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This third of four articles reviewing the Deaver-Simons Debate comes three months after the first two. All sixteen speeches have now been posted on You Tube. These last two articles will focus on portions of the last three speeches of each disputant. We begin with a look at Mac’
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Conservative blogger and columnist John Hawkins posted (August 1, 2018) on Townhall.com an interesting article, “5 Things They Get Wrong About Christianity.” The first one listed is: “Christianity Requires Us To Hate People We Disagree With.” While acknowledging that this might be the case for some who call themselves
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What a bunch of sanctimonious whiners! The news media prides themselves on being America’s watchdog! What a joke! In many instances these “watchdogs” growl at their owners and lick the burglars. They readily attack the institutions that made this nation great, giving them their freedoms, and rave about how
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The emergence of a piece of the space shuttle Challenger eleven years after the explosion had a sobering effect upon NASA, the astronauts’ families, and the people of Cocoa Beach, Florida. The timing was bad for NASA as it prepared for the opening of a new museum. The reminder of
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Please read Acts 16:25-40. Following the baptism of Lydia and her household, Paul and Silas continued to visit the place frequented for prayer by the Jews of Philippi. Paul cast a “spirit of divination” out of a woman on one of those occasions, angering her owners who were
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When Ed, the slow-moving and allergic-to-work clerk in a small store, was not in evidence one morning, a customer asked: “Where’s Ed? He ain’t sick, is he?” “Nope, Ed ain’t workin’ here no more.” “Is that so?” replied the customer. Then he added: “Got
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Editor’s note: It is always interesting to look at a congregation’s past. This week’s Spiritual Perspectives will feature some past articles and news items. Notes from your congenial editor will sometimes appear in brackets afterward. News Items From December 24, 1972: “Bro. Paul Kidwell will be our
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According to past records and histories, the South Seminole Church of Christ (also now legally called the Winter Park Church of Christ) was established in 1968 as an outgrowth of the church in Sanford, many of whose members lived in this area. Nine families began meeting at the local American
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THE EVOLVING CATHOLIC CHURCH Yes, it is an appropriate title in more ways than one. The Catholic Church has not opposed the godless teaching of evolution for decades, if ever. USA Today published an article on October 28, 2014 in which the current pope (Francis) made these statements: When we
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An argument has erupted between two denominationalists on the value of the Old Testament. Both make good points, but neither has a grasp on the relationship between the two covenants. One thing that would eliminate most of the controversy would be to ask and answer the question, "To whom
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In studying through Proverbs, one finds several Scriptures related to pride—and several bad results due to exhibiting it. Jesus illustrated the point in a parable found in Luke 14:7-11. Those who have a huge dose of pride arrive at a wedding feast and begin to take the
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Heather Whipps (interesting name) posted an article on April 10, 2009, which she titled, "Who Was Jesus, the Man?" She says (fairly) that scholars are divided over elements of Jesus' life, and she accurately states that there are no "eyewitness accounts" about Him during His