While I would never presume to suggest Christian clergy re-read the Holy Bible with an eye to early scripture and suicide, I would suggest they read, What Does the Bible Say about Suicide? by my now deceased friend and colleague, Reverend James T Clemons. Ignorance of your own scriptures ...
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets The Church Slavic version ...
My preparation for the trail had included reading Yogi’s PCT Handbook, the trail’s bible, written by a well-respected former thru-hiker, and a handful of trail blogs I’d scanned for information about resupplying food. I’d camped in my sister’s backyard when I was learning how to s...
Not only does this life reach its greatest value, but it moves into the next life, which is eternal. That’s if it’s true. And why would we even talk about it if it were a falsehood? We wouldn’t. But it is true. You could also say that the Bible defines success. You will h...
What do Gods beautiful words have to say about the poor, and the needy? * 197 times the poor are spoken of in a Protestant bible in a loving, caring manner! * 245 times are the poor spoken about in an Orthodox bible also in a loving, caring manner!
It does not simply dream of a better existence or dwell in the clouds. It’s not only a fantasy of who or what people would like to be. Due to God’s presence and the concept of life, death, and Christ’s resurrection, this Christian hope is also a source of power for living inde...
Sadly, many well-meaning Christians in this country still think of our Church not as the one that our Lord Jesus Christ established almost 2000 years ago (see Matthew Ch. 16) but as some Pagan derivative not fit for “Bible Believing” Christians. ...
High German is the language of Amish worship. This dual-language Bible is common in Amish homes An anecdote of Amish language use An Amish “taxi” driver observed the following on the use of English and Pennsylvania Dutch by her Amish customers. This anecdote nicely captures much of the dyna...
I know, Mate and I drew up the list ourselves in the pretty script we'd been taught by the nuns for writing out Bible passages. It was in those old and plenty fields that Pedrito and his son and a few of the other men buried the boxes once we got them loaded and sealed. In ...
If you think I’m wrong, consider how impactive your church is in your community. Has it brought drug dealers and criminals into the life of the kingdom. Does it have respect for it’s fruit even thought the enemy has media slam you as radical. Would you live your life for it, die...