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2019 Bulletin Articles (Page 11)

Noa Without a Lifeboat

Legally, she didn’t have to tell her parents what she was about to do. It is legal in Holland at age 12 but needs parental consent up to age 16. Noa Pothoven was 17 and wanted an assisted suicide. She had already met with two independent doctors that confirmed her suffering was indeed unbearable and without hope of recovery. She had suffered…

Footpaths or Interstate?

The path which America has chosen is so much like that chosen by the Jews just before their cities were leveled and they were taken captive into Babylon. The imagery chosen by Jeremiah to describe why all this happened is so vivid. He described the path they had taken by comparing it to a traveler who decides which road he will take.…

Biblical Faith in God Involves Obedience to God (Part 1 of 4)

Understanding Biblical concepts can sometimes be a challenge when man has chosen to interject himself and complicate simple heavenly truths.  However, if we will make the conscious effort to lay aside man’s opinions and disassociate ourselves from manmade dogmas, we will find that the Bible makes things very clear for us and is not self-contradicting.  Let us consider the Biblical connection between…

The Magic Verse

I remember when I found this verse. At the time, it was so simple and profound to me. In my naivete, I thought that if people just knew this verse was in the Bible it would start them on the path to real change—as though it was a “magic” verse, an answer to everything, like 42. “The conclusion, when all has been…

God Wrote the Lyrics

Have you seen the commercial where a father and his son are together working in the garage and the son spontaneously says, “I love you, Dad”? Before the aging father got his hearing aids, he had to ask the son to repeat what was said. That all changed after he bought the new hearing aid being advertised. Now when they are working…

Burn the Boats!

In 1519, Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernan Cortes landed on the shores of Mexico having sailed from Cuba. He then had his ships destroyed. There is a lot of myth and debate about how and why. Some say it was to stop any future revolts. Some said he did it under the guise that they were not seaworthy. Still others suggest that…

Be a Careful Reader

“You should have a look at this website over here.  It has a lot of good in-depth Bible studies on it.” Sometimes recommendations like this are made to me and other Christians.  So, when we venture over to a highly-endorsed site, for what should we be on the lookout?  My general practice is to do the same as I’ve done for years…