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Manching is a German town in the Bavarian region.  In 1999, while excavating at a site near the town, archaeologists made an unusual discovery.  U-shaped Celtic coins, dating back to the third century BC, were uncovered.  The museum in Manching placed 450 of the gold coins on display.  On November 22, 2022 the museum wasContinue reading “Doctor Tom…”

The Bible is a love letter from God to us… The Bible is a letter God has sent to us; prayer is a letter we send to him. Matthew Henry

The Dead Sea (aka Salt Sea) is about ten times saltier than ocean water.  Since ancient times water from the Jordan River, and other smaller tributaries, flowed into the Dead Sea; but with no natural outflow, water evaporated, leaving behind minerals that increased the salt content. At 1400 feet below sea level, the Dead SeaContinue reading “Sea Doc, Pastor Tom…”

Someone has said that the reason a dog has so many friends is because he wags his tail more than his tongue…

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 Do you know what wisdom is? Wisdom is seeing life from God’s point of view. When you pray and you have the Spirit of God and the WordContinue reading “God’s point of View…”

This is from our former Disaster Relief volunteer and instructor…Thanks Tom… It was the first Monday Night Football game of 2023. The Cincinnati Bengals, on top of the AFC North Division, were the home team against the Buffalo Bills, leaders in the AFC East. The Bengals scored a touchdown on their first possession; the BillsContinue reading “Know Doubt from Tom…”

“Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.” 1 Corinthians 10:33. Whatever you do, eat, drink or whatever, do it all to the glory of God. Living like this makes us a testimony to the world. Those who areContinue reading “Tracts or Tracks…”

“Mine answer to them that do examine me in this, Have we not power to eat and to drink?” 1 Corinthians 9: 3-4. The word ‘answer’ in the Greek means defense. Paul says, My defense to them… Like being in a court of law. We have the right to eat and drink, liberty. Liberty thatContinue reading “Free Will…”

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭24‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ If you have been married for 47 years today, (like us), you will have been together 17,155 days, 411,720 hours or 24,703,200 minutes, 1,482 million seconds. Like us, you would have sharedContinue reading “Forty seven years…”