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Jesus said, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (NIV) “You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.” (The Message Matthew 5:4) How can mourning be blessed and what...
IN MEMORY OF DAVID MOLAK
This week I learned from my daughter that David Molak died. I went online to read his obituary and noticed that it included a link to a video of his funeral at Christ Church, San Antonio, Texas where I was Rector (Senior Pastor) for 14 years. I clicked onto the link...
BAND OF BROTHERS
In 1988 I began a Covenant Group of fellow clergy that meets for three days every January. A member of that group, David Roseberry, pastor of Christ Church, Plano, Texas, has written a moving testimony of what that group has meant to him and all of us who have been...
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?
A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,500 times in 2015. If it were a NYC subway train it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people. The busiest day of the year was November 18th with 148 views of the post HOW CAN WE...
JERRY LEVIN’S CHRISTMAS AS A HEZBOLLAH HOSTAGE
CHRISTMAS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT On March 7, 1984, Jerry Levin, director of the CNN Middle East Bureau was walking from his Beirut, Lebanon apartment to his office when he was kidnapped by the terrorist group Hezbollah. He was placed in solitary confinement, chained...
MY READING IN 2015
Every year I share with my readers what I have been reading for their edification. You will notice that I have been reading some old classics as well as new publications. NON-FICTION The Pity Party: A Mean-Spirited Diatribe Against Liberal Compassion, William Voegeli,...
ONLY CHRISTIAN FAITH CAN SAVE EUROPE
Only Christian faith will save Europe, Anglican bishop says after Paris attacks By Gregory Tomlin http://www.christianexaminer.com/ November, 2015 NEW YORK -- A retired Anglican bishop who now works on behalf of persecuted Christians worldwide has a message for those...
WHAT IS THE HISTORICAL MUSLIM RATIONALE FOR VIOLENCE?
From a March 28, 1786 letter written by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who were American diplomats at the time, to U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs John Jay reporting on their conversation in London with the ambassador from Tripoli regarding piracy by the Barbary...
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY?
A number of people have been asking me, "What is the difference between Christianity and Islam?" There are many differences, of course, but one of the main differences is Islam's view of Allah. Samuel Zwemer studied Islam and witnessed to many Muslims. Here is his...
HOW FEARFUL SHOULD WE BE ABOUT TERRORISM?
In the light of the recent terrorist attacks there has been an upsurge in anxiety and fear about what might happen next. No place seems to be safe if customers at restaurants, an audience at a concert, and county employees having a Christmas party can be targets of...
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