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Are We Salt?
Jesus used many methods during His teaching methods while he was here on Earth. In this lesson, He used an analogy by comparing believers to salt. So, before we get too deep into this, we should take a look at what salt would have meant to the disciples listening to Him. Because Jesus often spoke using analogies and parables which would make almost instant sense to His audience.
Salt would have meant two things to the men listening to Jesus speak. Salt had basically two purposes in that time. First, salt was a flavoring; that’s no different than today really. Salt was the most basic and common flavoring available, rather like it is today. Not only would salt provide flavor in and of itself, but it would also enhance and bring out any other spices used. Second, salt was a preservative. This was not a day of refrigerators and freezers…
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Review: Batman Volume 6: Bride or Burglar
A weekend comic book review, because sometimes even Pastors need a break from heavy theological reading.
Tom King. Batman Volume 6: Bride or Burglar. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, December 19th 2017. 168 pp.
3 out of 5
Purchase: Amazon
This is the sixth trade paperback volume in the DC Comics’ Rebirth reboot series on Batman. The book collects issues #38-43. This particular volume gives us three stories that feature Batman but also Catwoman by his side, whether in a small role or a larger role.
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GlymyreScape Player’s Manual Up To 195 Pages So Far
Been hard at work on “GlymyreScape”, and the manual now has 13 chapters and 195 pages. It’s getting difficult, because I don’t have the money for Microsoft Word, and my word processor seems to get a little weird when the file gets over 15 megs. After a few saves, it seems to settle down but some of the glitches sneak back in the next time I open the file. I’ll just have to do a thorough check before I export it as a PDF. Lots of illustrations, tables and charts; and I still have a few sections to go. Almost done!
“TIPS FOR TRAVELERS (2)” by “The Daily Encouraging Word”
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“In Christ…we find out who we are.” Eph 1:11 TM God’s will isn’t simply for you to survive, but to thrive (See Ps 35:27 NKJV). Satan will attack you, but he can’t separate you from God’s love or keep Him from blessing you. Satan will lie and say he can, but he can’t. Imagine his frustration over that! When you know God has promised you something, it gives you strength to overcome things others can’t. All the water in the sea won’t drown you as long as it doesn’t get into the boat. It’s what you allow in that hurts you! So guard your heart. Keep your vision alive and it will keep you alive. If you want the prize, be willing to pay the price. The reason many of us fail is because we trade what we want most for what we want now. No; the greater the challenge, the greater the reward that awaits you beyond it. Paul the apostle had his eye on the prize when he wrote, “Stand your ground. And…don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time” (1Co 15:58 TM). The only t hing life owes you is an opportunity to grow. Moses walked away from a palace, Elisha walked away from a farm, and Luke walked away from a medical practice in order to follow God. It’s what you’re willing to walk away from that determines what God can entrust you with. So keep turning the pages, keep pushing ahead, tighten your grip on your God-given purpose. What you don’t have now can be yours in the future if you keep growing, stay focused, and remain faithful.
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“THE GREAT DESIGNER” by “The Daily Encouraging Word”
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“The heavens are telling the glory of God; they are a marvelous display of his craftsmanship.” Ps 19:1 TLB Whether you look at the universe through a telescope or a microscope, you discover that God is the great designer. Let’s look at three of the things He designed: (1) Temperature. The sun’s surface is 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, and we’re 93 million miles away from it—just the right distance. If the earth’s temperature was 50 degrees hotter or colder all life would cease. Think about it: Why wasn’t the earth placed twice as far away, or twice as close? (2) Rotation. We rotate 365 times a year as we pass around the sun. Suppose we only rotated 36 times? Well, our days and nights would be ten times as long. We’d be terribly hot on one side, unbearably cold on the other, and life as we know it would cease. (3) Air. Oxygen constitutes 21 percent of our atmosphere: the precise balance of air we need to breathe. Why not 50 percent? Because the first time somebody lit a match we’d all be toast! So ask yourself, is the 21 percent by accident or design? And if there’s a design then it follows that there must be a designer. And there is. Would you like to know Him? You can. At creation He revealed His great power, but at the cross He revealed His great love (See Jn 3:16). Through Jesus His Son you can know the great designer personally and receive the gift of eternal life. If you don’t, you’ll enter a lost eternity. Any chance you’ll be an exception? None! The people in heaven will be those who got there by choice, not chance.
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