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“Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” (Matthew 12:48-50) He looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are...

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/jesus-discovered-in-dead-sea-scrolls/ a recent investigation reveals that one of the Dead Sea scrolls, fragment 4Q541, was purposefully re-translated and left partially un-translated because it makes specific reference to Jesus and His cross.

my wife is throwing a tantrum -- she just discovered today that Passover this year doesn't begin until next month, our April 22 - but Easter on our calendar is next week. on the one hand, i think she's got a real point here -- on another hand, i'm not too concerned with 'days and months and...

love fulfills the entire law. this is stated more than once in scripture - we all believe it, yes? it's easy to see in most of the ten commandments - if we love God, then we will not make idols, we won't speak of Him in vain, we won't have other gods. and if we love others, we won't do them...

do the ends justify the means? what popped into your head when you read the thread title? i'm sure most of you have heard this said before. is it true? is it sometimes true? if it's not true, does it mean the means are more important than the ends? if it's true does it mean the ends are...

please listen to this short soliloquy about the fear of God -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTt8v1_iW2s&feature=youtu.be i think it will bless you to hear and consider this. & i want you all to be blessed :) 'cuz i luv you! what do you think?

His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the...

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. (John 6:44) how does the Father draw us to Him? does this imply the Spirit works in us before we can even believe? and in a way of speaking, if we believe, then He seals & remains with us? does this line up with that: It is...

our sister was explaining to me last night how that sin, and suffering, and evil in the world are the result of mankind's agency to choose to turn away from God, toward wickedness instead of righteousness, loving darkness rather than light. how tremendous the cost is of what we call "free will"...

i have a question about a single word in the scripture, that i think brings up a lot of other interesting questions that touch on things that are discussed here quite a lot. i don't know the answer to the question - hopefully that's a relief, as this isn't just a thread where i tell you how it...

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CHAMA DISTRICT, Zambia — On the banks of the Luangwa River in eastern Zambia, a small group of men creeps through dry grass with guns raised. A half-dozen hippos laze in the water, antelope graze on the opposite bank, and, farther off, an elephant is drinking water. The men have killed hundreds...

. . even God, who gives life to the dead, and calls those things which are not as though they were. (Romans 4:17) i am really struck by the way this is phrased here (here quoted in kjv 2000, and my older niv, and a couple other translations) -- and it seems borne out by the Greek, though i...

what is "the Lord's supper" ? how often should we observe it? is it supposed to be a ritual bread and wine tasting, a communal feast, or something else? does it have to consist of unleavened bread and wine, or does it apply to all foods we eat in remembrance of Him? comments on the spiritual...

would it be a good idea to pin a handful of music threads? according to genre? there is a mammoth metal/industrial thread, and there are indie music, goth, worship, techno and classical threads that are several pages long full of video links. i am thinking that if these threads were pinned...

Man killed in Austin after shooting Mexican Consulate - CNN.com (CNN) -- A man shot up a federal courthouse and a Mexican consulate -- which he also seemingly tried to set ablaze -- early Friday before being shot dead outside the Austin, Texas, police headquarters, that city's police chief...

can a person be saved in a pew, or does he have to go to the altar? do they have to wait until someone makes an 'altar call' ? can it happen outside? can they be alone? do they have to be with one, two other people .. ? does it only happen underwater? when they eat some bread and wine? :confused:

this was in my Facebook feed today -- thought you might have some fun with it too :) James Loyd 7 hrs · Edited This morning I had a thought about a particularly odd mashup, Tom Morello's Forest. It kind of snowballed from there: They Might Be David and the Giants DC Talking Heads...

source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4556422,00.html published on ynet a few hours ago.. Hamas' guidelines for terrorists revealed Instruction manual found on body of Hamas terrorists orders militants to hide behind civilians, proving Hamas took advantage of IDF's attempts to...

true story :) (those are the best kind, right?) tiny article here - The Surprising Thing a Customer Found on Her Diner Receipt That Is Capturing a Lot of Attention | TheBlaze.com basically one diner -- Mary's Gourmet Diner in Winston-Salem, NC has been offering this "on and off" for about...