THE DIFFICULTY OF COMMUNITY

THE DIFFICULTY OF COMMUNITY by Timothy Keller for Core Christianity GNN Note – This is one the biggest struggles that I have. Everyday I have to bring issues regarding community to Jesus. I pray all the time for healing and still struggle. ****** Many things in our culture work against the maintenance of real community. We are conditioned in countless ways to think and act as individuals only, not as members of any body, and even our individual relationships are ‘thinned out,’ based on images rather than presences. Since this…

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Some Observations on Urban OPSEC and Situational Awareness

Some Observations on Urban OPSEC and Situational Awareness by 1stMarineJarHead for The Organic Prepper Recently I had the great opportunity to visit with family in a major metropolitan area. This city was their city of birth, so it held great esteem and nostalgia for them. I wanted to comment on some observations I made about Operational Security (OPSEC) and Situational Awareness (SA). Packing for a four-day trip with clothing for two people into one suitcase (avoiding those airline baggage fees for two suitcases) just made more financial and economy of…

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The Enduring Power of ‘A Christmas Carol’ (Podcast)

The Enduring Power of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Podcast by Eric Metaxas for Break Point One hundred and seventy-four years ago, a British writer was horrified at the conditions under which children were made to labor in tin mines. He decided to write a pamphlet exposing these conditions. His intended title: “An Appeal to the People of England on Behalf of the Poor Man’s Child.” Thank heavens the writer changed his mind. Instead of a pamphlet, he decided to write a novel making the same points. It’s filled with colorful characters—including…

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Scientists Create Artificial Flesh That Heals Itself Like Real Skin

Scientists Create Artificial Flesh That Heals Itself Like Real Skin By Manuel García Aguilar via Natural Blaze GNN Note – I debated with myself wether to put this under “Health” or “End Times” category. It could go either way , but at the end of the day it’s a group of people playing god. Yes, it will probably be very helpful, especially to soldiers, but the development and science of it is a little creepy. ****** Scientists have tried for a long time to recreate human abilities artificially, such as…

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The Majority Does Not Determine Morality

The Majority Does Not Determine Morality by Michael L. Brown for Ask Dr Brown It’s always nice to be able to point to the polls when they support your position. But polling, when done accurately, does nothing more than tell you what other people think. And just because you have the majority on your side doesn’t mean you are right. In fact, when it comes to morality, the majority is often at odds with the Bible, which sets the standard of morality for practicing Christians. But this should come as no…

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YES. GOD CARES ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY

YES. GOD CARES ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY by Silverio Gonzalez for Core Christianity There are some words that tend to offend people. We all know what they are. Most of them are used as insults. We call them bad words. These words are dirty. But as upsetting as we all like to think these words are supposed to be, dirty words draw large crowds of people who claim they don’t want to hear them. Our words and the way we use them show what we think, love, hate, and value.…

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Who Do I Answer To?

Who Do I Answer To? As children we are bound to our parents for guidance, for subtenants and, in some cases, life itself. As we grow, mature and change we develop other relationships and, hopefully, have healthy relationships with other people that fuel our curiosity, our intellect and our love for others. Once we begin utilizing the teachings from our parents we are left with decisions to make based on our own experience combined with what we have learned. If we are fortune enough to be brought up in a…

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