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May 16, 2024 · 6:48 am

Submission–Positive or Negative?

Our Wednesday evening Bible class where we worship at West Citrus is studying the “One Another” commands in the New Testament. Last night was the command “Submit to One Another” based on Ephesians 5:21

Our teacher, Marvin, conducted an interesting experiment in preparation for the class. He emailed 6 of his friends and asked their impression of the word “submission.”

To make it more interesting, he chose three of his friends who were Christians and the other three were non-Christians. Continue reading →

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May 15, 2024 · 7:10 am

2 Samuel 12:1-14– Sin Hurts.

Jesus, the prophets, and Bible preachers often used parables, allegories, or stories to illustrate and illuminate Truth and teach a moral lesson. Such is the case with Nathan the prophet in today’s text.

King David had lusted after Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, one of Israel’s elite warriors who was away fighting the Philistines. David committed adultery with her. Then when he learned she was pregnant with his child, tried to cover his sin by bringing Uriah home, getting him drunk, and going home to his wife. But Uriah refused. Continue reading →

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May 14, 2024 · 6:27 am

Conversion to Christ Changes Lives

In his Daily Bible Study series, William Barclay tells a compelling story about an evangelist named Brownlow North. Apparently, in his younger days, he had lived a wild life.

“Once, just before he was to enter the pulpit in a church in Aberdeen, he received a letter. This letter informed him that its writer had evidence of some disgraceful thing which Brownlow North had done before he became a Christian, and it went on to say that the writer proposed to interrupt the service and to tell the whole congregation of that sin if he preached. Continue reading →

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May 13, 2024 · 8:22 am

Authority is Fundamental

Ralph “Babe” Pinelli was a major league baseball player in the early 20th century who later became an umpire.

It’s told that in 1935, Babe’s first year umpiring, he was the home plate umpire working a game in which Babe Ruth was playing. It’s was Ruth’s last year in the majors.

After swinging and missing at the first two pitches for strikes, Babe Ruth didn’t swing on the next pitch which he thought was a ball. Pinelli called, “Strike Three.” Continue reading →

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May 11, 2024 · 5:11 am

Weekly Recap: May 6-10

Greeting from Beverly Hills FL

Today’s post is a recap of the past week’s posts with its live links.  It’s a good way to catch up in case you’ve missed one.

Also, many of you were unable to access Monday’s post, Trusting is Fundamental, due to a broken link.  We reposted it and you can access it here. Continue reading →

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May 10, 2024 · 6:37 am

Lend a Helping Hand

Not everything on facebook and social media is negative. Each Friday, we share something we’ve found that’s encouraging, edifying, or enlightening.

The Heartland page “is dedicated to providing daily positive, inspirational, motivational, kindness stories.”

Here’s one about a wife whose attitude toward her husband quickly moved from annoyance, to appreciation, to love. Continue reading →

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May 9, 2024 · 8:01 am

Why The Founder of Mother’s Day Turned Against It

It was on this day in history 110 years ago, May 9, 1914, that President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation officially establishing the first National Mother’s Day.

In his proclamation President Wilson said the holiday offered an opportunity to “[publicly express] our love and reverence for the mothers of our country.” Continue reading →

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May 8, 2024 · 7:06 am

1 Corinthians 10:23-33

“Conscience tells us that we ought to do right, but it does not tell us what right is–that we are taught by God’s word,” once wrote the 19th century editor and author H. C. Trumbull.

This text deals with matters of conscience, Christian freedom, and personal responsibility. It speaks to our relationship to fellow Christians to respect their conscience, while not allowing others’ conscience to be our guide. Continue reading →

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May 7, 2024 · 5:07 am

Mission Drift

The recent protests on college campuses many of which resulted in violence, destruction of property, and physical confrontation and intimation of Jewish students captivated the 24 hour news cycle of cable news as well as the attention of the American public.

Various pundits and commentators observed that these universities and their administration, as well as many professors had lost sight of their mission. Instead of educating students and preparing them for life, they were indoctrinating them in far left radical ideology. Continue reading →

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May 6, 2024 · 5:25 pm

Trusting is Fundamental

(NOTE: Today I have been traveling and just learned that there was a problem with today’s post.  Evidently, our email subscribers received a broken link, as did most you on social media.  So, I am reposting today’s blog and will delete the defective post.  I’m sorry for the inconvenience.)

Henri Rechatin was a celebrated French tightrope walker who amazed audiences with his high-wire act as he walked across Niagara Falls in the 1970’s.

Once he crossed from the American to the Canadian side pushing a wheelbarrow with a grooved wheel. At the conclusion of this breath-taking feat, he was met with thunderous applause.

Rechatin then asked a little boy who was filled with wonderment, if he believed he could push him across the Falls in the wheelbarrow.

“Yes,” replied the little fellow. Continue reading →

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