On Whose Authority?

I simply find it fascinating. One guy who claims to go strictly by the Bible for the calendar, who claims that is is so crystal clear for all to see, recently proclaimed, “I will announce the New Moon as soon as the observers see it.” Really? Where does he get…

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Should We Make Others Thankful?

23   The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;      to one who orders his way rightly      I will show the salvation of God!” ~ Ps 50:23 (ESV) I received one of those marketing emails this morning that had an odd subject line. “Make Them Thankful”, it said. They…

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Are We People of Truth?: Part 5, Why Do You Beleive What You Believe?

Do you ever stop to think why people believe what they believe? Different religions believe whatever their religion is. Practically all the people in Thailand believe in Buddhism. Why do they all believe in Buddhism? Why is it nearly all Arabs believe in the Moslem religion? Why is it that…

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Are We People of Truth?: Part 4, Who Decides What Is True?

10   They say to the seers, “Do not see,”      and to the prophets,      “Do not prophesy the truth to us.      Tell us flattering things.      Prophesy illusions. ~ Isa 30:10 (HCSB) OK, I’ve avoided the definition thus far, but now it it time to whip out the dictionary and have a…

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