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The Making of Heroes – Is Courage An Abundance of Faith or a Lack of Fear?
The Characteristics of a Hero Heroes are often defined by acts of courage. For some it is a minor event that results in victory without extreme personal sacrifice. For others, one single act of courage can result in the ultimate personal price: Death. But what really characterizes a hero? Is the core of heroism bound up in personal courage, [...]
Bible Arguments That Build Upon a Faulty Foundation
Bible Arguments: The False Premise In a recent news article, the author crafted a personal version of the bible that was based upon abiding and accepting sinful behavior. Beginning with the assumption that Jesus never condemned the sin of homosexuality, the author focused only upon those components of scripture that illustrate God's love for [...]
Deal With Trouble Without Letting the Problem Make You Troubling to Others
The Trouble With Trouble Sooner or later, trouble lands in every yard. Sometimes the problem involves the harsh reality of a loss job, runaway children or even a chronic illness. At other times, trouble merely means that the day is not flowing to suit your game plan. Perhaps the problem is as simple as missing car keys or a minor backache. Maybe [...]
Why Do Human Beings Choose Curse Words Over Meaningful Communication
Must Meaningful Communication Include Cursing After completion of a recent 50-mile MS walk, a Christian woman asked her husband why so many relatively decent people choose to use curse words rather that meaningful terms of communication. In the mists of the discussion, the wife mentioned how one non-Christian female walker said that she [...]
Murder Charge Follows a Lifetime of Careless Decisions
How To Break Free From a Lifetime of Wrong Choices In reading the morning edition of the Charlotte Observer, I see where a 31-year old Iraq war veteran is in jail with murder charges handing over his head. The uncontrolled consumption of alcohol brings about this tragic moment. In the early hours of Monday am, this young man made the most [...]
Advice Columnists Amy Dickinson Fails to Value the Human Soul
Carnal Advice Rejects Eternal Values I seldom read advice columns. These experts, so-called, such as Amy Dickinson and others are too often void of any spiritual truths. They write words that are typically settled into the present, physical world of carnal understanding. Their advice lacks God inspired wisdom. They seem to have no grasp [...]
Doctrine Series What Man Claims To Be God
Jesus Christ Not Only Claims To Be God, He Is God If a man claimed to be God but that man was not God, that man would be either insane or a deliberate liar. But if that man were in all fact God incarnated in human flesh, He would be Jesus the Christ, the risen redeemer of all mankind. For He alone is the living deity, crucified for our sins, [...]
He Set His Face To Go To Jerusalem, Leaving The Lost For Another Day
In Luke 9, the Holy Spirit, via the pen of Luke the physician, relays a brief tale of Jesus, a village of reluctant Samaritans, and the misdirected anger of two disciples. The story speaks of how Jesus, with His face set to go to Jerusalem, sent out messengers to prepare those along the way to receive the Lord of Hosts and His followers. [...]
The Afterlife Involves Either Heaven or Hell – There Are No Second Chances
The physical death of this body is final. After that comes judgment. I just viewed parts of a cute fantasy movie about a false afterlife. The protagonist, a somewhat misguided young man, died due to a car accident. At the crossroads between heaven and hell, the Heavenly Council, so-called, decided to give the young man a second chance. He [...]
Yes, Dear Pharisee, God Does Respond To The Prayers of Sinners Even When It Is Not A Prayer of Repentance
Concerning the prayers of sinners, many Christians teach that God neither hears nor responds to any prayer other than a prayer of repentance. This is a legalistic attitude wherein Christians interpret scripture with the mindset of a Pharisee. It is a mindset that lacks any concept of God’s awesome grace and mercy. By taking a few select verses [...]
