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An article was posted on September 7, 2023 by Walla! that describes an atheist becoming a “believer” after having a “near-death experience.” Jose Hernandez was an avowed atheist, but he changed his views after nearly dying in a hospital after the truck he was a passenger in crashed into
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Brothers? Question: “Is it possible that Jesus is the good Son of God and Lucifer is the bad Son?” While we do have such instances of good and bad sons (Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau), this is not the case with Jesus and the devil. Jesus was part of
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Obviously, if you can Text With Jesus, one might expect that an app for conversing with Satan would likewise be available—and it is. Now one might think a great many questions to ask him, such as, “What were you thinking when you rebelled against God in heaven?” Okay, that’
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The Annual Lubbock Lectureship began in 1998, and for several years they published a book. They ceased this latter practice but resumed it for one year (2021) to produce this lectureship book, A New Heaven and a New Earth. Currently, its 439 pages are only available in paperback. Recently, your
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As probably everyone knows by now, A.I. actually stands for Artificial Intelligence. The reason the word ambiguous is substituted for artificial is that the intelligence will vary depending on who programmed the computer. An August 20, 2023 article by Myra Kahn Adams informs readers that there is a new
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[Editor's Note: the following questions and answers were from 2009-10.] Isaiah 14: "Are Lucifer and Satan the same?" For centuries many have thought that Lucifer is another name for Satan, but a careful reading of Isaiah 14:4ff (the name is found in verse 12)
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One Sunday afternoon, I was going over my sermon notes for the evening service, and I became hungry. Now I've been trying to take some better care of my health and not overindulge in sweets. Let us just say this is not a skill I've mastered
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[Editor’s Note: The following material comes from our Question and Answer sessions on Sunday evenings fifteen years ago; most of them continue to be relevant.] Question: “1 Corinthians 12:13. Spirit is capitalized; so Paul is speaking of the Holy Spirit. All are baptized into one body. In Acts
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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