Jesus Christ is risen!

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“He is not here, because he has risen, as he said. Come, look at the place where he was.” — Matthew 28:6 Before entering Cambridge University, Charles Simeon loved horses and clothes, spending huge sums of money each year on his outfit. However, as his studies required him to attend religious services regularly, he began (…)

Passion of Christ

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“He was punished for our peace, but with His wounds we are healed!” — Isaiah 53:5 Before James Caviezel played the role of Jesus in the film “The Passion of the Christ”, director Mel Gibson warned that the work would be extremely difficult and could negatively affect his career in Hollywood. Caviezel took on the (…)

Jesus, our substitute sacrifice

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“For Christ also suffered once for our sins, to bring us to God, the Righteous for the unrighteous, though dead in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit.” — 1 Peter 3:18 A wealthy twenty-year-old was drag racing with his friends and hit a pedestrian to death. Although the young man received three years in (…)

A new commandment of love

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“I give you a new commandment: Love one another!” —John 13:34 In a tradition that dates back to the thirteenth century, members of the royal family in Great Britain distribute gifts to the needy on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday. This custom is rooted in the meaning of the word “pure”, which comes (…)

Purim – is it not your time? | Oleksandr Pasichnyk | 24.03.2024

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Who knows whether it is not at such a time as this that you have attained royal dignity? Who can I turn to now for help? Who can stop the war and is it even possible to do it? Who has the last word in what is happening today? There is an interesting book in (…)

Ben-Hur: the story of Christ

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The 2016 film Ben-Hur was a box office flop. The 1959 blockbuster was a huge success. The book it was based on is also incredibly fascinating. It’s Lewis Wallace’s novel Ben-Hur: The Christ Story, written in 1880 after a chance meeting on a train.

Fruitful Christians

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“And seeing a fig tree from afar, covered with leaves, He came to see if He would find anything on it.” — Mark 11:13 Cindy was excited about her new job with the charity. What an opportunity to change the world for the better! However, she soon discovered that her colleagues did not share her (…)

Lack of foundations

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“You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures or God’s power.” — Matthew 22:29 For decades, McDonald’s dominated the fast food industry thanks to its Quarter Pounder burger. In the 1980s, a rival chain came up with the idea of ​​dethroning the company with the golden arches. A&W offered a burger called the “Third Pound,” which (…)

Loving others, loving God

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“I tell you the truth: whatever you did to one of the least of these My brothers, you did it to Me.” — Matthew 25:40 A rare case happened in the Alba family – they had two pairs of twins with a difference of thirteen months. How did they manage to combine their parental responsibilities (…)

Rebirth in Jesus

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“If a grain of wheat falls into the ground and does not die, then it remains alone; if it dies, it will bear abundant fruit.” —John 12:24 We know Leonardo da Vinci as a representative of the Renaissance. His intellectual abilities led to progress in many fields of science and art. However, he wrote about (…)