Friday. A day we anticipate. The end of a work week for many. The last day of school. The beginning of a “week-end’ to have fun. Friday is a time for High School football in the fall. And basketball in the winter. Emails are sent saying “Happy Friday.” Friday is synonymous with good times. Continue reading
IT’S FRIDAY. BUT SUNDAY’S COMING! Two “Friday’s” To Remember.
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Look in Your Bible. And See What You’ll Find!
Archie Wortham is an adjunct professor at St. Phillips College and writes a weekly column for the San Antonio Observer, and has a website “Fathers Helping Fathers.” In one of his columns, he tells about his friend, Larcene Bowers, who shared this story with him. Continue reading
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How To Cope When Adversity Strikes
Job in the long ago said, “man that is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble.” How true it is. Trouble and tragedy is not limited to those that are in the national consciousness, whose names and faces are in the news. Continue reading
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Can You Regulate Morality?
The precious little children of the Newtown massacre have not even been buried yet and we are hearing about more laws and regulations so “this kind of thing never happens again.”
But can you regulate morality? Can more laws regulate the evil in a person’s heart? Can stricter gun laws diminish hate? Reverse revenge? Dispel anger? Continue reading
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Why Did God Allow The Newtown Shooting?
In wake of the tragic and senseless shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT there have been more questions than answers We want to know how this could happen? What kind of person shoots little children? What was the shooter, Adam Lanza’s, motive? His background? His mental state? Why did his mother, Nancy, keep a cache of weapons in the house? And what set Lanza on the tragic path to kill his mother, 20 children, 6 adults and finally himself? Continue reading
IT’S FRIDAY. BUT SUNDAY’S COMING! The Complete Jesus
“Who made off with Jesus?”
This question was the lead sentence in a New York Times story several years ago. It seems that thieves broke into the building of the “Church of the Holy Cross” in Midtown Manhattan and stole a 200 pound plaster image of Jesus. It had been removed from a wooden cross that hung near the entrance of the building. Continue reading
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Jesus: Myth or Master?
On Tuesday, a new billboard went up in NYC, across from the M&M store in Times Square. It features two images and six words. The first is Santa Claus with the words “Keep the MERRY!” The second is an image of Jesus that reads, “Dump the MYTH!”
The group responsible for the billboard is the American Atheists. It’s a part of their annual winter campaign to insult Christians and demean Jesus.
The Atheist President, David Silverman, is quoted as saying, “We know that a large population of ‘Christians’ are actually atheists who feel trapped in their family’s religion. If you know god is a myth, you do not have to lie and call yourself ‘Christian’ to have a festive HOLIDAY season. You can be merry without the myth….” Continue reading
A Once In a Lifetime Day
Today is a special day for Kiam Moriya. He’s a Birmingham boy who was born in Bronxville, N.Y, December 12, 2000. And guess what? He was born at 12:12 p.m. So today Kiam will turn 12 on 12-12-12 at 12:12 pm! Continue reading
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Do You Have to Drink to Be Somebody?
A few years ago Toby Keith had a hit song entitled “Let’s Get Drunk and Be Somebody.” It was a jukebox favorite. He sang about everyday folks that he called “nobodies” who became “somebody” on the weekend when they got drunk! Really? Continue reading
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You Need To Get A Bible In Your Hands
Lynn Anderson tells about his grandson, Conner, who was in the four-year old Bible class at church. The teacher said, “Today we are going to talk about Jesus.” Where upon Conner stood up and, thrust his hand onto his hips, and authoritatively confronted the teacher, “Well, if you’re gonna talk about Jesus you need to get a Bible in your hands.” Continue reading
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