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ISIS Sends 21 from a Beach to the Throne

42 men, each precious in the eyes of Jesus the Redeemer

Are the ones in orange pictured above among these now?

“I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?” (Revelation 6:9,10).

“I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God” (Revelation 20:4).

I don’t know enough to pretend to know the eternal status of those 21 Eygptian Copts slaughtered on that beach. But I thought of the Revelation scene(s).

I also thought of this angle: Read it all

A Fall Planting for an Every-Season Harvest

Persist in planting for a good long-term harvest!

What they sowed in the Fall,
we still reap through every season.

Generally, by Fall we’re done with gardening here in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. And we certainly don’t plant our vegetables and tomatoes now.

But my boxed quote above isn’t about autumn crops. Read it all

What Happened 6018 Years Ago Tonight?

A bishop's creative calculations might be the beginning of some interesting thoughts for you!

“In the beginning, God created heaven and earth, which beginning of time, according to this chronology, occurred at the beginning of the night which preceded the 23rd of October in the year 710 of the Julian period.”

In the right margin of the page, Ussher computes the date in “Christian” time as 4004 B.C.

Get the scoop here: The Annals of the World.

I understand he was a meticulous documenter of his calculations…

Do I personally believe God began Creation 6018 years ago tonight? Read it all

Are You a Transit Point for Wealth?

Don't be a long-term destination of temporal wealth!

“I am a transit point for wealth,
not a destination.”
Mark Roth

“Give an account of thy stewardship” (Luke 16:2).

Quote background: Serving Without Expecting Reward

God Makes It Clear: Stephen Hawking Is a Fool

So Jesus came and died to redeem him.

Mr. Hawking said about something or other, “if there were a God. Which there isn’t.”

“The fool hath said in his heart,
There is no God.”
(Psalm 14:1)

I can admire or mock Mr. Hawking’s brash ignorance and unbelieving foolishness, but the big question for me is whether I live in daily acknowledgement of God’s existence. Read it all