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Whether We Like It or Not
When Paul stood before the High Priest, Ananias, he did not know who it was in front of him. There were no electronics back then and no visual news platform for him to have seen Ananias or to know who he was unless someone had pointed him out on the street or in the temple prior to this incident. At the command of the chief captain of the Roman military contingent in Jerusalem, Paul…..
The Problem with Wood
On November 1, 1918, a Brooklyn Rapid Transit subway train derailed and crashed into the Maldone Street Tunnel entrance killing more than a hundred people and injuring some 250 others. More than a hundred years later, it is still touted as the deadliest subway crash in New York City and ranks among the worst train accidents in the United States. Culpability factors cited concerning the crash include an untrained and inexperienced motorman who was a substitute…..
Out of the Mouth of Babies, Part 2
In Luke 18:15-17, Jesus talked about letting the little children come to Him:
“And they brought unto Him also infants, that He would touch them. But when His disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them unto Him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive…..