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I also find it hard to look up at the stars and not be filled with a strangely intoxicating mix of awe, wonder, smallness, fear and glory. King David also looked at the one hundred million stars and said, “What is man that You take thought of him, and the son of man that You…
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We often wonder why God allows suffering and evil in this world. Why someone like Saddam Hussein could kill 10,000 people without a second thought. Or how millions could die in Rwanda, Congo and Sudan because of pure hatred. We wonder why the rich keep stomping on the poor without penalty and why the righteous…
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We are celebrating hope this week, and the very mention of a place name brought great hope for the people of Israel. Micah prophesied it and the people waited. But the prophecy came in 700 B.C. and the messiah 700 years later. A lot happens in 700 years and people forget. So when Jesus was…
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One of the things we tend to take for granted in our super-modern society is the light bulb. Think about it. With the power of the light bulb we get up in the mornings, staring at our lit alarm clocks until we decide to arise and turn on our bedroom or bathroom lights. We read…
J.C. Newton 