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. ● Luke 2:8-12 . .And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. . . . But the angel said to them; "Don't be afraid. I bring you...

. In the very beginning, human life was immortal (Gen 1:26-27) plus; up till the time of the Flood, man and beast lived in peaceful co-existence together (Gen 2:19-20 and Gen 9:2) so the little critters-- e.g. viruses, bacteria, fleas, mites, mosquitoes, and lice, et al --posed no dangers to...

. The original Easter morning occurred on the first day of the Jews' week. (Matt 28:1, Mark 16:1-2, and John 20:1) However, the first day of the Jews' week isn't the anchor for Jesus' resurrection. The real anchor is whatever night of the week that the paschal lamb is eaten, and the date for...

. One has to ask, in point of fact there has been more than one rabbi ask: How is it that so many of Moses' people were caught up in the Holocaust? Where was God during all that? Why didn't He step in and do something to protect His chosen people? To find an answer to that question one need...

. For a home-spun, Bible-based religion whose origin is relatively recent, the Watchtower Society has done pretty well for itself. Beginning with one man shortly after the American Civil War, it currently numbers approximately 8.2 million active members spread out in approximately 118,000...

. Many of Mormonism's men of a certain age and experience are priests in the Church's order of Melchizedek. According to the New Testament epistle to the Hebrews, the Melchizedek priesthood is a high-priest priesthood. As such it is very exclusive; viz: it's supposed to be occupied by only one...

. If we're not careful, the time element can become a red herring while the real issue-- the issue that matters most --is Jonah's resurrection. ● Matt 12:40 . . Just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in...

. ● Jer 13:23a . . Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? The answer to both those questions is of course "no" because if an h.sapiens is born with black skin, it stays black; and if a cat is born with spotted fur, its stays spotted. In other words: the color of an...

. ● Luke 1:26-27 . . In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a maiden espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the maiden's name was Mary. The sixth month wasn't a date on the Jews' calendar. It was relative...

. ● 1Pet 5:8-9 . . Be discreet, stay alert. Your adversary, the Devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour; whom resist, steadfast in the faith. "the faith" isn't only a collection of beliefs, but includes a collection of practices, since according to James; a person of...

. ● Jas 5:14 . . Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of The Lord Religious fanatics here and there are allowing their underage children to suffer and even die from treatable medical conditions on...

. ● Rev 14:6-7 . . And I saw another angel flying through the sky, carrying the everlasting gospel to preach to the people who dwell on the earth-- to every nation, tribe, language, and people. Fear God! he shouted. Give glory to Him! For the time has come when He will sit as judge. Worship Him...

. I was baptized an infant into the Roman Catholic Church in 1944. When old enough, my mom put me into Catechism where, in time. I managed to complete First Holy Communion and Confirmation. Our church attendance on Sunday was fairly regular. We didn't always make it, but most of the time did...

. The comments and questions below are relative to Luke 16:19-31. How is it that the rich man and Abraham were able to see from their own grave into each other's grave? Do dead people have X-ray vision? Do they have any vision at all let alone X-ray? Do dead people actually have the ability...

. My eldest brother (for convenience sake, call him Larry) was ordained to the priesthood in 1965 and remained so for 53 years prior to passing away at the age of 78 in May of 2018. Larry graduated from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He taught at the University of San Diego and...

. ● John 13:35 . . By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. For many of us who grew up in dysfunctional families, broken homes, foster systems, gangs, and/or orphanages et al; the concept of love doesn't resonate in our thinking; viz: it just goes in one ear...

. When people wait to take their chances at the great white throne event depicted at Rev 20:11-15, in all likelihood they will end up like a foundry worker falling into a kettle of molten iron. That can be easily avoided by opting to become a joint participant in Christ's crucifixion. ● Rom...

. ● John 3:5 . . I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. There lacks a consensus among the experts as to the meaning of the water about which Jesus spoke. But I think it's pretty simple because he spoke of it again in the very next...

. If anyone should have been on intimate terms with God and with His son Jesus Christ in the last century, surely it had to be Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (a.k.a. Mother Teresa) but curiously, that wasn't the case. It turns out Teresa was a remarkable actor. Her public image bore no resemblance...

. ● Heb 10:21-22 . . Since we have “a great priest over the house of God,” let us approach with a sincere heart and in absolute trust, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. Sprinkling was a common ritual in the Old Testament-- sometimes...