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In the winter of 2014 -2015, the tower of snow that the city of Boston piled up was a constant reminder of a winter that seemed to have to have no end. By the time, the snow stopped falling; the pile had grown to be 75 feet high. Though it reminded residents of a winter than made them shiver, there were…

Many Christians across the country set aside the first Thursday in May as the National day of Reason.” The date began in competition to the National Day of Prayer when the groups decided to offer some Americans an alternative. Those who observe the day encourage others to spend the day performing community…

Sin and Bleach Isaiah 1:18 (NASB95) 18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool. Stephanie and I were talking about sin last night. We talked about how Jesus wants to…

Coggins, Richard J. "Do We Still Need Deutero-Isaiah?" Journal for the Study of the Old Testament no. 81 (December 1998): 77-92. Do We Still Need Deutero-Isaiah? 1. An Obsolescent Term? To speak of 'Deutero-Isaiah' has become one of the 'assured results of scholarship'. Should we continue to do so? Any…

A tourist was visiting the lush, tropical island of Jamaica. In the hotel where he was staying there was a map which hung in one of the hallways. In a corner of the map there was some faint lettering over an almost uninhabited part of the island. Looking closely, he could make out the words "The Land…

SIN Authorities in Uganda continue their efforts to control the recent outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus. They fear the disease may spread into neighboring Kenya through seven relatives of a woman who recently died from the virus. Sadly, this same woman unknowingly spread the virus when she fled a hospital…

A Catechism for the use of the people called Methodists (a) WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN? | 1 | What is a Christian? Christians are those who believe that God has revealed himself in Jesus Christ accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, live in communion with God and in the power of the Holy Spirit, and…

It Is I, Be Not Afraid When the storm was fiercely raging On the Lake of Galilee, And their helpless bark was tossing On the wild, tempestuous sea, Walking on the raging waters In a robe of light arrayed, Jesus came, oh, hear Him calling – “It is I, be not afraid:” When the storms of life are raging,…

Lechem - Bread by Josa Bivin1 "For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." John 6:33 When Richard and Lucinda (our volunteer workers) first came to Israel, they noticed plastic sacks containing pieces of bread hanging from the sides of the trash containers…

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…

XFS3O the pastor's story file a resource file for pastors/teachers/speakers THEME: Mother Number 19 — May / 1986 MOTHER I think it was a girlish hand, Unlined, well-tended, when it held At first, my clinging baby hand In gentle grasps by love impelled. I think it was a youthful face That bent above me…