Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL
In case you’ve missed a post from this past week, today’s post is recap with its live links to help you catch up.
In that regard, if you didn’t read Thursday’s post, “Most Preteens Reject the Bible as God’s Word,” I urge to take the time to read it, even if you’re not parenting young children.
Also there is a bonus post at the end that most of you have not previously seen. Continue reading
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Jonathan Banning and Dan Lankford are posting every Friday on facebook some short pieces they’re calling “Faith-Building Fridays.” Subtitled “50 Reasons to Believe.”
Jonathan wrote they’ve designed this project with the hope to “convict, confirm, and establish your faith.”
Their goal is three fold: To build faith in God’s existence, in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and in the identity of Jesus Christ.” Continue reading
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This headline is taken from a shocking article I just read from Christianheadlines.com written by Michael Foust.
“Only one-fourth of America’s preteens believe the Bible is the Word of God and only one-fifth believe in absolute truth, according to a new survey that warns the nation’s preteens are “following in the unfortunate spiritual footsteps of the generations that have preceded them.” Foust wrote. Continue reading
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Today is Wednesday. It’s the day of my Rotary Club meeting. Every week we begin by reciting the 4-way test which was written in the 1930’s by a businessman and Rotary International President, Herbert J. Taylor.
This 24 word test is designed to promote high ethical standards in the business and professional lives of its members. Continue reading
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Last week Norma Jean and I were blessed to attend the annual Florida College Lectures. The theme was “We Have a Great High Priest.” The lessons were based on the book of Hebrews.
In Rick Boswell’s lecture a New High Priest, he quotes Michael Heiser who said, “It is important to recognize that within the greater context of the book of Hebrews, chapter 4:14 to chapter 5:10 is about building confidence in Christ and His work on our behalf. Christ’s incarnation (Heb. 2:17) was so that He could be a merciful and faithful High Priest as well as to make propitiation for the sins of the people.” Continue reading
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When the late Dr. Hugh Moorhead was a philosophy grad student at the University of Chicago, he began asking some of the great thinkers of the 20th century “What is the meaning or purpose of life?”
Over the years he sent letters to over 250 renowned scientists, philosophers, authors, and intellectuals. Later, while chairman of the philosophy department at Northeastern Illinois University, Moorhead published the responses and his conclusions. Continue reading
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Greetings from Temple Terrace, Florida
Norma Jean and I have been here all week attending the Florida College Lectures.
FC is a special place for us. It is my alma mater. We met here. Married while a student here. Both of our children attended FC. And later Norma Jean worked here for 10 years.
But what makes FC so special. Is the people. The relationships we’ve developed and have nurtured and nourished in the past 50 years. I’ve been blessed to have attended every Lecture program since my senior year in High School in 1966. Continue reading
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Yesterday morning at the Florida College Lectures Ken Chapman reminisced about his years growing up in North Alabama.
He recalled how much he looked forward to playing football as a third grader during recess. There were occasions he said when older students would assist or supervise the younger ones during this play period, and sometimes they would join in the game. Continue reading
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Yesterday morning on the way to the Florida College Lectures, I witnessed a car on fire at the intersection of Fowler Avenue and Morris Bridge Rd.
Flames were shooting upward and the firemen were quickly responding to extinguish the blaze. You could see the sense of urgency in their actions. Without the right response the situation could have become much worse. Continue reading
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“While angels are immensely fascinating to us, and genuinely astonishing, we must remember that any status that may be ascribed to them has been granted by God,” observed Kyle Goodwin in lecture yesterday morning entitled, “A Son, Greater than Angels.
Both Kyle’s lecture and the following one “A Little Lower than the Angels, by Jeremy Bard, were the lead lessons Tuesday morning in this study of Hebrews at the Florida College Lectures (Hebrews 1:4-2:18). Continue reading
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