and anticipatingHis Second Coming. Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. It typically lasts for four weeks, leading up to Christmas Day. The word "advent" itself comes from the Latin word "adventus," which means "coming" or "arrival," and it reflects the expectation and waitin...
It means to immerse." Now, they immerse infants, but they immerse. The important question for us as Christians is generally, who is baptized, not so much how. I think the thing that protects the shape of the church is that it is believers who are each a member of the church. We ...
“doing” at all costs. B) But God wants us to understand what He has“already done,”(that is what it means to KNOW Him – His life and His death help us to know Him), to believe in the “already dones” in full faith, and to rest upon the “already dones” when depression ...
At Thanksgiving, people in North America eat turkey... but why? What do they celebrate? Learn about a North American hoilday that has different dates and customs in the USA and Canada.
The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer. As he is famed for mildness, peace, and prayer. Blessing A short prayer of thanks before...
no one can kill you not even God. Immortality means that you cannot be destroyed by anything. This is something that the Churches teach, and it is the very first lie in the universe spoken by the person who gave birth to the lie, Satan. This lie is the reason for all of the torture...
Happy Independence Day! It's the 4th of July, and just asour flag has evolvedover the years, it means we are always perfecting ourselves, because we want it that way! -- PHOTO TO PONDER 114th Pennsylvania Regiment, Collis' Zouaves ...
To be anxious for nothing means leaving anxiety, fear and worry behind in our day-to-day lives. As Christians, we don’t have to be afraid of anything because we know that all things work together for the good of those who love God (Romans 8:28). ...
If you’re unfamiliar with the idea of Christian seasons, you might find helpful a series I’ve written called: Introduction to the Christian Year. (I should mention that Eastern Orthodox Christians do not recognize Advent per se, but have a longer season that is rather like Advent. Their ...
any time now. And at 12:01, I will say to my wife, "I am starving to death." In reality, I am not starving to death at all. But I am hungry. Thanksgiving is an even greater challenge. After all the preparation, when it is finally time to sit down and eat, I am really ...