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For hundreds of years Christians have appealed to the dates formulated by the 17th century bishop, James Ussher. Using biblical genealogies from Genesis 5 and 11, and other supporting Biblical passages, he pieced together a timeline for Biblical events. Many Bibles have this timeline in the margins, indicating the estimated year that the events on that page occurred. Many people still swear by these dates, especially the one indicated for Genesis Chapter One, 4,004 B.C. Ma...

It is vital that we know exactly what we want out of life. We must know where we are headed, and we must keep a fixed goal in view.

Why do some churches have old time hymns and others have several guitars, drums and other types of instruments that weren't in churches twenty plus years ago? Are we getting away from what a Christian church should be, and forming something else that maybe isn't acceptable to God today? I know some conservative churches that never allow anything but a piano and a church organ for their music. They sing the old time hymns (from when I was a child in church), of which many ...

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A sparkling white dove floated down leaving a trail of sunbeams in it's flight. It's wings were spread out and it's eyes showed a determination to bring a urgent message of love from Jesus Christ.

Wouldn't it be nice to believe anything and everything that someone said? Unfortunately, most people's words are filled with good intentions, but many never follow through. I'm sure glad God is not like that! We know His Word is good, and what He says He will do, He will do!

Cupid raised his arrow, aimed and love hit the hearts of two people. A love so exciting that it exploded into possibilities. A family, a home and a life that can be shared. Anything is possible when two people are in love.

The Chess game took on a form of war that led to a truth. A truth that was disguised so that the evil found in the hearts of men would be revealed. Good men recognize love and do what is right, but if you are not careful a good man can be used as an instrument of hate.

The Hebrew word for ?“day?” is the word ?“Yom.?” Young earth creationists have always argued that the word used for the days of creation can only mean a 24-hour day. In this article, we will examine the uses of Yom in the Old Testament, and show that it can mean a wide variety of time periods. First, one must understand that the Hebrew language is not nearly is diverse as our English language. Whereas we have millions of words, the Hebrew source for the Old Testament only consi...

A mother clasps the hands of a dying child and her prayers reach the heavens above with pleads for help. Gods angels are sent to perform miracles in that mothers life. If the child is destined to die then the angel gives the mother the strength she will need to endure the pain of loss. If the child is to live then the angel gives the mother a celebration over the miracle of life.

We live in a fallen world and there's already too much in life that is against us anyway. We don't need to be beating up on ourselves too.

It's been said, You can't steer a parked car. Just like a parked car cannot be steered, God cannot steer us in the direction we need to go unless we are moving.

Buddhism, the great eastern religion founded by the Indian Prince Siddhartha Gautama 600 years before the birth of Christ, first appeared in Thailand during the 3rd century B.C. in the area of the present day provincial capital Nakhon Pathom. Once established, it proved such a durable and pervasive force that some ethnic groups who migrated into that area during the Dvaravati period readily adopted it as their state religion.

If you are active in the the service of the lord, you may know how much we are often tested in his divine service.

The "thinking" referred to in Proverbs 23:7 is not a conscious thinking as most people believe. That would be the "thinking" in the mind. It is the thinking that takes place in the heart that creates your expectations for future experiences.

For many years young earth ministries have claimed that Neanderthals were modern humans. However, new evidence shows that they should in fact be a separate species, which died out, and did not contribute to the gene pool of present-day humanity. In a story reported in late January 2004, scientists did a detailed computer analysis of human and Neanderthal skulls, comparing the variations with the variations of sub-species of apes. (Footnote 1) The computer analysis showed t...

Are there hidden barriers to the release of abundance? Article gives 3 principles to get clear of them and move into divine abundance as fast as possible.

One by one, Paloma watches gang members walk out of the warm Monterrey sun, and into her tiny home.

Life is a mystery. The cosmos is a mystery. What are its boundaries? If it is an expanding universe, where does it expand to? What is beyond it? Read on...

Christianity is put on trial by a well-known atheist. Could it be that atheism serves society better than Christianity? A poignant look at atheism at it's worst.

I am a church pastor in Puerto Rico. One day I was teaching an adult Sunday school class about the importance of evangelism.

When we are aware of how our environment changes then we go through the seasons of life and accept the climate differences. This is the way it should be when we are challenged in stressful situations in life.

'Marketing the Gospel' - is it a contradiction in terms? And at a glance, our Gospel text would suggest that, if there is such a thing as Gospel marketing, Jesus obviously didn't know how to do it!

Here are 5 steps you can take when something really bad happens to you and you need to get a grip and deal with it and fix it.

Can the war in Iraq be won by a Christian Nation? Can democracy prevail when a country is at war within itself?

As Christians who believe in the Bible, of course we think the events of the Bible happened just as the Bible records them. But when did they happen? This article will examine this question. The Last Common Denominator Young earth creationists say that the world is 6,000 years old, therefore they would say the events in Genesis happened less than 6,000 years ago. Unlike young earth creationists, old earth creationists simply don?’t know exact dates (some YECs believe ...