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How Bible Burning In Portland Can Bring Christians Joy
On August 1, 2020, the news media reported that a Bible burning had taken place in Portland, Oregon. For some time now, I’ve mulled over these articles unsure of how I should respond or how I should interpret their actions. Naturally, my immediate response is anger and frustration. The Bible is the most important book ever written! When characters from the show, The Office, play Desert Island, they need to pick five books they could take with them that they would be happy reading for the rest of their lives. I pick the Bible . . . and then I don’t care about the other four. It’s the only book…
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Are You Prepared For Spiritual Crisis?
Are you ready for a spiritual crisis? Prepping For Crisis After the great t.p. shortages of 2020, I think more people are thinking about purchasing essentials a little bit in advance. Growing up in a rural farming area, prepping was kind of just a natural part of life. When our electricity would go out during a storm, it also meant our well pumps would go down so no plumbing and no water. Nothing. And we had cattle herds to water daily in spite of the wells being down. Honestly, as a kid growing up that way, I had no idea that most people didn’t keep generators and large amounts of…
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Book Review: Too Good To Be False by Tom Gilson
Being a Christian blogger comes with certain perks. One of those perks is getting to occasionally join launch teams for books. As a book worm who is always looking forward to my next book to read, I love the job of getting to read pre-released manuscripts! Too Good to Be False caught my eye and attention recently. When I had the opportunity to join the launch team, I was thrilled. It took longer than I care to admit for me to sit down and actually read the book. Once I got started, setting the book down was hard. (It is always a good sign when a book keeps me awake…