There is the Bible view and the secular view. Hardly a day goes by without TV shows on this subject. The interest in extraterrestrial life and contact is universal. Bible accounts of who visitors are and why they come are also prolific. Jude 1:6 refers to angels who left their ‘first habitation’ (heaven) and came […]
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ROI is Return On Investment. God endows capabilities, so we can give back to Him when He returns. In Matthew 25:14-25, Jesus said, ‘It is like a man about to go abroad who summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to a third one,
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There is the heroine, the villain and the hero. The hero and the heroine are made for each other. He will give his life for her if necessary. She needs him, but circumstances prevent them from being together. The ever present villain tries to capture the heart of the beautiful maiden. But she is doubtful,
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For those with a short fuse a temper tantrum is a second away. All it takes is blocking our objective. Conquering that trait is a lifetime of work. Behaviors are ingrained through heredity, interaction with situations in our environment and through time. The longer a behavior is ingrained, the deeper it embeds; the longer it
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NOTE: This is story from our fellow Knight of Columbus brother Dennis Corcoran: I decided to switch gears for this month’s column and share with you the Villanova Men’s Basketball Team winning the NCAA Tournament on April 4, 2016. One reason for this is that I not only went to Villanova, but I was the manager of
We are driven to satisfy our own needs and desires. That’s what is on our minds when we begin praying. But that is not what God advises us to do when we approach Him. Exodus 23:15: ‘No one will appear before me empty-handed.’ Oops! We came to get, not give. Psalms 100:4 says, ‘Come within
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Most of us have heard the expression, ‘You are what you eat’. Consumption helps us understand Mark 4: 4-8: ‘Listen! Imagine a sower going out to sow. Now it happened that, as he sowed, some of the seed fell on the edge of the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some
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I don’t know what to write. Thoughts jump one to another; none hold my attention. It’s just waiting on Him. Bear with me…. nothing yet…thanks for your patience. It will come…always does. Is it something I read? Some experience I’m going through? Something I learned way back? More silence, just anticipating a pop in to
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I was in New York when I heard Larry Winograd had passed away. Naturally I was saddened by the news, especially since Larry had given me the opportunity three years ago to write this column for the Pine Island Post. May he rest in peace and my condolences to his family. As you might remember
It is in our DNA to build things, make things, whether we are taught to or not. Wherever people are, so are buildings, corrals, tools and other inventions. The tasks of building keep us occupied and challenged. We want a sense of accomplishment for what we build. But, as Children of God, should we build
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