of the green grass, they look white. But then it…