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6 Apr The funny thing about trying to compare ancient words is that their meanings are slippery. Our great-great-grandparents would roll in their graves if they knew that their beloved word religion had turned bad. Their old-time religion looked nothing like the legalistic, modern word that crept in to take its place. But maybe our grandparents wouldn’t be too surprised by the swap. After all, it was their children who took the first steps to repurpose the word s...

Dec 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2020 Lord, may we all give you the praise and lift up your Holy name for Christmas this year. Dear Heavenly Father, we need to thank you for everything you have done for us since March 2020.  I realize that we have something we have never experienced but only You are in control by your grace and mercy. It gave us more to fall down on our knees and pray more and look up to the heavens and say, “Lord I am so glad I am able to talk with you, and to keep my ...

Pres. Weahs Christmas Message Thursday, 24th December 2020 PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA   FOREIGN RESIDENTS WITHIN OUR BORDERS; FELLOW CHRISTIANS;   As Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ during this festive season, let us all be mindful that Christmas is a time of joy and peace, and it is my hope and prayer that you will experience an abundance of both.   This year, the world is seeing a crisis of an unprecedented nature, due to the Covid-19 pan...

WALTER WENDLER (Editors Note: Fourth in a series on COVID-19 and studying in spring 2021. Originally published Dec. 15, 2008) Regardless of the challenge of circumstances, I would encourage each to search for what is important. We all stand on a ground of shifting sand. At times it seems impossible to find solid footing. What is important to me may not seem so to you. Individual differences are just that, but the common ground of our day-to-day experiences, our willingness to persevere, to look...

» God settled our “sin problem” for us. As described in Philippians 2:6-11, He became a man and offered Himself in our place before the throne of God. Through His death as our “Lamb of God,” our “bill” was paid and all claims against us were satisfied. » God did not just “wink away” our sin. He poured out His wrath on a worthy Substitute, effectively holding Him responsible for the collective evil of fallen man. The theological term is “propitiation.” » God could now o...