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. ● Phil 4:6-7 . . Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. I was diagnosed with esophageal...

. 159) Gal 6:6 . . And let the one who is taught the word, share all good things with him who teaches. I suspect that this is a bit different than 1Cor 9:11-14 and 1Tim 5:17-18 where it's required that full-time church officers be compensated for their work. The Greek of the verse above is...

. ● Phil 4:6-7 . . Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. I was diagnosed with esophageal...

. When I was a little boy, my mom taught me how to say the "lay me down to sleep" prayer. Later, in catechism, I was taught advanced versions of rote prayer like the Hail Mary, the Our father, the Act of Contrition, and Grace Before Meals. After converting to Protestantism, I discovered rote...

. 158) Gal 6:2 . . Bear one another's burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ. It's human nature to shun people with problems as if they were lepers so they don't drag us into a world of inconvenience and/or negativity. But that is not what I call fulfilling the law of Christ; which reads...

. When I was a little boy, my mom taught me how to say the "lay me down to sleep" prayer. Later, in catechism, I was taught advanced versions of rote prayer like the Hail Mary, the Our father, the Act of Contrition, and Grace Before Meals. After converting to Protestantism, I discovered rote...

. Some of my very favorite science fiction movies came out during last century's closing decades, for example: 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968) Star Wars (1977) Close Encounters Of A Third Kind (1977) E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982) and Contact (1997). The best science fiction I'd seen in a...

. 157) Gal 6:1a . . Brethren, even if someone is caught in the very act of any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; The Greek word for "trespass" is interesting. It can refer to willful conduct unbecoming and/or unintentional conduct. For example the...

That shouldn't be because I flunked English during senior year in high school and had to make it up during summer vacation. After high school, I was arrested for joy riding in a stolen car and in possession of a couple of bottles of Seagram's 7 whisky. The cops gave me an ultimatum-- they said...

. Prior to my wife's conversion, she was a feminist. But you'd never guess because Christianity has been remarkably thorough in breaking that movement's hold on her thinking and on the way she associated with men. I myself was a hard-core misogynist prior to my conversion and was convinced I...

. 156) Gal 5:25-26 . . Since we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. The sentient consciousness we have as our normal selves is dried up, i.e. it's decrepit and infertile. (John 6:53 & Eph 2:1) whereas...

. You had your time, you had the power, You've yet to have your finest hour. Radio Ga-Ga, QUEEN, 1984 Along about 1972 I was reading the Bible often enough but not really getting all that much out of it till I remembered that my Protestant friend had made me aware that there were Bible studies...

. 155) Gal 5:16 . . I say then: walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the base nature. Some years ago, in a boatyard where I was employed on Shelter Island in San Diego, I was listening to a young Christian boast of his dedication to Christ. So I asked him: What about the...

. I was sort of a juvenile delinquent as a teen-ager with things like arson, petty theft, fighting, vandalism, possession of alcohol, and shop lifting-- and after high school did three years in the Army before taking up the welding trade. So at first my language was less than acceptable for a...

. Hikers on the long distance trails not only have to be wary of natural hazards, rodents, reptiles, beasts, and the elements; but also thieves. For example; Jesus spoke of thieves in the 10th chapter of John. Out west thieves that steal livestock are usually called rustlers. Well; my first...