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Is “Science” a Religion, or What?
Look at that quote again — the best part is that the theory says some day the universe will be destroyed and replaced by a new one! Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts on the News
Tagged end of the world, Faith, God particle, Higgs boson, scientific method
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Gravity is Too Strong
There is no such thing as a temptation that is too strong. There is such a thing as being a fool. There is more than one kind of fool. Continue reading
Knowledge and Scorn
But we are all that way: when we know a thing we have only scorn for other people who don’t happen to know it. – Mark Twain (Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc) Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. And … Continue reading
Praying =/= Complaining
A quick thought (among some other good thoughts on prayer) from Sharlene: “…that was not praying; it was complaining. They are not the same thing.” Supplemental thought (which I’ve heard before but forgot where): prayer request time is not gossip … Continue reading
“We Need to be Really Worried”
“No, dear, we only talk and worry about asteroids during the day. That’s what the scientist said, and we have to accept the science. It’s global warming for your bed-time story tonight.” Continue reading
Seeking Power, Attributing Power
Muslims must believe that all power, success, and victory comes from God alone. – Abu Bakar Bashir, head of Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid Once I tried to use Him, Now He uses me; Once the pow’r I wanted, Now the Mighty … Continue reading
Rightly Using I Peter 3:15 — “Be Ready Always” — Part Five
When you “believe in something,” when you are a man of courage and integrity, people will know it. They will know you have something real, something solid, something they don’t have…. Continue reading
Posted in Ambassadors for Christ, Rightly Dividing
Tagged courage, evangelism, Holiness, hope, persecution
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