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  • Bats

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 10, 2010
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    In the Spring, Marylu and I spent a day at one of our State Parks, McCormick's Creek (my personal favorite). But we could not go into the cave there because of a deadly disease that is annihilating bats. This week, an AP story broke: "A mysterious illness is threatening the bat population in ...read more

  • I Remember Something That Happened Just After I ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 4, 2010
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    I remember something that happened just after I moved to Texas from New Mexico in 1974. I was driving down a street in Alvin and was pulled over by a city policeman. He asked me if I was aware that I was driving over the speed limit in a school zone. Having just moved to Texas, I didn’t know ...read more

  • Responsible For What We Overhear

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 9, 2011
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     | 1,690 views

    RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT WE OVERHEAR Matt Proctor in a recent Christian Standard said, "My wife, Katie, and I have 6 children- ages 16, 14, 11, 9, 7, and 3. We're not a family; were a small town! As sheriff of this community, I (with my deputy, Katie) enforce certain rules, one of which we call ...read more

  • In God We Trust...?

    Contributed by Christopher Glenn on Aug 22, 2011
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    IN GOD WE TRUST...? On the face of our money are the words: "In God We Trust." A few years ago, the use of those words on our currency was challenged in court. The case reached the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia where the court ruled that the words could remain on the façade ...read more

  • Extra Credit

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 24, 2011
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    EXTRA CREDIT Extra credit is an academic concept, particularly used in American schools. Students are offered the opportunity to undertake extra work in addition to their mandatory school work. Many times extra credit can be used as a way to allow a student to ...read more

  • A Change Of Policy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 19, 2012
     | 3,005 views

    A CHANGE OF POLICY Last June, the city of Alameda, California immediately changed its policies after its first responders stood by and watched a man drown in the San Francisco Bay. The first responders didn’t venture out into the muddy waters of the bay, even as the man started treading water and ...read more

  • Judge Roy Moore And Faith

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 5, 2013
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     | 2,341 views

    JUDGE ROY MOORE AND FAITH Recently Roy Moore reclaimed his position as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, a post he was forcibly removed from because he refused to take down a monument of the Ten Commandments in defiance of a federal order. Not going to get into the dispute over the ...read more

  • Rules. The World, Our Culture, Our Families... ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    Rules. The world, our culture, our families... all have rules. Without rules, our world would be in anarchy, chaos. Some rules are called laws. We have civil laws and criminal laws. Break a civil law and it can cost you a lot of money or other material wealth. Break a criminal law, and you could ...read more

  • The Jews Of Paul's Time, By And Large, Rejected ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 11, 2008
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    The Jews of Paul’s time, by and large, rejected the Son of God, and the covenant of faith. That’s why they revolted over and over against the Romans, who ultimately destroyed Jerusalem and scattered them all over the world. Here, Paul gets really cutting. He lumps the Jews who reject Christ ...read more

  • I Own Stock In Yum, Which Is Pizza Hut, Kfc, And ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 23, 2008
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    I own stock in YUM, which is Pizza Hut, KFC, and Taco Bell. Repeatedly, the board of directors have refused to make their restaurants smoke-free citing that they comply to current regulations and doing so would put their restaurants at a disadvantage to other restaurants that allow it. Basically, ...read more

  • But If You Are One, Who Not Only Listens To The ...

    Contributed by Michael Karpf on Oct 28, 2008
     | 1,885 views

    But if you are one, who not only listens to the word but does it, like James says here, you are blessed. I need to clarify something on the law that James is referring to. Most people don’t find the law liberating, they find it restricting with all these things you can’t do. I’ve shared this one ...read more

  • A Ship That Is Moored To A Dock By A Chain Is ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 16, 2008
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    A ship that is moored to a dock by a chain is only as secure as the weakest link in that chain. If a severe storm comes and causes even one link to break, the entire ship breaks away. So it is for those who try to ...read more

  • K ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 2, 2008
     | 718 views

    Kite Once on a time a paper kite Was mounted to a wondrous height, Where, giddy with its elevation, It thus express’d self-admiration: “See how yon crowds of gazing people Admire my flight above the steeple; How would they wonder if they knew All that a kite like me can do! Were I but free, I’d ...read more

  • The Aspect Of Perfect Obedience Has Perplexed ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 2, 2008
     | 1,562 views

    The aspect of perfect obedience has perplexed and troubled many. Why is it that the one who sins greatly is condemned like the one who is much less sinful? Take a situation of three workmen on a building. One workman got so engrossed in his work that he wasn’t paying attention, stepped back and ...read more

  • John Stott Said: "No Man Has Ever Appreciated ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 2, 2008
     | 1,298 views

    John Stott said: “No man has ever appreciated the gospel until the law has first revealed him to himself. It is only against the inky blackness of the night sky that the stars begin to appear, and it is only against the dark background of sin and judgment that the gospel shines forth” ...read more

  • June 25, 1963 The Supreme Court Struck Down ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 10, 2008
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    June 25, 1963 the Supreme Court struck down legislation that would allow school prayer. The case was Engel V. Vitale. It was a 22 word prayer that went like this: "Almighty God we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers, and our country". ...read more

  • Henry Blackstone In The Blackstone Commentary On ...

    Contributed by J. B. Hall on Dec 22, 2008
     | 1,944 views

    Henry Blackstone in the Blackstone Commentary on law, speaking of God stated, “For he has so intimately connected, so inseparably interwoven the laws of eternal justice with the happiness of each individual, that the latter cannot be attained but by ...read more

  • Types Of ...

    Contributed by J. B. Hall on Dec 22, 2008
     | 1,090 views

    Types of Governments Governments can be classified into several types. Some of the more common types of governments are: 1. Democracy The word "democracy" literally means "rule by the people." In a democracy, the people govern. 2. Republic A literal democracy is impossible in a political ...read more

  • Hagar, Horeb, Earthly ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 12, 2009
     | 1,093 views

    Hagar, Horeb, earthly Salem, Works of Flesh will not avail them. Sarah, Zion, heavenly Salem, Christ, their Lord, will never fail them. (William Hendriksen: Galatians New ...read more

  • In Understanding The New Reality In Christ With ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 8, 2009
     | 1,632 views

    In understanding the new reality in Christ with the law, Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) explained it in this way: “What is God’s law now? It is not above a Christian-it is under Christian. Some men hold God’s law like a rod, in terror, over Christians, and say, “If you sin you will be punished with ...read more

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