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I was born in Canada, grew up on the Amazon in Peru,went to high school in Iowa, College in Pennsylvania, served as a pastor in central Ontario, and in Indiana. Now I am a medical interpreter at the St. Vincent Pimary Care Clinic in Indianapolis, and the

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Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Is God an invention of man's mind or true being?: 6 of 93

Today I experienced a curious combination of events. I read an article on the Internet mocking the Biblical story of God using Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, the crossing of the Red Sea on dry ground, and the drowning of the Egyptian army's charioteers when they tried to follow. A few minutes later I read an arch...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Christian living: 5 of 71

Are you restless? Do you never feel satisfied, even when you have gotten the "thing" you thought would make you happy? There is a good reason we are restless. On Dec 26, 1620 the Mayflower with its 41 Separatists & 61 other English who hoped to better their lives, anchored in a wintry Plymouth harbor. That winter one half of...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Why should Christians love their enemies: 1 of 13

The day before Good Friday is called "Maundy Thursday." It is the day of Christ's great mandate. That day, after He had washed His disciples' feet, He said, "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another" (John 13:34) If I were to ask you who you loved, I am sure you would answ...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues What does it mean to be a tolerant Christian?: 1 of 10

"Liberty Limited" "It is wrong for you to cut your hair so short. You have a boy's hair cut!" "It is wrong for you to have a TV. You are corrupting your home!" How do you handle that? You know your hair is beautiful and feminine, and that there is nothing wrong with having a TV if you control it. We have heard how sinful the...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Waiting: 26 of 185

Waiting Wondering Hoping Expecting Seeing Welcoming Enjoying Relishing Missing Longing Hearing Waiting
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Is the Bible a necessary part of a relationship with God: 7 of 39

Bible study: The Bible and Me The Bible is the Word of God. What does that have to do with you? What does its being the Word of God mean to you? I once heard Dr. Don Jennings say "You can be as doctrinally straight as a gun barrel and be as spiritually empty as a gun barrel." There needs to be more than your just saying that...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Seeing unity in Christ: 1 of 5

#3 - My "Brother" and me (Teacher) To dwell above with saints we love, That will be grace and glory. To live below with saints we know; That's another story! Sometimes we will say, "If only it weren't for people I could be happy." But we need each other. 1. (Observation) What does God say is not good in Genesis 2:18? It is n...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love does not die: 63 of 298

Entranced With You (To my dear wife on your 50th year and in our 30th year.) Once I was entranced By the newness of romance As I gazed into your eyes Or I missed you with my sighs. O so golden was your hair, And your countenance so fair, That I thought my heart would burst If I didn't hold you first. Exquisite you walked in ...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Christian's understanding of salvation: 8 of 33

I once got on a connecting flight in the airport in Pittsburgh to go to Hamilton, Ontario. It was a small commuter plane that maybe could hold 50 people at the most, but this day there was just me, a Baptist pastor, a man who was a Roman Catholic, and a Jewish Rabbi. I know, it sounds like the beginning of a joke. The Roman ...
Relationships & Family > Love & Relationships The character of love: 6 of 22

The first car with an automatic clutch was produced in 1904! While most automobile manufacturers were just trying to keep their cars running, the brothers T.L. and T.J. Sturtevant of Boston put their inventive minds together and built a car with a revolutionary automatic clutch. The Sturtevant, with its advertised "foot butt...