Devotional Thought for Today – 12/20/2021
Sometimes it is better to just let the bible speak for itself.
Sometimes it is better to just let the bible speak for itself.
HEBREWS 2 Y’all are probably wondering why in the world would I lead with a picture quote from a Buddhist/ordained nun/??? Simply put the oxymoron effect, I am using Hebrew 2:3 as our text for today: How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by … More Sunday Sermon Series – 12/19/2021
“As He did in Creation, so He does in Redemption. The Incarnation demonstrates God’s commitment to fulfill His promise to renew His world and continue His pattern of creating light from darkness, fullness from emptiness, and life from death.“ Christianity is at its core a theology of hope. Hope is a funny thing. When we … More The Incarnation | Advent Readings with BreakPoint
HISTORY / CONTEXT One of my favorite hymns sung during the Christmas season is O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. While the hymn as we find it today was first published in the mid 19th century, its origins are actually found in a Benedictine Gregorian chant from the late 8th and 9th century. History tells us that … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/18/2021
Question: “Is Christmas a pagan holiday?” Answer: No, Christmas is not a pagan holiday. Christmas is the Christian remembrance and celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that, in Christ, God entered the human race and so deserves the title Immanuel or “God With Us” (Matthew 1:23). Source: https://www.gotquestions.org/Christmas-pagan-holiday.html ALSO SEE:
In his article “A Photo History of Male Affection,” Brett McKay catalogs the dramatic ways male friendship has changed over time. One hundred years ago, men were far more comfortable showing each other everyday physical affection: draping arms over shoulders, sitting close to each other, even holding hands. READ MORE > > >
American Minute with Bill Federer From 1714 to 1718, James Oglethorpe was a military aide under the command of Prince Eugene of Savoy fighting to drive the Muslim Turks out of Belgrade, Serbia. READ MORE > > >
Not sure why but it finally registered this morning, that the eve of Christ’s birth is just one week away. In the following Pastor John MacArthur answers the question, Why was Jesus born? Why was Jesus born? We know where he was born. We know when he was born. We sing songs celebrating that he was born. But why was he born? One … More Devotional Thought for Today – 12/17/2021
It’s been almost 22 months since the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, a catastrophic turn that upended life as we knew it. Almost overnight, offices emptied out, businesses shut down and schools and churches were forced to go online, if at all. “Fifteen days to flatten the curve” turned to months and then a … More Stop Using COVID As an Excuse to Not Go to Church
While much of this deals with Europe, Australia and Israel the points made are no less applicable to us here in the U.S. Fear mongering and misinformation especially about covid has folks acting in the most peculiar ways. In this past week alone I saw a neighbor sitting out on their front porch alone masked … More Cooperative Totalitarianism: The Willing Embracing of Bondage
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