Notes on the History of Randolph County, NC Random Topics Researched and Written by L. McKay Whatley The Conjurer June 20, 2023 June 19, 1865, “Juneteenth,” was the day freedom finally came to the enslaved people of Texas, and is now celebrated as our second American independence day...
But when I began to read the New Testament, I did not see the modern Roman Catholics as the faithful church (see alsoBeliefs of the Original Catholic Church: Could a remnant group have continuing apostolic succession?). For a year or two or so as a teen, I then attended Salem Bible Ch...
The SAILOR stomps up the gangplank, ready to leave JONAH stranded. But he can’t do it. Maybe it’s compassion. Maybe he wants to hear the end of the story. He turns around. SAILOR: So what happened after the whale… JONAH: … fish … SAILOR: What happened after the fish spit yo...
Sermon on the Mount E32 ? In his fourth teaching on relationships and conflict in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus encourages his listeners to ask God for what they need. Because the three previous teachings don't directly tell us how to respond in specific situations, Jesus emphasizes that ...
This happened two years before the earthquake.Good News TranslationThese are the words of Amos, a shepherd from the town of Tekoa. Two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel, God revealed to Amos all these things about ...
What does it actually mean to be evil? And how do you tell your kids that in the Bible dragons are actually the ?bad guys?? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the first half of the Chaos Dragon series. Thank you to our audience for your incredible questions!
But when he arrives, he learns that he will first receive lengthy instructions for the construction and dedication of the divine abode (the Tabernacle) and for the consecration of the priests and their vestments (Exodus 25:1–31:17). He remains on the mountain for 40 days. One of the ...
Last week I received a mailing from Caritas of Birmingham, in Sterret, Alabama. It was an invitation to come to the four-storey Tabernacle of our Lady’s…
Peter was one of the leading apostles in the New Testament Church. He was one of the original twelve disciples — handpicked by Christ. Peter knew he was going to die! He said in II Peter 1:13-15: "Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up...
the top of the cave chamber where the Ark of the Covenant was hidden. Shortly after His death (and the rending of the rock) a soldier stuck a spear into Jesus’ side to determine whether He was dead. When that happened the apostle John records that blood and water flowed from His side...