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Celebrations & Holidays > St. Patrick's Day Celebrating St. Patrick's Day: 1 of 18

You observe days and months and seasons and years! Gal 4:10 (ESV) This year Saint Patrick's day falls on the Monday of Holy week, the week leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus. It is ironic, in a sense, that this year the day that was set aside to honor the death of one man, Saint Patrick, sets off a week that ends in the ...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Should mines be subject to stricter safety standards and more rigorous inspections?: 1 of 5

"Your rulers are rebels, friends with thieves. They all love bribes and run after gifts. They never defend orphans. They don’t notice the widows’ pleas." Isaiah 1:23 (GW) All the talk coming out of Washington DC lately is about regulation. The refrain is to regulate Wall Street to avoid future melt downs of the m...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Worship: A love relationship: 2 of 9

What's On Your Play List?: What song do you keep singing? I was never one for listening to the top 40 radio stations growing up, primarily because they would keep repeating the same few songs over and over and over again. There are still some songs today I can not stand to listen to because of the constant air play they rece...
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration The illegal immigration crisis: A clear and present danger to America: 5 of 20

A Parable of Uninvited Guests Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! proverbs 6:6 One ant is fine, two ants are okay as well but when they show up by the thousands then well it is no longer fine. Ants have their purpose in life and I am sure that God has great plans for the tiny ant, but as for me and my...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture The second greatest commandment: Love of neighbor: 2 of 8

Then Jesus said to them, "So wherever you go in the world, tell everyone the Good News. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. Mark 16:15-16 (GW) 1188 North Valley Road was where my early childhood backyard was located. We were the first family to move into this develo...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Do the Ten Commandments matter?: 10 of 28

Do not move an ancient boundary marker that your ancestors set in place. Prov 22:28 (GW) {Like} a city broken into {and} left without a wall, {so} is a person who lacks self-control. Prov 25:28 (GW) What is dishonorably got, is dishonorably squandered. Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) Source: Philippicoe (II, 27) The removal o...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Theories and sign-posts about the "last days" of man: 7 of 17

"When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' 3 And in the morning, It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. Matt 16:2-3 (ESV) The landscape is littered with them; direction...
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Is the recent increase in natural disasters God's judgement?: 14 of 33

If the Earth is Shakin' Perhaps God is Knockin' A View from the Nest Random Ramblings from the Resident Raptor Insight from the Journey across the Sky Heb 12:26-27 (GW) When God spoke to your ancestors, his voice shook the earth. But now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the sky.&rdqu...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Ways to worship: Contemporary or traditional music: 8 of 12

I was never one for listening to the top 40 radio stations growing up, primarily because they would keep repeating the same few songs over and over and over again. There are still some songs today I can not stand to listen to because of the constant air play they received when they were first released. Here are a few of my n...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Earth Day: 2 of 3

"All creation is eagerly waiting for God to reveal who his children are. Creation was subjected to frustration but not by its own choice. The one who subjected it to frustration did so in the hope that it would also be set free from slavery to decay in order to share the glorious freedom that the children of God will have. W...