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English author H. G. Wells, famous for science fiction novels like The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds, once wrote a short story called "The Country of the Blind." It's about an inaccessible, luxurious valley in Ecuador where, due to a strange disease, everyone is blind. After…

In A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson marvels at what makes up human life: No one really knows, but there may be as many as a million types of protein in the human body, and each one is a little miracle. By all the laws of probability proteins shouldn't exist. To make a protein you need…

If you go to the right website on the internet you can see an amazing video. You see a smoky scene. A building is on fire. There on the ground you see a group of people looking up the side of a building gesturing to someone above who is out of the picture. All of a sudden you see the group rush towards…

And many have tried the “sign” route to faith, only to be disappointed. Oliver Sacks did. He is an author and a Neurologist. He writes of his own religious experience: There had been some religious feeling, of a childish sort, in the years before the war. When my mother lit the Sabbath candles, I would…

One of the first public acts of our new president was his appearance at the National Prayer Breakfast just a few weeks ago. While other less conservative politicians have seemed uncomfortable in such arenas, President Obama seems to be right at home. He used the occasion to declare that one’s faith should…

The Bible says in Psalm 19:7, “The law of the Lord is perfect converting the soul.” Scripture makes it very clear that it is the Law that actually converts the soul. To illustrate the function of God’s Law, let’s look for a moment at civil law. Imagine if I said to you, “I’ve got some good news for you:…

Corrie Ten Boom put it like this: "In the forest fire, there is always one place where the fire cannot reach. It is the place where the fire has already burned itself out. Calvary is the place where the fire of God's judgment against sin burned itself out completely. It is there that we are safe." Source:…

Foolishness and Communion (Communion Meditation) 4-8-2007 "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Corinthians 1:18). What could be more foolish than Communion-a little bread and grape juice or wine through which…

Covenant Communities Unit 3: The New Covenant Community Remember the Message 2Peter 3:1 -The motivation for the message Beloved- In the Old Testament this term is used to convey the idea of an only child. As one would cherish and value an only child, Peter here endears his readers to himself as a valuable…

The Nature of Unsaved Men & Women Ephesians 2:3b-5 …we were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)… Condition…

for Conversations in the Marketplace' by Pastor Brad Berglund (First Baptist Church) Feb 6, 2009 . At a recent prayer meeting, I was told of a young pianist who is working on a doctor’s degree in performance. According to his professor, the young man has abilities that leave his peers far behind. To…

PREACHING A decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit court of Appeals has dealt a setback to a Jewish congregation trying to open a synagogue in a Philadelphia suburb, and at the same time, sent an interesting message to believers. The court ruled that towns trying to control noise and traffic may legally prevent…

Defining The Church I. Defining The Church Louis Berkoff - “The Church consists of those who are partakers of Christ and of the blessings of salvation that are in Him.” Wayne Grudem - “The church is the community of all true believers for all time.” A. Key Biblical Words 1. Hebrew - qahal - a gathering…

#1 — The Conflict In God’s FamilyPlease press the microphone to listen to the talk. Requires the free RealPlayer®. Installation instructions available. “The Conflict In God’s Family” — another look at the Biblical basis for understanding the plan of salvation as God’s provision for restoring peace in…

The football coach who chews out his players is doing it to motivate them. The parent who demands, “Sit down and do your homework before you go out,” is seeking to motivate. The pastor who preaches a fiery sermon on coming judgment is seeking to use fear to motivate his congregation to action. We have…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…