“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing; and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living One among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.” And they remembered His words, and returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. – Luke 24:1-9
HE HAS RISEN
March 30, 2013
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THE SHROUD
March 30, 2013I have always been fascinated by the Shroud of Turin. Is it a picture of our crucified Lord? Many think so. There is so much evidence that it is hard to view it otherwise. Here is a video about the blood on the Shroud. It would take a master forger to fake that.
I also think the Shroud is genuine. Though some would disagree, the facts seem to verify the veracity of the image. Whether it is the real thing or not, it should cause many to pause and wonder: “Is this the face of the Savior of mankind?”
CR
You can see a USA Today article here. By clicking on the image of Jesus, you can see an enlarged picture that I attempted to put at the top of this post.
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WHO CAN LOOSE THE BANDS OF ORION?
March 22, 2013“Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?” —Job 38:31
If inclined to boast of our abilities, the grandeur of nature may soon show us how puny we are. We cannot move the least of all the twinkling stars, or quench so much as one of the beams of the morning. We speak of power, but the heavens laugh us to scorn. When the Pleiades shine forth in spring with vernal joy we cannot restrain their influences, and when Orion reigns aloft, and the year is bound in winter’s fetters, we cannot relax the icy bands. The seasons revolve according to the divine appointment, neither can the whole race of men effect a change therein. Lord, what is man?
In the spiritual, as in the natural world, man’s power is limited on all hands. When the Holy Spirit sheds abroad his delights in the soul, none can disturb; all the cunning and malice of men are ineffectual to stay the genial quickening power of the Comforter. When he deigns to visit a church and revive it, the most inveterate enemies cannot resist the good work; they may ridicule it, but they can no more restrain it than they can push back the spring when the Pleiades rule the hour. God wills it, and so it must be. On the other hand, if the Lord in sovereignty, or in justice, bind up a man so that he is in soul bondage, who can give him liberty? He alone can remove the winter of spiritual death from an individual or a people. He looses the bands of Orion, and none but he. What a blessing it is that he can do it. O that he would perform the wonder tonight. Lord, end my winter, and let my spring begin. I cannot with all my longings raise my soul out of her death and dulness, but all things are possible with thee. I need celestial influences, the clear shinings of thy love, the beams of thy grace, the light of thy countenance, these are the Pleiades to me. I suffer much from sin and temptation, these are my wintry signs, my terrible Orion. Lord, work wonders in me, and for me. Amen.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-92)
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G-FORCE GULP
March 16, 2013Giant Salamander Suction Compared to Jet Car
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
Some rocket cars can accelerate at 5 g-forces.1 For comparison, respectable acceleration for a sports car amounts to half a “g,” and people faint when accelerating at 5g’s. But long before the rocket car was invented, fish were accelerating just as forcefully into the mouths of giant salamanders. How did these thin-skinned amphibians acquire rocket-force mouthparts?
A team of researchers from Austria investigated the biomechanics of suction feeding and measured the maximum acceleration of a fish as it traveled into a Chinese Giant Salamander’s mouth. These river monsters, including the species Andrias davidianus, can exceed five feet in length. Their numbers are steadily declining, so we better study them now since future generations might not get the chance.2
The Journal of the Royal Society Interface published the new results. Moving their fast food at 40-50 m/s2, or between 4 and 5g’s, these salamander’s suckers impress.
To see the rest of the article, click here.
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This is another of God’s amazing wonders. How this salamander is able to generate this kind of power is not beyond me even though I don’t have a title in front of my name. I think I know where this Chinese sucker got its abilities. As Dr. Thomas states:
“So far, the most scientifically responsible answer to the question of salamander suction origins is a purposeful creation by God.”
I agree.
CR
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ARKANSAS PASSES NATION’S BROADEST ABORTION RESTRICTIONS
March 11, 2013Arkansas legislators have overridden a veto by the governor in order to prohibit most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, the earliest ban of any state in the country.
“I feel grateful that people recognize that the abortion policy of this nation has not made abortions rare,” said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Jason Rapert, in a statement. “In Arkansas, we have now recognized the need for a more balanced policy, and Roe v. Wade has allowed us this option.”
“I am so proud of my fellow legislators for standing up and protecting the lives of unborn children,” he continued. “When there is a heartbeat, there is life.”
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You can read the entire article from Before It’s News here.
Many have worked and prayed that this would become law in Arkansas. May God bless all of those who have made this possible.
CR
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CREATION OR COINCIDENCE
March 2, 2013My friend, Tonzie, sent me this video. I think it makes more than one good point in less than 2 minutes.
CR
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SWEEP IT UNDER THE CARPET OF TIME
February 7, 2013I believe the creation story in the Bible. This is a video worth watching.
CR
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND CHARLES DARWIN
February 2, 2013“Applying the lessons of Genesis, including its teaching that all humans are created equal in God’s sight, would have spared America two agonizing tragedies: race-based slavery and the human slaughter of its civil war.”
This is a quote from a very interesting article written by James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D. in a recent Institute for Creation Research publication HERE.
I have read the article three times and I am going to read it a fourth. I think the author offers a very interesting thesis. Read the article and let me know what you think.
CR
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Dinosaur Bone Tissue Study Refutes Critics
November 15, 2012“Original dinosaur tissues in fossil bones are probably the most controversial finds in all of paleontology. Secular scientists have difficulty interpreting them. They debate whether the tissues are real, based on laboratory-measured tissue decay rates, or whether the tissue decay rates are real, based on plainly observed tissues.”
Read the rest of the article by Brian Thomas M.S. here.
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Wings of the Wind 
THE NEXT BIG LIE
April 6, 2013“This riveting TV advertisement, produced and directed by ARTL’s founding vice president Steve Curtis, demonstrates one of the great dangers of Plan B in that it even further destroys the boundary of protection that naturally surrounds women and young girls. Of course the greatest danger of the ‘Morning After Pill’ is that it is designed to kill a child, whether son or daughter.”
This quote may be seen here.
Many of you are aware that one judge made one ruling that may lead to the plan b pill being sold over the counter. It is a tragic sign of the times in which we live.
CR
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