Welcome Winter & Good Sunday Morning on the shortest day of the year!
1. Question – “Why should anyone believe anything at all?”
2. Thought – “People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.” (Blaise Pascal) [From I Don’t Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist by Frank Turek and Normal L. Geisler]
3. AND:
l recommend a literature category~Western Civilization’s story told.
A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens~the contrast of love and evil.
Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde-a picture of what sin does to the human soul.
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson-the dividing line of good and evil goes through the middle of every human heart.
East of Eden, John Steinbeck-the story of Cain and Abel retold.
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley-Everyone desires to be known and loved by their Creator.
AND:
If I were to observe Christmas I would give:
TaNaCh (Artscroll) along with an ESV
Sidur (Artscroll)
Cappernicus and the Jews
King of the Jews
AND: Would add anything that Dr. David Jeremiah writes; have attended several of his meetings. He caters a lot to our older generation. In process of reading another one now: “I Never Thought I’d See The Day” Culture at the Crossroads
Like Rick Warren very much; can’t wait to see “Unbroken”
Just finishing up “Flags of Our Fathers” by James Bradley – quite a book.
AND:Jesus Calling by Sarah Young. Fantastic. 365 daily devotions and references to scripture. please read Dec. 12th in this book….
A MUST Have: Solving the 24 Problems Men Face (The Man In The Mirror by Patrick Morley…This is a checklist to see if you are walking the talk….Look at page 254 cycle of fear…Page 94…3rd para. down…God has a special purpose for your Life!
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Mark
Question & Thought & ANDs…