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Good News From The Cemetery
A special Easter message Every city, town and village has a cemetery that contains memorials to people of all walks of life, reminding us that death comes to us all. If Christ doesn’t return in the...
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A video entitled “Raised From The Dead” claims to be a 21st-century miracle...
This video, sold in bookstores and on the Internet, claims that in 2001, a Nigerian man died from injuries due to a car accident, and then came back to life two days later after being taken to a...
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A Look At First Thessalonians. Part 5: The Rapture And The Day Of The Lord
In this Series we have seen that Paul visited Thessalonica and in response to his preaching a church was established. Because he was unable to visit them for some time, he wrote a letter to encourage...
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Where was Jesus between His death and resurrection? He told them He had “not...
The Bible indicates that Christ’s spirit went to heaven when He died. He told the thief on the cross, “today you will be with me in paradise” (Lk. 23:43NIV). Paradise (“paradeisos” in Greek; Strong’s...
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From the cross to the crown
Suffering comes before glory At Easter we remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, events unique to the Christian faith. In this article we will look at what happened after His...
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How many witnesses does it take to bust a myth?
The Bible is Not a Myth MythBusters is a TV show on the Discovery Channel that sorts out myths and facts in an entertaining way. Did you know that the Bible is written in a way to show that it is not a...
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Looking back and looking ahead
Based on a message given at my mother’s funeral on 3 April 2013 A funeral usually involves memories and reflections of the life of the person who has died. But the funeral of a Christian can also look...
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Why does the Bible describe “death” as “sleep”?
As this metaphor is used in the Old Testament, that is where we will begin. It is related to three Hebrew words: shakab (Strongs #7109), which means “to lie down”; yashen (Strongs #3462), which means...
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Ten reasons why Jesus is more than a prophet
Have you ever been to a funeral where the eulogy doesn’t seem to match your experience of the person? Sometimes our reporting is selective or biased. How do we discover facts about someone who lived...
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Who raised Jesus from death?
Christ’s resurrection and the feeding of the 5,000 are the only miracles recorded in each of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John of the Bible. According to the Bible, Jesus was the first person to be raised...
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At Easter we celebrate what Jesus did for us. Jesus came to die, He defeated death and rose again to set us free from sin. He conquered death for anyone who puts their faith and hope in Him. The Bible...
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The World Cup is being played in Russia under the FIFA Regulations and the International Football Association’s laws of the game. Disobeying the laws can result in a yellow card or a red card. So far...
View ArticleTake a closer look at Easter
If we took a closer look at Easter, what would we find – a chocolate fantasy or important history? In the 8th Century, the English monk, Bede, spoke of how the name of the pagan goddess ‘Eostre’ was...
View ArticleRecord harvests
After a three-year drought, Australian farmers harvested a record amount of wheat (33.34 million tonnes) last year. The bumper crops came after a La Nina weather system brought heavy rains across the...
View ArticleJohn Lennox against the tide in history
This post is based on the documentary movie “Against the tide” by Pensmore Films, in which the actor Kevin Sorbo interviews Professor John Lennox to test belief in God. In the previous posts we looked...
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Salmon swim upstream to mate and lay their eggs in small rivers and shallow waters that protect them from predators and strong currents. In this post we look at someone swimming upstream against the...
View ArticleWhere is Grannie?
A message given at my mother-in-law’s funeral on 16 September 2021 Grannie was brought up on farms where they grew their own food and prepared their own meals. It was hard work. There were no takeaway...
View ArticlePrayer about Grandpop
A prayer given at my father-in-law’s funeral on 1 April 2022 Our God and Father, Creator of the universe, we give thanks for the life of Grandpop. We thank you that in the prime of life He trusted in...
View ArticleStrangest thing – Jesus rose from the dead
The existence of another dimension. A character with the ability to influence and change the physical world without physical force. A powerful evil monster out to kill. These are the elements of a...
View ArticleComprehensive outline of the book of Matthew
The first book of the New Testament, Matthew, was written by the apostle Matthew. I like having titles on the paragraphs or sections of my Bible. This helps to indicate the context of a particular...
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