Tag: protestant
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The Time Is Near for our Church – Prologue
1 The revelation [apokalypsis] of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words…
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Sinclair Ferguson – 27 Sep. 2013 (rebroadcast)
The following is a conversation with a pastor, one of the most esteemed theologians of our day on retiring from the pulpit, passing on the baton of ministry to others & of his upcoming books and teaching. I recommend this to any Pastor, Elder, Deacon or Theology student (as am I). It will require an…
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A wife of whoredom: Nations and the Bride
+++++++ Conclusion to “Go, take for yourself a wife of whoredom. Hosea 6 English Standard Version (ESV) Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant 6 “Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day…
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Seamus Heaney
I have had on my desktop for a month an obituary (or sorts) where I wanted to honor a great poet who lived above the division and violence of politics and religion in Ireland. (I had originally thought, “Northern Ireland,” but that is not how he thought of it anymore than identifying English as Britain.)…
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“Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom
Disclaimer: Before you move on, this message is NOT about the US (only). It is about the Christian CHURCH: Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox throughout the world of these last days of the 21st century. It is about governments “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” It is about Nations once “under God.”…
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Christian Anger resource: How to Handle Adversity by Charles F. Stanley
NOTE: Last week we posted a series: ANGRY Children of a Loving God. I wanted to point you toward an additional resource I discovered from a recent study on Christian Anger. I have not read this entire book, yet recommend it with confidence based on the attached: How to Handle Adversity It is important to support…
