*THIS IS OUR LAST POINTS TO PONDER FOR NOW* An old “Family Circus” comic strip shows the two boys Jeff and Billy squabbling over the size of the slices of…
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Phil’s Points to Ponder for June 11, 2017
Although Christianity has no allegiance to any political party (that may come as a surprise to some), it definitely has a huge interest in seeking justice for those who are…
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Crowds of Jews were gathered in Jerusalem from every nation. When they heard about the strange things that were happening at the meeting place of the disciples, a multitude of…
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When you travel to a foreign country and go through customs, it is common to hear a uniformed officer ask you, “Have you anything to declare?” If you say, “Yes”,…
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The Apostle Paul was completing his missionary journey when he stopped off in Athens. At that time Athens was the center of western civilization, the home of the great philosophers,…
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The story about Stephen’s stoning, Acts 7:55-60, is a hard one to preach about these days. Lately, the idea of martyrdom has fallen under a bit of a cloud, don’t…
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A little boy came home after his very first Sunday School class. His Mom asked who his teacher was. The little boy answered, “She was a real nice lady. I…
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If I were to mention the names of certain disciples to you and ask you to write down the first word that comes into your mind, it is unlikely you…
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Let me tell you a true story that happened some time ago: A young boy’s father died in a car wreck when he was twelve years old. He read it…
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The story of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem appears in all four of the Gospels. We will follow Matthew 21:1-11. It was Sunday morning and Jesus and his disciples started…
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