According to www.theknot.com, the standard wedding vows read: “I, ___, take thee, ___, to be my wedded husband/wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God’s holy ordinance; and […]
There once was a man who was king over a large kingdom. It was the only righteous kingdom in all the land. All were welcome to become citizens of his kingdom under two conditions. First, a person had to surrender their previous citizenship, for no other kingdom abided by the laws of his. Second, every
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“You’re what we runners call a ‘Clydesdale’,” said my podiatrist, chuckling to a phantom audience of other “runners”. We both had a good laugh after he explained that there actually exists a category of runner in organized running called “The Clydesdales.” As you might have already guessed, it is an exclusive club for runners over
About a stone’s throw away from my elementary school is Bristol County Agricultural High School (aka “The Aggie”), a vocational school with a busy thoroughfare across the center of its farmland. It’s one of the most spectacular plots of land in the area, accented by a gorgeous little bridge on the edge of the property
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TODAY’S VERSE: Romans 10:17 (NLT) So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ. As we continue our study on Christianity vs. religion in prep school, we are learning more and more about the differences between these two ways of approaching God. We have learned that one of the primary differences is
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And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written, “THE SPIRIT OF
Think about what it means to confess something. In religious contexts, it typically means to confess a sin, but in its most generic usage, confession is not so narrow. The Greek word in the New Testament is homologeo, which means “to say the same thing, or to agree (with God).” Now consider what it means to
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Bill is one of those guys that you don’t forget…nay, that you cannot forget…that your subconscious, even, refuses to loosen your memory of. Bill is infectious. ’Tis why standing over him while he peacefully lay on his deathbed, in the presence of his wife, his daughter-in-law, and me (the least of all in the moment) was so
“What color are you?” “Huh? What do you mean?” my son responds. He looks down at the skin on his hand and then back up at me with a quizzical look on his face. “I don’t mean your skin color…I mean your personality,” I say, laughing. We had just finished eating dinner; my wife had
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TODAY’S VERSE:Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.What do you think of when you hear the word “CHRISTmas”? Do you think of a decorated tree with presents
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