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Anyone sung the following hymn line from “Come Thou Fount” recently? Here I raise my Ebenezer; Hither by Thy help I’m come; And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home. The word Ebenezer there is a reference to 1 Samuel 7:12, where the prophet Samuel takes a stone and names it …
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In answering the question: “Why did Christ die?”, John Stott broadens the scope much further than simply blaming the Jewish authorities at the time: “This blaming of the Jewish people for the crucifixion of Jesus is extremely unfashionable today. Indeed, if it is used as a justification for slandering and persecuting the Jews (as …
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#worldview Generation Why? A bit of a writeup on workplace tendencies for my age group (those born between 1982-2000). According to the experts interviewed, Gen Y workers: tend to be highly self-reliant and have a high sense of self-worth believe they’re more employable, have higher intentions to quit their current job, and display more job-switching …
The Most Misused Verses in the Bible: Surprising Ways God’s Word Is Misunderstood by Eric J Bargerhuff Genre: Bible study Size: 179 pages, 19 chapters, you could read the whole thing in a day. I did a chapter a day and it helped me to consider each “misused verse” better. What’s the big idea: An …
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#apologetics Basic facts about the books in the New Testament – Helpful to refer to, since the reliability of the Bible and what’s in it today is commonly the question posed by skeptics. The atheist’s dilemma – Jordan Monge shares how she gradually turned from skeptic to a follower of Jesus. I’m encouraged that while …