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    A chicken analogy of salvation

    Something happened the other night, and it's made me think there's a deeper meaning to what took place. We keep chickens for eggs. They are really more like pets. I prepare special meals for them, and enjoy giving them treats. I protect them from predators. There is no lack of raccoons, foxes...
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    What is Missouri like?

    We moved to SW Missouri a little more than a year ago from California via a 7-year stop off first in Arizona. Long story short, Missouri has both states beat ... by a long shot. We love the area. We love the people. We love the relaxed attitude about recognizing personal freedoms. We love the...
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    Love my cast iron cookware

    Been a while since anybody has posted to this cast iron skillet topic, but I wanted to update. When my 91-year-old mother died in March I inherited her cast iron skillet that was passed down from her mother, my grandma. I know for a fact that Mom hadn't been using that skillet, at least for as...
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    John MacArthur - Christ, Not Caesar, is head of the church

    I live in a large seniors-only community. It's big enough to have its own ZIP Code. There is a similar seniors-only community just five miles down the road that has its own ZIP Code as well. Combined, the two communities have 60,000 population. Anybody want to guess what the total cases of...
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    John MacArthur - Christ, Not Caesar, is head of the church

    No. Fortunately, I live in a free state and our church has been holding service for some time now ... with voluntary masks, no handshakes, no passing around of the offering etc. I do catch most of Pastor MacArthur's sermons, however. And have watched many, many hours of his teachings at the GTY...
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    John MacArthur - Christ, Not Caesar, is head of the church

    I just want to say how proud I am of Pastor MacArthur's opening of Grace Community Church. He is absolutely right that we are to render onto Caesar that which is Caesar's, but Caesar does not have authority over God's church. To the comments here that he is putting his congregation at risk my...
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    Spurgeons most controversial statement ever.

    I take from God's Word my understanding about the numbers who will be in the New Heavens and New Earth with God at the end. Every time God brought people out from bondage or destruction there were only a remnant saved. A study of remnants in the Bible is instructive, I believe. The saved, when...
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    I'm sharing my recipe for homemade almond milk

    I hope you enjoy it. I am still making a quart or so of this almond milk every other day. And we still love it. I haven't varied from my original recipe at all except for one time we ran out of dates and I had to use a teaspoon of raw local honey as a sweetener. I really couldn't taste the...
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    Who is THE RESTRAINER

    Again, if you would just watch the short video you'd learn that Mr. Missler does not say the "Holy Spirit is removed from the entire earth." I'm not going to go into Mr. Missler's explanation of the Holy Spirit's role in the end times because he explains it much better than I could. Your...
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    Who is THE RESTRAINER

    Woke, obviously, if you haven't watched the video you can't speak to what Mr. Missler says. He answers, from Scripture, all of your misunderstandings.
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    Who is THE RESTRAINER

    This Chuck Missler video is about as good and succinct an explanation of who the restrainer is that you will find. Long story, short ... The restrainer is the Holy Spirit.
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    I'm sharing my recipe for homemade almond milk

    I've been getting rave reviews about my homemade almond milk. It's easy to make, so for those who like almond milk, but not the store-bought kind, I can share how I make it. But first, I'll explain what got me to thinking about making it myself. Our family has been using rice milk, and/or...
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    Greetings from sunny Arizona

    I realize I've been remiss in not bringing an update about my son. He arrived safely home with his unit earlier this month after his 9-month deployment to Afghanistan. Thank you everybody for your prayers. His whole unit made it back without suffering any casualties ... but it was not without...
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    Coffee drinkers, what kind of coffee maker do you prefer

    I've been grinding my own beans since I can remember, and pouring hot water into a cone and filter to make the coffee. A few years ago I discovered the AeroPress. All the advantage of using a French press, but without the disadvantages. This kit shown here is available on Amazon for $29. You...
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    What is the best resource for learning to understand the bible?

    Look up Chuck Missler's Learn the Bible in 24 hours on YouTube. Mr. Missler has a knack for tying the entire Bible together in what he calls an integrated whole. I'm sure there are also audio-only sources for LTB in 24 Hours that you can download and listen to as well.