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I am leading a class on the Christian attitude to dying using material from SPEAKING OF DYING: RECOVERING THE CHURCH’S VOICE IN THE FACE OF DEATH, Fred Craddock, Dale Goldsmith, and Joy V. Goldsmith I expected a half dozen or so participants and forty three turned up....
EASTER: THE FEAST OF FAITH
John Chrysostom (which means the Golden-mouthed for his great preaching) was born in Antioch, Syria of Greek parents in 349 A.D. He was appointed Archbishop of Constantinople in 397 and was exiled by the Emperor Arcadius in 405 for his criticism of the Empress...
HOW OUR CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT THERE ARE NO MORAL FACTS
In an article in the New York Times, Justin McBrayer, professor of philosophy at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado points out the fallacy of those who seek to separate fact from opinion in public schools. It illustrates the moral relativism that pervades our...
THE ISLAMIC TAKEOVER OF ENGLAND
From: World Israel News The new London: 423 new mosques; 500 closed churches April 3, 2017 The East London mosque. (Wikicommons) Given current trends, Christianity in England is becoming a relic, while Islam will be the religion of the future, an analyst predicts....
HOW TO OVERCOME ADDICTION
Peter Hitchens in FIRST THINGS, February 2017 writes a provocative article entitled, THE FANTASY OF ADDICTION. He maintains that “addiction” describes a power greater than the will. “If it exists in the way we use it and in the way our legal and medical systems assume...
DAILY DEVOTIONS FOR THE NEXT QUARTER
My Daily Devotions for the Hungry for April, May, June are available on Amazon as an e-book and a paperback. Get your copy for the next quarter. SOUL FOOD: Daily Devotions for the Hungry – Volume 2 Topics covered in Volume 2 include: The Resurrection and the...
AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM OF INNOCENT SUFFERING
Thomas G. Long, Bandy Professor of Preaching as Candler School of Theology, Emory University, has a habit of writing books on subjects that are pertinent to today. This time it is about innocent suffering. WHAT SHALL WE SAY? EVIL, SUFFERING, AND THE CRISIS OF FAITH,...
THE AGONY OF THE HUMANITY OF GOD
One of my favorite writers is Miguel de Unamuno (1864-1936). Born in Bilbao, Spain he experienced the 125 day Carlist siege of his hometown (1874) and wrote a novel about it entitled Peace in War which reflected the futility of war and the politics of his time. Allen...
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO DO ALL THINGS IN CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS YOU?
As we enter into the Season of Lent I am reminded of the importance of Jesus’ temptations by the Devil in the wilderness and his subsequent sufferings throughout his ministry culminating in his humiliation, mockery, flogging and death upon the Cross. He modelled for...
AN ASH WEDNESDAY SELF-EXAMINATION
I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD WHO BROUGHT YOU OUT OF BONDAGE. YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BUT ME. Love and obey God as Creator and Savior. “For there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through...
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