Earnest
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The Third Reich and JW
by Earnest ini have recently purchased a small book entitled "the third reich and the christian churches" which is "a documentary account of christian resistance and complicity during the nazi era".
interesting reading.. one extract is taken from the book "kirchenkampf in deutschland 1933-1945" (friedrich zipfel, berlin, 1965, pp.527-533) which records the trial of fourteen jws before the berlin supreme court in november 1944:.
the writing, 'look the facts in the face' [probably 'face the facts', printed in 1938], has the impertinence to launch vicious attacks on the leadership of the national socialist state.
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Erasmus & the 'Textus Receptus'
by Earnest inthis isnt really so much about erasmus and the "received text" as about how our nature is to cling to what we have accepted as true despite evidence to the contrary, especially when it comes to what we believe is inspired.
towards the end of the fourth century, when jerome revised the old latin version, he wrote in the preface to the gospels : "is there a man, learned or unlearned, who will not, when he takes the volume in his hands, and perceives that what he reads does not suit his settled tastes, break out immediately into violent language and call me a forger and a profane person for having had the audacity to add anything to the ancient books, or to make any changes or corrections therein?
" and so it was and has continued to be.
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Jesus is watching you
by Earnest ina burglar broke into a home and was snooping around when he heard a voice whisper, "jesus is watching you.".
he paid no attention to the noise, assuming it was his mind playing tricks on him.
however, after another minute or so he heard the refrain again: "jesus is watching you.".
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Earthquakes in one place after another...
by Earnest indate : 22 july 2001. origin time : 05:45 03s utc.
date : 28 june 2002. origin time : 17:19 30s utc.
seismic alert: cardiff , south glamorgan 20 june 2002 17:26 utc 2.8 ml.
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Are miracles by faith or psychosomosis?
by Earnest inpsychosomosis?
no, it's not in my dictionary either.
but 'psychosomatic' relates to disorders caused or aggravated by psychological factors and so i use the term to refer to healing caused or expedited by psychological factors.
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Scriptural Separation
by Earnest inat the meeting this evening the co discussed the scriptural basis for separation between husband and wife.
he said there were three grounds for separation :.
1. the man refuses to support his family in a material way.
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Another bloody risk
by Earnest inthe london times of 6th march 2002 reported :lung fear may lead to curb over mothers giving blood.
the national blood service said yesterday that it was actively considering restrictions of blood donated by women who have been pregnant because it can trigger a fatal lung condition in the recipient.. four people are known to have died in britain in the past four years because they have received blood from donors who are mothers.
the same factor is thought to have caused another ten deaths.. women who have been pregnant produce antibodies to protect themselves from the foreign cells of the foetus, and the levels rise with each pregnancy.
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A Balancing Act
by Earnest inonce upon a time in the kingdom of heaven, god went missing for six days.
eventually, michael the archangel found him on the seventh day, resting.. he inquired of god, "where have you been?".
god sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds.. "look michael, look what i've made.
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A City older than Sumer
by Earnest inheard a report on the radio this morning of a large civilization 4000 years before sumer.
there was also mention that it had been destroyed by a flood which was attributed to melting ice.
i wasn't quite awake at the time but this article in yesterday's indian express provides some details.
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How to develop a Company Policy....
by Earnest instart with a cage containing five monkeys.
inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it.
before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana.