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11th December 2009
Baptism is not essential to salvation according to most denominations. The thought came to me recently if baptism is not essential for salvation what then? What are the necessary implications of such a doctrine?
(1) If baptism is not essential for...
Author: Denny Smith
11th December 2009
As December 25th approaches, the annual “War on Christmas” gains momentum, with talking heads and political pundits adding fuel to the fire. This article will seek to examine the problems surrounding the “War on Christmas” and why everyone but me ...
Author: BradS1234
11th December 2009
August 21, 1879 was a rainy day in County Mayo, and particularly in the little village of Knock. The morning had given hope of a fair day; but as the afternoon progressed, the dark rainclouds gathered over the little hamlet. Winds from the east whipped up...
Author: Bob and Penny Lord's site
11th December 2009
"Jesus said 'Do you see these great buildings?' Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.'" (Mark 3:2)
It is such an offensive thing to say!
Oh, I know that nothing in permanent in this life and that the greatest...
Author: manny
11th December 2009
If you have a first Holy Communion coming up then you need to think about the celebration after. The party associated with a First Holy Communion is usually extravagant and filled with lots of family and friends, and this will be a celebration that you an...
Author: firstcommunion
11th December 2009
Let's Keep Christ in Christmas!
Family, Christmas is and has always been a special time for us. It is a celebration, the birthday of Our Lord Jesus. It is a time of rejoicing, eating too much at times, and giving gifts from the heart, gifts that have...
Author: Bob and Penny Lord's site
11th December 2009
A favorite Christmas song has a line that describes Christmas as 'the most
wonderful time of the year.' While giving and receiving gifts is something that
is highly anticipated and remembered at Christmas time, there are also many more
activities th...
Author: Oli
11th December 2009
The Christmas season and all its activities are geared to the big day,
Dec. 25, which is Christmas Day. The word Christmas is derived from Middle
English 'Christemasse' and Old English 'Cristes maesse,' both of which means
'Christ's Mass.' The day i...
Author: Oli
11th December 2009
The day before Christmas is one that is filled with a mixture of anxiety
and anticipation. There's anxiety at putting all the final plans and finishing
decoration touches in place and getting all the necessary shopping done. There's
also much antici...
Author: Oli
11th December 2009
It's only fitting, perhaps, that along with the magic of Santa Claus at
Christmas, holiday and Christmas lights also came about through the work of a
wizard - the Wizard of Menlo Park in New Jersey - as Thomas Edison was called.
It was Edison who fi...
Author: Oli
11th December 2009
Christmas is described as a festive season therefore we should all engage
in activities during the season that provide entertainment, merriment and which
give pleasure. Because Christmas is about celebration, many types of festivities
can be found t...
Author: Oli
11th December 2009
The idea of celebrating Jesus' birth was done to counteract pagan holidays
celebrated in Rome during the Winter Solstice. Church leaders thought Christmas
celebrations were more likely to be popular if they coincided with the
traditional festivals a...
Author: Oli
11th December 2009
Break up spells are a source of argument among the enchanting community. They come under the rules of love spells and there are so many folk who make an enquiry about them, wondering if it's possible to break up a couple so that they can have that partne...
Author: Max Malone
11th December 2009
Many of us do not realize that there is no point blaming a person for going back to drugs once he/she has taken it. It gives him/her such a high that every time s/he returns to it, it is to get that feeling again. The first feeling is never recreated but ...
Author: christianrehab
11th December 2009
Jennifer Kennedy Dean
Reflection based on Set Apart: A 6 Week Study of the Beatitudes
The Beatitudes usher us into grace-- where the focus is on the heart that produces behaviors. They lead us out of legalism-- where the focus is on our ability to produ...
Author: Kathy Carlton Willis Communications
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