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2024-04-01T18:10:53-04:00

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Hot Cross Buns Offer Tasty Teaching About Easter

Last updated on: April 1, 2024 at 6:10 pm By Alice H. Murray

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For Americans, Easter evokes thoughts of eating a ham dinner and indulging in chocolate candy shaped like eggs and bunnies. But another food, hot cross buns, boasts a long history with the religious holiday. Indeed, hot cross buns offer tasty teaching about Easter. What’s A Hot Cross Bun? Truth in advertising prevails with a hot cross bun. The spiced bun, normally eaten while warm—often toasted with butter—bears a cross on top. Some describe it as a mix between a sweet... Read more

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2024-03-26T14:05:16-04:00

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Susanna Wesley – Model Mom And Mother Of Methodism

Last updated on: March 26, 2024 at 2:05 pm By Alice H. Murray

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March brings not only the arrival of spring but the celebration of Women’s History Month. Those honored typically include high profile women such as Sally Ride (the first female US astronaut), Amelia Earhart (an aviation pioneer), and Susan B. Anthony (a leading activist for a woman’s right to vote). But a woman who spent her life tending the home fires, homeschooling her children, and serving God faithfully out of the limelight deserves recognition. This woman is Susanna Wesley, model mom... Read more

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Women's History Month

2024-03-18T13:20:08-04:00

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Small Size Doesn’t Matter With Mustard Seed Faith

Last updated on: March 18, 2024 at 1:20 pm By Alice H. Murray

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Today’s society offers super-sized items. People want big vehicles, big TVs, and big fast-food meals. But some things are naturally small, tiny even, such as the mustard seed. How can believers grasp the concept of faith like a mustard seed when the societal clamor is for all things big? The key is understanding that small size doesn’t matter with mustard seed faith. What’s A Mustard Seed? Mustard plants, a member of the cabbage family, produce small, round seeds colored from... Read more

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2024-03-12T11:27:47-04:00

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Look Up At The Stars To Learn About God

Last updated on: March 12, 2024 at 11:27 am By Alice H. Murray

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A view of the star-filled heavens creates a sense of wonder and awe in everyone. The scene inspires a small child to sing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” spurs a scientist to conduct astronomical research, and led a famous Impressionist painter, Vincent van Gogh, to capture the scene in his oil work “The Starry Night.” The dazzling night lights studding the black velvet heavens provide an amazing opportunity for believers to look up at the stars to learn about God. God’s... Read more

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2024-03-04T22:54:21-05:00

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Celebrating Biblical Judge Deborah For Women’s History Month

Last updated on: March 4, 2024 at 10:54 pm By Alice H. Murray

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Along with the beginning of spring, the month of March brings Women’s History Month. Typically, female figures such as suffragette Susan B. Anthony, aviator Amelia Earhart, and astronaut Sally Ride are mentioned and honored. But another book full of history offers additional women on which to focus. Celebrating biblical character Judge Deborah for Women’s History Month allows learning about a woman who achieved much in a time men monopolized leadership roles. Who Was She? Long before Judge Judy became famous... Read more

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Women's History Month

2024-02-27T10:33:52-05:00

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If You’re Human, You’ll Have Trouble

Last updated on: February 27, 2024 at 10:33 am By Alice H. Murray

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The lyrics to a popular Taylor Swift song, “I Knew You Were Trouble,” aptly sum up what life is like—“Trouble, trouble, trouble.” This characterization fits the lives of both believers and non-believers alike. Are Christians doing something wrong if they have trouble in their life? Not necessarily. Unfortunately, if you are human, you’ll have trouble. What’s Trouble? Cambridge Dictionary defines “trouble” as problems or difficulties. Trouble can cover a wide range of problems, and it may depend on the person.... Read more

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2024-02-19T14:42:37-05:00

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Always Be Preparing For Jesus, Not Just During Lent

Last updated on: February 19, 2024 at 2:42 pm By Alice H. Murray

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February 14th stood out as a big day on the 2024 calendar for more than one reason. Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday both occurred. The latter event served as this year’s start of Lent, the period when Christians prepare for celebrating Easter. But Christians should always be preparing for Jesus not just during Lent. Preparation’s Meaning Regardless of what someone prepares for, the idea remains the same. They put things or themselves in readiness. For example, a parent asks a child... Read more

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History and Religion

2024-02-13T19:41:30-05:00

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Vesuvius Challenge – Effort To Understand Ancient Scrolls

Last updated on: February 13, 2024 at 7:41 pm By Alice H. Murray

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Ancient texts provide the basis for today’s knowledge about Greeks and Romans. Unfortunately, the Middle Ages saw the loss of many of those texts, so the opportunity to read newly found ones excites the academic world. The discovery of ancient papyrus scrolls buried when Mount Vesuvius’ erupted gave birth to the ongoing Vesuvius Challenge to read the ancient scrolls. Where The Scrolls Were Found The ancient city of Herculaneum, with a population of 4,000 – 5,000 residents, lies at the... Read more

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2024-02-05T13:43:31-05:00

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Portion Control — God’s Portion Is All-Sufficient

Last updated on: February 5, 2024 at 1:43 pm By Alice H. Murray

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For most, “portion” is a four-letter word. Why? A “portion” is only a part of a whole, and humans tend to want it all. They don’t want to settle for less when they could have more. But the truth is that, for Christians, a portion is all they need. The Lord is our portion, and He is all-sufficient. Portions and Food Hearing the word “portion” typically calls to mind eating. Merriam Webster defines the term as “enough food especially of... Read more

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2024-01-30T18:05:24-05:00

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The Blame Game – Danger In Failing to Admit Responsibility

Last updated on: January 30, 2024 at 6:05 pm By Alice H. Murray

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People today are loathe to take responsibility for their actions. For example, drug addicts may blame their parents for their need to seek solace in drugs. Why shoulder accountability when blaming others is an easy option? But such behavior is nothing new. It occurred way back in the Garden of Eden. Playing the blame game, however, presents danger when there’s a failure to admit responsibility. What Is Blame? Bottom line, blame is assigning responsibility for something that happened. So, if... Read more

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