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Anger, faith, and spiritual authority - Capernaum (Luke 4)
Photo stitch of the Byzantine-era synagogue at CapernaumIn our last post, we looked at the first of a tale of two synagogues in Luke 4, the one at Nazareth, which teaches us that anger flares in...
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David Fanning: Badguy loyalist of the Carolina Backcountry Revolution
David Fanning escapes againDAVID FANNING was North Carolina's most notorious Tory. He lived for a time as an Indian trader on Raeburn's Creek in Laurens County, SC. For his terrible atrocities, Fanning...
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March 2016 Liberia missions prayer letter
Liberia coat of arms (Wikipedia)Our March 2016 Liberia mission prayer letter is out. Click here: http://eepurl.com/bTdoyz
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Nineveh
Excavator Sir Henry Layard imagined Nineveh at its zenithNineveh had been the capital of Assyria for about a hundred years, but it had existed since at least 5000-4000 BC (Genesis 10:11). It was the...
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Confederate Memorial Day
My college friend and my wife's cousin, Bill Heuble wrote the following note to his child's school teacher in Greenville, SC, a few years ago. We share it here with Bill's permission for today,...
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Rise of Black Baptist churches in Laurens County, SC
"A Negro Camp Meeting in the South" (loc.org)Our series on Laurens County, SC, during Reconstruction continues with the remarkable rise of Baptist churches led by African American freed slaves.Baptists...
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John 3:22-36 - The Humility of John the Baptist
John the BaptistDr. George Washington Carver said, "When I was young I was walking along a dusty dirt road. I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, 'That knowledge...
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Isaiah 63:7-17 - The Trinity
ShamrockThe situation seemed hopeless. No one wanted to go there. It was a land of deep spiritual darkness and strong demonic forces. The high priests of witchcraft actually held more power over...
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How to vote in the election
VOTE on Tuesday, November 8, 2016How to Effectively Cast Your Ballot1. Pray first2. Do your research on the candidatesCheck to see what their platform isConsider their characterExamine their actions3....
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SITS November Top 10
The top 10 posts on this blog of the last month:(BTW - This is the 2000th published post for SITS).1. Laurens County, SC's most corrupt electionJun 6, 2015 7162. Luke 12:1-12 - The Right Kind of...
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Seven things sin does to us
Isaiah 64:5-7 teaches several things about the nature of sin and the way it affects us. The modern critic says, “How can God judge so brutally? How can he trample men like grapes?” But Isaiah counters,...
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The wonder of Christmas morning
John Chrysostom preaching in Constantinople This year Christmas Day falls on a Sunday. We pray your Christmas is awesome this year. Here is an excerpt from a Christmas morning sermon about the 4th or...
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Robert Leighton, servant of Christ
Archbishop Robert LeightonI want to introduce you to one of my ancestors, a Scot who served Christ in the United Kingdom all his life, Archbishop Robert Leighton (1611-1684). I am descended from his...
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Haggai 2:10-23 - Hope You Can Count On
Haggai (12thC AD), Saint Mark's Basilica, VeniceWhen we married, my wife and I made some promises to one another. Amanda promised me that she would never make me drive a minivan. Now we drive a church...
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Haggai - Author, Location, Date
Haggai (12thC A.D.), Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy)Haggai shows us Jesus Christ, Desire of the NationsAuthor:Haggai which means, “My Feast” or “On the Feast.” Haggai might have been born to...
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Haggai: Message, Where Christ is found
Key Message: THE TEMPLE: REBUILD IT! Haggai 1:8, 14; 1 Corinthians 15:58. Get your priorities in line, Haggai says, it is time to “build the house” for God’s pleasure and glory. He encouraged them...
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John 3:16-21 - What about those who have not heard?
With Chief Mulbah Killinpowen and friends, May 2014In 2014, I was at the City of Refuge orphanage in Belimu, Bong County, Liberia. During the course of the week, I met Town Chief Mulbah Killinpowen,...
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Are you making disciples? 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12
(Wikipedia)A large manufacturing plant came to a town to produce shoes. The corporate management invested great sums of money and many hours among many people to produce the finest shoes possible....
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Adrian Rogers on the Word
At the June 11-13, 1985, Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas, a special committee was created to study and determine the sources of controversy and from their conclusions make recommendations to...
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