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What is the essence of the Christian Message?

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Andrew
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I was given an opportunity to express, as briefly as possible, what the essence of the Christian message is, for someone who has little Bible knowledge.  This is my answer: 1. God who is relational, composed of three persons, decided to create this... Read More | Share it now!

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Photos to Impress

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Andrew
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Having searched vainly for how to put a collection of photos into a LibreOffice Impress file using a batch process, I thought I would document it here.  It’s quite simple really. 1. The first thing is to get all the files at a reasonable size,... Read More | Share it now!

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Understanding Prophecies About Israel

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Andrew
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There is much confusion about prophecies in the Old Testament about Israel and how to understand them. Often our default method is to understand them all literally.  If the prophecy says something like “the Israelites will be restored to... Read More | Share it now!

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Music and Worship

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Andrew
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There is no doubting the power of music to stir the emotions, and the Bible encourages us to use music in our worship of God, the Psalms are an obvious example, but when does the use of music cross the line into manipulation? I was intrigued by an... Read More | Share it now!

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Talking with Jehovah’s Witnesses

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Andrew
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Many people are visited by Jehovah’s Witnesses.  The following is meant as a resource that might be used when talking to them: 1. Jesus is worshiped as God In the 10 Commandments we are told to have no Gods but Jehovah (Exodus 20:3, Deuteronomy... Read More | Share it now!

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