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Have you shied away from something because you felt it would just lead to a dead end. Read on as I share with you my "dead end" experience. For 43 years, Vivian and I have loved to take off on weekends just to explore new places. We drive for hours into Pennsylvania, New York, and...

The company that I work for is shutting its doors. Having been employed there for nearly seven years, I am quite comfortable with my job, and the thought of having to find another one is very disheartening. Being 55 years old doesn't help my prospects as a potential candidate for employment...

Many are the notions I have in my head concerning the things of God. I say notions, because when I study the Scriptures, I find myself letting go of ideas I hold to, thinking they are in "the Book", when, indeed, I find they are not. A notion is described as, " a vague idea in which some...

I sat quietly as each of her friends and family spoke of her; how much she meant to them; what a blessing she was. I had only known her for 2 years, but we had become close friends. We spoke of many things, but she had never mentioned that her time here was so limited. I still don't know...

Pulling into the driveway which separates my front yard from the side yard, I reluctantly looked to the the left and then to the tight. There they were, again ,with twice as many waiting for me in the backyard. The brown crispy leaves were layered on the ground as high as the snow after a...

The Early Church View of the Atonement The Early Church vs. the Modern Church The early church held to the Classic or Ransom view of the atonement. This was the view of the Western Church for the first 1000 years of church history, and it is still the view held by the Eastern Church. This...

How did the Ante-Nicene Church Fathers understand baptism? Was it essential or was it just a act of obedience? First let me clarify, the Ante-Nicene Church Fathers are those men who led the church prior to the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. Any mention of the Early Church will be limited to this...

Where is Jesus Today? There are many people that still linger around the cross looking for Jesus. Some know very little of his works and the very reason he came. Sure he came for salvation of the people. But what else did he do? Some don't realize that Jesus...

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I have heard a few stories, over the years, about miraculous conversions. Wicked people, like me, being transformed, in the blink of an eye, into Christ-like figures with all trace of addictions gone. I have never seen this happen. I have never spoken to one of these people, and, personally...