Tracing Relatives, Looking at the British Census.
Recently, My oldest son, Tom (18) and I have enjoyed looking at the census in England and Wales tracing relatives. This information does not explain why someone died, or the quality of his life. Dates, place of birth and occupation can only tell you so much. We came across [...]
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There has been much speculation about whether Jesus was married. “The Da Vinci Code” claims that He was but The Bible refutes this ill founded argument. However, there is much in the Bible about Jesus being married in a broader sense. He is described as the bridegroom and the church is described as the bride [...]
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For many, going fishing is the prospect of a day spent quietly in a peaceful place. Catching fish may be less important than enjoying a day hidden from the demands of family and work. For others fishing is an essential part of life. If they do not catch fish they face hunger. Jesus told Peter [...]
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I Give New Testaments to New Christians
I enjoy telling people about Jesus and my greatest pleasure is to show a non believer the path to forgiveness, faith and a new life in Jesus. I also give the new convert a New Testament: “How to Find God New Testament- Living Water for Those Who Thirst”. This [...]
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Have you ever felt that God has forgotten about you? We tend to believe that God is good and that anything that happens in our lives that does not feel good cannot be from God. However God is our Heavenly Father and He knows that His children often learn best when they face challenges that [...]
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Yesterday my son, Tom, called from The University of Chicago asking if we were well. He had seen a Google map showing cases of swine flu and saw that there were a number of cases within ten miles of our home in two different directions. San Diego is very near Mexico so we should not [...]
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Currently, my family is looking at a failing economy, the threat of swine flu, a home that is falling in value. Meanwhile we try and find new marketing business for our company Billy Fire, and I am searching for teaching jobs at a time when many teachers are losing their jobs. In a land of [...]
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Unless we realize how bad we are as humans, we can’t grasp how much good Jesus did on the first Good Friday. Sadly many people who have been brought up in countries that have at least a semblance of Christian values and tradition have been raised on half truths. One of the most dangerous assumptions [...]
Filed under: Children, Christianity, God's invitation to us, Good Friday, Holy Spirit, conversion, hell, repentance by sian
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I was at a boarding school in England when I was a teenager. My school was Downe House which is named after Charles Darwin’s home in Kent. The school was started in the late nineteenth century in Darwin’s home. When it outgrew these premises it moved to the current location in Berkshire. Although the school [...]
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