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I am, first and foremost, a servant of my Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord saved me several years ago, and in response, I have devoted my life to Him. My greatest desire is to do His will and to be pleasing to Him. Thus, my greatest hope for my writing is that

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Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Explain the verse "I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me": 1 of 35
Self-reliance and self-dependence is the scourge of modern-day living. We live in fear and anxiety, knowing that, with the breakdown of community and neighborliness, we are the only ones we can depend on to ensure that we will survive. We live a "dog eat dog world," where each person has to take care of himself. After all,... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism If God created everything, who created God: 2 of 60
"In the beginning, God . . ." These are the first four words of the Bible. They neither try to prove the existence of God; neither do they try to ascertain where He came from. They assume His existence; they testify to it. Without Him, the world would not be; without Him, we would not be asking this question. Genesis goes on ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Should America pay restitution to the descendants of slaves?: 10 of 131
It seems to me that Americans have already paid restitution to the slaves. This price was paid in blood; and it was shed during and after the Civil War. This is not to say that all of the injustices stopped at that point, for they did not. However, that was the starting point in the abolition of slavery and the restoration of... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Are homosexual acts natural or sinful?: 5 of 56
I believe that homosexual acts are sinful. By sinful, I mean they are against the revealed moral standard of a holy God. God specifically states in Leviticus 18:22 that "you shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination." Abomination means a morally reprehensible act; and in this context, it also means one t... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms Does God hate gays?: 7 of 70
I few years ago, I found myself in quite a precarious position. I had chosen to preach on the first 12 Psalms of the Bible. Everything was going fine until I happened along to Psalm 5. Psalm 5 opens with a prayer of expectation and looking to God - it is a prayer that God would hear our supplication and hear our cries for hel... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My great, true, personal garden story: 48 of 391
My great, true, personal gardening story did not seem all that great and wonderful at the time. It was, in fact, a bit humiliating and embarrassing. My wife and I had just moved to the huge, thriving metropolis of New Raymer, Colorado: population, 70; average age of people before we moved in, 75. We moved in with our fami... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms Pushing your religion on others: 14 of 70
Christians are instructed to "go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature," and they are promised that Christ will be with them, even until the end of the age, or the end of the world. The question which must be asked is this: "Is obedience to this command equivalent with pushing one's religion on others?"I ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture The second greatest commandment: Love of neighbor: 3 of 10
The dialogue is famous, forever enshrined in history. "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus answered, "What sayeth the law?" The lawyer answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, with all your mind; and you shall love your neighbor as y... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Following the true steps of Jesus: 3 of 9
The command of Jesus is to forsake all and follow Him. "Do not think that I have come to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and a man's enemies will be those of hi... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Hebrews 6:4-6: 3 of 6
The passage found in Hebrews 6:4-6 is a notoriously difficult passage to interpret. I believe that it needs to be interpreted in light of the context of the entire book. Hebrews is a book that seems to be written to Jewish people who had come out of Judaism into Christianity, but who were now being tempted to return to Judais... More..