The Bible, although bound together as one book, is a collection of 66 books. Though these books have different authors, styles, audiences, and purposes, they all have one thing in common. They were all written by men. Yet this bound collection of books is said to hold eternal and absolute truth. How can that be […]
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Since the very beginning of time itself, the battle has not really been between good and evil but between humility and pride. When we read in Isaiah 14 about the fall of Lucifer (Satan, the deceiver, the father of lies, and the ruler of darkness), it started with his pride. He said in his heart,
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As a mother of two young boys, discipline seems to be a common occurrence in my house. And if anyone has been around any children for very long, the necessity of discipline for raising up children is painfully clear. While discipline done well is one of the hardest parts of parenting, it is absolutely necessary
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In You, O Lord, I put my trust; let me never be put to shame. Deliver me in Your righteousness and cause me to escape; Incline Your ear to me and save me. Be my strong refuge to which I may resort continually; You have given the commandment to save me for You are my
One of the most common objections to Christianity is the idea of hell. How could a good and loving God send people to hell? At first glance this appears to be a valid concern. God is love so out of His love, He shouldn’t be “sending” people to hell. And how could we want to worship
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Launching a vehicle is an incredibly complex endeavor. It isn’t just the years of planning, design, analysis, testing, re-design, and manufacturing. Everything must be designed to the proper requirements, tested to the right tolerances, and then built according to the design specifications. Those are just the complexities to build the launch vehicle. But the launching of the
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At their first harvest, the Pilgrims sat down with the Indians for a feast of Thanksgiving. We are all familiar with the story. They said a prayer of thanks to God for providing for them. But we tend to forget the true circumstances surrounding this first harvest. In September 1620, the Mayflower set sail from England with
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Guest Blog by Gordon Sterling Years ago, I was with the family visiting the Hunter Museum of Art in Chattanooga, TN. As I looked over the different styles of paintings, I realized there is a metaphor of the different styles of paintings and the different ways that we approach the study of God. At the
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On December 11, 1998 NASA launched the Mars Climate Orbiter Probe on a 9.5 month, 416 million mile journey where it would study the climate, atmosphere, and surface changes on Mars. On September 23, 1999 the Mars Climate Orbiter Probe began its planned orbital insertion maneuver. Four minutes after the main engine burn began, communication was lost with the Probe and
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