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It is Thanksgiving Day in Canada today. Thanksgiving Day in the USA happens in November. Thanksgiving Day is a day to remember, reflect and give thanks to the Immortal, Invisible,God who was and is and is to come. Thanks be to God for the natural world that sustains us and feeds us and give...

The New Testament Church is older than the New Testament Bible. The New Testament Church was founded by the Lord Jesus Christ and began its mission of evangelism when the Holy Spirit was given on the Day of Pentecost. The New Testament Bible required: Decades to be written Centuries to be...

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nEimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html Each of us is important. Each death is a loss.

The Bible contains many marvelous prophecies for the future that have not yet been fulfilled. There is hope for better days to come here on Planet Earth. Consider this prophecy from Isaiah. It mentions that "the sun shall no more go down" and other marvels. Prayer: May Thy Kingdom come and...

Great God, what do I see and hear — Luther's Hymn Original Trinity Hymnal, #240 Great God, what do I see and hear! The end of things created! The Judge of mankind doth appear On clouds of glory seated! The trumpet sounds; the graves restore The dead which they contained before: Prepare, my...

“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit – immortal horrors or everlasting...

Do atheists require a higher standard of proof in favor of Christ and Christianity than they do for their doubt and disbelief? Is there a bias that accepts more easily one type of evidence and reasoning (away from belief in God)? Is there a bias that rejects more easily another type of...

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. - Psalm 130:4 Almighty God can sovereignly grant forgiveness and He can withhold it. God is a Person to be reverenced and feared. The forgiveness of God cannot be treated lightly. There is a mighty power at work. The mighty power...

Jesus: Before the foundation of the earth The divine eternal Son of God Foretold by the prophets Took on manhood Born of Mary the virgin Healed the sick Raised the dead Crucified for the redemption of His people Came alive from the dead Appeared to many and ascended to Heaven Rules on the...

Thanksgiving has been established as a national holiday in Canada on the second Monday in October and in the USA on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving is a commanded practice and is the will of God (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Psalm 100 A Psalm of praise [with thanksgiving]...

Happy Reformation Day (October 31) On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther, an ordained Roman Catholic priest, posted his famous 95 theses on the door of the church building in Wittenberg, Germany and advanced a Church Reformation whose impacts have been far-reaching. There were church reformers...

For those who do attending church gatherings, why do you attend? There can be multiple reasons. Personally, reasons include: Church is a "means of grace" for myself and my family. God blesses through the preaching and instruction and fellowship in ways that wouldn't happen otherwise Jesus has...

Rants: Richard Dawkins has said biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having being designed. -- Thank you, Dr. Dawkins. Amen to that. Intelligent design is the idea that there are certain features and patterns in the living world - and the universe itself -...

If you find a golf ball in the wilderness, there must be an explanation for how it got there. Some person was involved in putting it there. Even an atheist would acknowledge this. If you find something bigger like a basketball or a full tank in the wilderness, some person was involved in...

"I tell you, therefore, everything you ask and pray for, believe that you have it already, and it will be yours. ‎And when you stand in prayer, forgive whatever you have against anybody, so that your Father in heaven may forgive your failings too.’" (Mark 11:24-26) The anglicized Greek word...

What is that condition of human nature? Did Adam's sin convey guilt and a depraved nature to Adam's descendants? How free is human free will? How necessary are the Spirit and Grace of God in order for right relationship to be established between a Holy God and a human individual? How dependent...

It is good to give God thanks and praise. Worship, praise and thanksgiving are portrayed in the Book of Revelation as primary activities in heaven. Ephesians 3:8 speaks about "the unsearchable riches of Christ". Meditation upon the praiseworthiness and thankworthiness of God is a large and...

The Bible speaks with solemn words about two deaths and two resurrections. Death is a destiny of us all. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many. (Hebrews 9:27 ff) Resurrection is a destiny of us all...

God owns the universe. God owns our bodies. Ultimately, God owns it all. Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or...

There is an old rhyme that serves as something of an antinomian theme song. It says: “Freed from the law, O blessed condition; I can sin all I want and still have remission.” Antinomianism literally means “anti-lawism.” It denies or downplays the significance of God’s law in the life of the...