He’s been my companion for 8 or 9 years. For the last 18 months, I figured he had about another week or so. But he just keeps coming back. He’s got a lot of guts and a strong will to live although his life is closing in quickly now and mostly he sleeps and rests.
This is about a modern man, one of us, he was not a scrooge, he was a kind, decent, mostly good man, generous to his family, upright in his dealings with others. But he did not believe in all that incarnation stuff that the Churches proclaim at Christmas time.
The world has been blessed with many great and good men, but it has never known one quite so great or quite so good as Jesus. All other greatness has been marred by littleness. All other wisdom has been weakened by folly.
Traditional Christianity around the world has come up with unique ways of commemorating the last week of Jesus’ physical life. Some practices may seem very strange, but they have one thing in common–the tradition that Jesus was crucified on Friday and that the resurrection occurred early the following Sunday morning at or just before sunrise–a tradition millions have accepted without proof.
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. The […]
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether […]
Prayers were answered when the US Supreme Court courageously overturned ROE v Wade. This set off a firestorm of protests from abortion supporters decrying the […]
Crockett was then the lion of Washington. I was a great admirer of his character, and, having several friends who were intimate with him, I […]
