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Constantine & Christmas
“The Origins of the Christmas Holiday” series (post #2) The previous post served as the beginning of my series on the origins of the traditions of our Christmas holiday. That post explained the winter solstice and the Roman holiday known … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Christ's Birth, Christmas, Christmas Traditions, Church, Series: "The Origins of the Christmas Holiday"
Tagged Catholicism, Constantine, Constantine & Christianity, Roman Catholic church, Saturnalia, the battle at Milvian Bridge, the Birthday of the Unconquerable Sun, the bishops of Rome, the Christianizing of pagan holidays, the Edict of Milan
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How to Handle a Bad Inning
At a Little League game, the visiting team had already scored 21 runs and was still batting in the top of the first inning. The mother of the boy playing the position of right fielder began to worry that such … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Belief, Christ's Birth, Disappointment, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God's Love, God's Provision, God's Will, Perseverance, Problems, Trials, Trusting In God, Worry
Tagged a defeatist approach to life, all things are possible to him who believes, an optimistic approach to life, enduring difficult times, having a positive attitude, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, Mark 9:23, Philippians 4:13
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Logic Demands That We Believe in the Virgin Birth
“Why We Should Believe in the Virgin Birth” series: (post #3) We’ve been in a series of posts on the question of why we should believe in the virgin birth. With the two previous posts, we learned that we should … Continue reading
Bible Prophecy Demands That We Believe in the Virgin Birth
“Why We Should Believe in the Virgin Birth” series: (post #2) This is the second post in a three-part series on why we should believe in Christ’s virgin birth. With the first post, I explained that we should believe in the … Continue reading
Scripture Demands That We Believe in the Virgin Birth
“Why We Should Believe in the Virgin Birth” series: (post #1) In the December 25th devotion from his classic devotional My Utmost For His Highest, Oswald Chambers writes: Jesus Christ was born into this world; not from it. He did not emerge … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Christ's Birth, Christmas, God's Word, Scripture, The Bible, Virgin Birth
Tagged evidences for the virgin birth, Harry Rimmer, My Utmost For His Highest, Oswald Chambers, scripture references for the virgin birth, the virgin birth, was Mary a virgin when she conceived Christ?
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God Works Through Our Circumstances
And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Christ's Birth, Christmas, Disappointment, God's Omnipotence, God's Timing, God's Omniscience, God's Provision, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, God's Work, Obedience, Problems, Prophecy, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged God works through our circumstances, How God used Caesar Augustus, O.S. Hawkins The Believer's Code, Why did Joseph and Mary have to go to Bethlehem?
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God Works from a Schedule
He has made everything beautiful in its time… (Ecclesiastes 3:11, N.K.J.V.) God works from a schedule, and His timing applies to everything. That even includes the birth of Jesus. The Bible’s first mention of that birth is found in Genesis … Continue reading
Posted in Christ's Birth, Christmas, God's Omnipotence, God's Timing, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, Waiting
Tagged Ecclesiastes 3:11, Galatians 4:4, He has made everything beautiful in its time, Warren Wiersbe on why Jesus came when He did, when the fullness of the time had come, Why did Jesus come when He did?
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The Best Present
Since Christmas happens in December, I try to weave in some Christmas posts here and there throughout the month. Today I thought I’d share a story that I picked up somewhere along the way a few years ago. It was … Continue reading
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