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The most famous quote from Yoda in all the Star Wars movies is: “No! Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.” It’s an admonition not to be wishy-washy—but rather committed. A similar old saying is, “I’ll do it or die trying.” Probably, preachers
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For more than 15 years, your congenial editor has been doing Questions and Answers on the first Sunday of every month. Connor has taken his share of questions, and sometimes, we have devoted an entire worship hour to just one question (in a different time slot). Many questions have been
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The Bible describes all manner of sins, but one of the worst is repaying evil for good. The foremost example, of course, would be Judas. He had the honor of being chosen specifically by Jesus to be one of the twelve. He participated in the limited commission (Matt. 10:1-
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Recently several people in this area received a 40-page booklet touted as “A Guideposts Exclusive.” For those unfamiliar with the publication, Wikipedia provides the following information: Guideposts is a spiritual non-profit organization that encourages wellness through inspirational content creation. Founded in 1945 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Raymond
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Modern-day politics is not a pretty sight. No, this is not a reference to the multitude of lies and coverups perpetrated by politicians and their willing allies in the news media on a daily basis. No, this brief article looks only at one individual, who stands self-condemned—and
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"Liar, Liar, pants on fire." Probably everyone has heard that one. Congenial though your editor is, just once he would like to see certain notorious liars' pants (or pantsuit) burst into flame even if the flareup only lasted a second. For one second, at least, everyone would
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One saying a few years back was, "If you are not as close to God as you once were, guess who moved." The answer is obvious, but some might ask, "Doesn't God stay close to everyone?" And the answer is, "No." Proverbs
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Brethren once were amused by the goings-on in the denominational world, but now the question has become, “How long will it be until some of us try to imitate the latest folly?” One of the big issues before the Church of England currently, according to an article by Harriet
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For the past several decades, there has been an ongoing debate in our nation about the nature of marriage and its purpose, as well as its limits. Many in the LGBTQ movement have argued that marriage should not be restricted to two individuals of the opposite sex, but it should
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The above title demonstrates the importance of reading the entire text. The entire verse reads: “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise” (Pr. 12:15). However, the title is correct in the sense that foolish people think they are
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What Happens at the End? Two passages of great significance to the renovated earth adherents are 2 Peter 3 and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17, which we now proceed to examine. Most critics point out that the bodies of the saints rise from the graves and join their spirits in
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“We’re here. We’re queer. We’re coming for your children.” This chilling chant was heard on radio stations at the end of “Gay Pride” month. So, your congenial editor looked it up on Google to see what this insane admission was all about. Believe it or not, one