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Lest We Forget (2020)
In 1609, a religious group had fled persecution in England and taken up residence in a small place in Holland called Leyden. Although the Protestant Reformation had taken place based on real differences of principle with the Catholic …
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Ingratitude
On December 1, 2000, the hotel in which I worked shut down for a $50 million renovation, causing about 250 employees to lose their jobs. Only a few managers and a skeleton engineering crew remained. Months beforehand, the hotel's Human …
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Sending Thank-Yous
Many research studies have recognized a correlation between gratitude and increased wellbeing, and not just for the one expressing thanks but for everyone involved. Those who advocate positive psychology have taken these studies to heart …
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Genesis 9:12-17
(12) And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: (13) I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant between Me and the earth. (14) It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; (15) and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. (16) The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” (17) And God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth.”
The first time the Bible uses a word or concept frequently sets the stage for how God inspired the human writers to use it throughout the rest of His Word, and clouds are no exception. We find clouds first described immediately after …
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The Perfection of Imperfection (Part One)
by John ReissMany of us have been members of the church of God for several decades. Most of the time, we feel we are doing fairly well spiritually. Still, occasionally we remember sins we committed when relatively new in the faith, and such memories cause us pain. Our past sins have tormented all of us at some point. We stand self-condemned and vulnerable to the evil ploys of “the accuser of our brethren” to get us to dwell on them (Revelation 12:10). But, as Martin Collins said in his sermon, “Are You Feeling Guilty of Past Sins?,” “We cannot experience the joy of salvation while we are obsessing on …
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Preterism is a term often encountered in the study of eschatology, which concerns mankind's ideas about "last things" or "the end of the …
Today, many people feel unsure about what to believe. Trust is fading in major institutions, including the news media, education, …
The prophet Amos writes in Amos 4:2, "The Lord GOD has sworn by His holiness." Although not in the habit of swearing oaths - His Word is …
Young men and boys in America are facing a crisis that has been developing before our eyes for many years. After decades of godless, …
My maternal grandfather, Grampa Wool, was a fine man. My mother was the youngest of seven, so, by the time her five kids came along, …
Three of our four daughters have been married over the past few years. We think the world of our three sons-in-law and are now eagerly …
