March 2020

Prince Charles, first in line to the British throne, tested positive for coronavirus and is resting at the Balmoral Estate. The 71-year-old “has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in good health and has been working from home.” His wife, Camilla, the Dutchess of Cornwall, is with him. Queen Elizabeth II, who will be …

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Genesis 1:24 “And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.” Madagascar is replete with many species of wildlife. Not the least of these are the many wonderful species of frog. About 350 species …

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Instead of “How many members do you have?” or “How many are you running in Sunday School?” or “What’s your Sunday morning attendance?” or “What was the attendance of your last special day?” or “How many young people are attending activities?” or “How many kids were at camp this year?” or “How are the offerings?” …

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Genesis 1:25 “And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.” Canadian paleontologists have reported the biggest ever tyrannosaurus fossil. The skeleton is 13 meters long, which is 42.7 feet, …

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Job 38:33 “Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?” A recent article about Jupiter was a textbook lesson in how deep-time scientists confuse fact and theory, science and supposition. The article, on the popular Science Daily website, began like this: “The giant planet Jupiter was formed four …

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The title of one of our new books is 21 Steps to a Stronger Church for the 21st Century . This is not mere theory or “armchair theology.” This is what we are building by God’s grace. We are church planters, have been since the early 1980s. Our goal is to see 100 sound churches established for …

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Deuteronomy 27:1-3a “And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day. And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and …

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Genesis 43:11 “And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; Take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds.’” Between 70% and 90% of the calories …

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It is a time when:    * the average teen spends almost 11 hours per day in consuming electronic media (TV. radio, internet, etc.)    * 53% of children go online with no parental supervision    * 38% of teens have received sexually suggestive content via a device    * very young children are becoming addicted to online pornography, with their first exposure …

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Proverbs 26:12 “Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.” Did you know that you have three eyes? In fact, someday your third eye may provide spare parts that might be necessary to repair the two eyes you normally think about. Scientists have known …

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For God’s people, difficult times call for prayer rather than panic. We have glorious promises, such as Romans 5:3-11 and 8:28. That’s why Proverbs says, “The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.” We aren’t foolish, but we are bold, because “God has not given us the spirit of fear, …

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Proverbs 11:2 “When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.” How many hornets does it take to power a digital watch? In the case of the Oriental hornet, six hornets can generate enough electricity to run the watch. Entomologists at Tel Aviv University have been studying Oriental hornets. They have been …

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