“Daniel’s Prayer” (1865) by Sir Edward Poynter 11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. ~ Rev 3:11 Context is everything. Preterists and skeptics alike try to use the above to discredit the notion that Christ’s Kingdom will come as promised, and…
Only known photograph of President Abraham Lincoln giving Gettysburg Address Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war,…
…Fly me high through the starry skies Maybe to an astral plane Cross the highways of fantasy Help me to forget todays pain (chorus) Ooh dream weaver I believe you can get me through the night Ooh dream weaver I believe we can reach the morning light ~ Gary Wright,…
17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. ~ Ro 16:17 Do we take the above admonition seriously? Or, do we have a way of justifying our own bad attitudes by following them…
How the world views prophets In these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. These prophets ranked second to the apostles in the framework of God’s Church. (Eph. 4:11.) Their mission seems to have been to receive messages or prophecies direct from God, and to convey these messages from God…
Pope Francis, in St Peter’s Square, has become a very popular pope Photo by Edgar Jiménez from Porto, Portugal I imagine many of you have been busy with services and fellowshipping today, and perhaps you haven’t seen the news yet that “Pope Francis: Catholic Church must focus beyond ‘small-minded rules’“:
Artists’s rendition of Cain and Abel Public domain per notice on Accuracy in Genesis 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 13 And…
President Bashar al-Assad Picture by Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom / ABr Russia has asked Syria to put its chemical weapons stockpiles under international control and then have them destroyed, in an attempt to avoid US military strikes. ~ Jim Muir, BBC, “Give up weapons, Russia urges Syria“ Secretary of State John…
Pope Francis at Vargihna, Brazil Photo by Tânia Rêgo/ABr, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Brazil license Reported today by the AP, available at Yahoo! News, “Pope: Abandon ‘futile’ military Syria solution“:
A history teacher helps a disabled student during a history lesson, 1943 Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. ~ Winston Churchill (contested, although George Santayana said something similar, and it is often misattributed to him) I actually do not understand why people follow liars….