Daily Archives: January 25, 2013

Rome and Spiritual Emptiness

For its Bible study, my church is going through Romans: The Letter That Changed the World, with Mart De Haan and Jimmy DeYoung. We watched the DVD for the lesson last night, and the picture that I got from it … Continue reading

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Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician 2

I have two items for my write-up today on Stephen Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician. 1.  In Oliver Stone’s 1995 movie Nixon, Richard Nixon’s brother Harold dies of tuberculosis, and Harold’s death allows the Nixon family to have … Continue reading

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John 20:17: Mary Magdalene and Jesus’ Ascension

In John 20:17, Jesus says to Mary Magdalene shortly after his resurrection: “Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your … Continue reading

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