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Feelings The third reason you gave, George, for your conversion to Catholicism seems to be based upon your feelings. Following are a few relevant comments of yours. You were invited to attend "a midnight mass" on Christmas, and the choir began at 11:30. Now, George, you know
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Four Charges Just prior to you providing a rationale for becoming Catholic, George, you and the host of the program made four charges against the churches of Christ. 1. "If you were not a member of the church of Christ, you were lost." Of course, you know that
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Dear George, You may not remember me, and there's no particular reason you should, but our paths have crossed during two time periods of our lives. The first was when we were both young preachers back in the Pittsburgh area in the early '70s. I was in
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How many times have you heard someone say something like, "If I only had some kind of direct evidence for the existence of God, I would believe"? One might think undeniable evidence would be sufficient proof, but is it? Is it guaranteed to cause people to believe in
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The place, date (within the last six months), and speaker for the speech analyzed in this article are known, and much could be said about the presenter, but to keep personalities out of the matter (namely, his), only the issues he raised will be dealt with. Probably two-thirds of
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We have already heard of bizarre educational and sports\are being allallowed to participate in female sports if they are feeling particularly feminine on a certain day. If other states follow the lead of Virginia, more and more parents may want to consider homeschooling or sending their children to a
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[Editor’s Note: The following book review was originally printed on January 18, 1998 (modified for this page). With the 25th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision nearly upon us, we all are reminded that 37 million babies have been put to death in the United States alone. Carol
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Obviously, Jesus preached throughout His public ministry to the multitudes as well as to individuals. But the question under consideration here concerns what Peter wrote in 1 Peter 3:18-22. Everyone understands the suffering of Jesus to which the apostle refers in verse 18 and His having risen from
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According to the Internet, every year 20 million Bibles are sold in the United States. The number of novels sold (or non-fiction books) is difficult to determine due to bits of conflicting data, but usually they seem to be only in the hundreds of thousands of copies. Gone With
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Recently, in a magazine, a certain history was promoted as one of the fifty best books of 2020, which it may be. But one of the comments praising it stated that it asked one of the greatest questions for human beings to consider: "How does one live a good
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[The following event is fictional and never happened, but if Egypt had been a democracy, it might have.] "What's on the agenda for today?" asked Pharaoh. His chief advisor replied, "There's just a few affairs of state. Oh, and the court must approve
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Every so often it happens. Someone sends material addressed to the congregation here without a return address\u2anyone visiting Branson over the holidays, thus adding to the mystery of anonymity.