On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. History tells us that the document had been passed on July 2 with no opposing vote cast. The purpose of the document was to formally explain why the thirteen American colonies were justified in separating…
Read more“For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” Rom 8:15 (NIV) Tomorrow we celebrate Independence Day in America. We rejoice in our freedom to be a country…
Read moreWe’ve all been there, wondering how and/or why we ended up in this seemingly God forsaken place. And yet, that very place is where He Himself has sent us. The desert. It’s hard to understand the purpose of a desert sometimes; it’s hard to see it’s beauty. It appears dry,…
Read more“In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel…he began to build the house of the Lord” (1 Kings 6:1). Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem that his father David was…
Read moreWork: exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something In physics, a force is said to do work if, when acting on a body, there is a displacement of the point of application in the direction of the force. Think of that carefully. If we apply this to the…
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