Our Father would have us to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2Pe 3:18). He lovingly carries this out by delivering us “unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the Life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh” (2Co 4:11). The natural tendency of many Christians who are seeking to advance is to avoid the Cross in every possible way, but that is simply to surrender all possibility of true spiritual growth and maturity. In... God’s Catfish—And Ours ..read more

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Although the war of armegeddon is several years away ,it interesting the Medes are openly telling the world they will destroy Babylon.Yet Babylon and the rest of the world doesn't know what to think of such a threat. Oh, if they only understood what is written. Iran’s president has vowed to completely destroy Israel, should it proceed with even the "tiniest invasion" of its country. https://www.yahoo.com/news/nothing-remain-irans-president-vows-091749868.html ..read more

I think one of the main ideas that should be taken under consideration is what life attest to. The most important thing in life for atheists, Christians, and Muslims is the connections we have with our families and friends, or in one word love. If we examine the Muslims version of God versus the Christian's we see a huge difference. Jesus Christ is so personal and relational in that He comes in to our problems in being a man and saves us from them as God. The entire old testament is centered... Islam ..read more

John 3:3 Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Click to expand ..read more

Hello; There's hundreds of hikers out there this time of year walking across America on long distance trail systems like the Pacific Crest Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, and the Appalachian Trail, et al. The PCT crosses the Columbia river at the community of Cascade Locks +/- 50 miles from where I live in the Portland Metro area of Oregon. It's fun to see hiker trash come straggling into town seeking a place to stock up on supplies, gorge on hamburgers and pancakes... Walking The HT ..read more

2 KINGS 4:42-5:19 We read about “Naaman” the Syrian who was healed of his Tzara-at, whatever kind he had, He was healed, not because of anything he could pay Elisha, but because of what he did in OBEDIENCE and FAITH. He went and bathed in the River Jordan, when down 7 times, again, “7” is YHVH’s perfect number, symbolizing baptism in a way. When he came up the seventh time, he was healed of his disease. We also see that Gehezi, Elisha’s servant was stricken with “Tzara-at” because of his... 2 Kings 4:42-5:19 and Luke 17:11-17 ..read more

Hello All, Can you please keep in your prayers my step mother who has just been diagnosed with lymphoma. She has been told she will need six treatments of chemo. To start with she refused treatment. She is now going to have chemo once but if her hair starts to fall out she will stop it straight away. Many thanks all ..read more

At its heart are statues to William Farel, John Calvin, Theodore Beza, and John Knox. I think all Evangelicals and Protestants can give... Reformers, Presbyterians, and Early Protestants ..read more

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