Reconciled – transitive verb a : to restore to friendship or harmony b : settle, resolve I am pretty sure that my favorite Christmas song is ‘Hark the Herald Angels Sing’, and my favorite verse is ‘God and sinners reconciled’. Four words that I use to help me understand the enormity of God’s divine genius in fixing what … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2012
Guns are not the problem….
Guns are a result of the problem. Sadly there are countless accounts of heinous acts of manic violence throughout secular and salvation history. In approximately 3 B.C. Herod had new born baby boys under the age of two put to death by the sword in an effort to kill the … Continue reading
The Other 50% of Christmas
I heard that a survey recently was taken and approximately 50% of the respondents said that they wish they could just skip the entire Christmas season because of the added stress, financial and social burdens, and seemingly frenzied heights at which we are told to consume. When you put it … Continue reading
Tick Tock – God and Time
An objection that many non-believers offer as defense for their ‘no-god’ position has to do the following: How is it possible for a single God to devote Himself to each believer’s needs simultaneously with equal attention? How is it possible, as St. Augustine said, for God to love each of … Continue reading
Mo’ music
A friend recently convinced me to listen to mo’ music…music that would be a positive background to my day. And I’m like a parrot once I get a tune in my head. This one has been in there for a couple of weeks. I love the words and music equally … Continue reading
We Have a Winner!
As a thank you to our community, we decided to enter all of our early registrants in a drawing for a new Kindle Fire HD. Drumroll please… Congratulations Karenargo! You’re the winner of the new 7″ tablet from Amazon!–a choice device for studying the Word and staying current with Holyfolk. … Continue reading
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar – I haven’t seen this entire performance live or film, but I know several of the songs from this play. I particularly love this performance by Carl Anderson (playing Judas) – especially his entrance. But the entire scene is amazing – the dancing, the singers, the set, the … Continue reading
Praise God!
Submitted by darlenethebean and dedicated to the survivors of Hurricane Sandy: When I became a real Bible student, I adapted prayer in my daily life. Over the years, prayer took many forms, but it morphed into sometimes just a bunch of requests with a brief thank you. One day I … Continue reading