Ministry of the Word
Category for posts offering reflections and comments on important Bible passages and how a Christian perspective informs a person’s view of current events.
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Originally Proclaimed: 02/10/19 Intro: In the Smithsonian Magazine I found this interesting story. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/curious-george-daring-escape-nazis-180960779/ Hans Reyersbach and his wife Margarete Waldstein were Jewish artists from Hamburg who met in Rio de Janerio. Hans moved their after World War I, selling plumbing fixtures, sketching and painting. Margarete moved a decade later as a photographer, specifically because
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Originally Proclaimed: 02/03/19 Intro: What do you think about when you hear the word cultivate? My first thoughts rush to gardening and particularly to roses. Most plants require very little care so that with a bit of good soil, the right kind of light, and regular watering in no time you can see the beautiful
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Originally Proclaimed: 01/27/19 Intro: In our day we are probably very familiar with the concept of a stress test. Originally stress tests were primarily used in certain fields of engineering. Wikipedia defines that kind of stress testing as “a form of deliberately intense or thorough testing used to determine the stability of a given system
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Originally Proclaimed: 01/20/19 Intro: One of my friends and deacons in Enoree was a paramedic with Regional. He and I talked often about his job, and about people with whom he had come into contact. In one of our conversations he said to me, “You know my job lets me see the worst side of
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Originally Proclaimed: 01/13/19 Intro: Yesterday, I heard from a friend who lives in Erie, PA and was a part of the church plant we partnered with during the time I served in Enoree, SC. He wanted to connect to talk about what had happed to the church since our last visit together about two years
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Originally Proclaimed: 01/06/19 Intro: Take just a moment and try to imagine life without any commitment. Without parents committing to raise us we have no home or family. Without teachers committing to instruct us we have no schools, colleges, or universities. Without doctors and nurses committing to treat our illnesses we have no hospitals, doctors
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Originally Proclaimed 12/30/18 Intro: A recent blog (https://www.goskills.com/Soft-Skills/Articles/Top-10-new-years-resolutions) on the website GoSkills.com recently said that the ten most common resolutions that people make at this time of the year are: Exercise More Lose Weight Get Organized Learn a new skill or hobby Live life to the fullest Save money/spend less Quit smoking (or other bad
Let the Shepherd Lead 