Church Hopping

I just saw Spiderman 3 which was either a romantic comedy or an action film. I’m not sure. It got me thinking about what it would be like if you lived in a city where you regularly saw Spiderman swinging from building to building. Then I thought about all of those characters in the Bible who did amazing things. So here we are and I propose to you the top 5 superheroes from the Bible. Their comic book equivalents are:

1. Superman
2. The Fantastic Four
3. Captain Planet
4. The Flash
5. Batman

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The Apostle Paul is the central figure in the New Testament (not including Christ). There have even been some that suggest that Paul was more responsible for the expansion of Christianity than Jesus (though there is no Christianity to spread without Christ). I recommend you go get a good biography about Paul such as The Apostle by John Pollock. Here are a couple of interesting bits about the Apostle Paul:

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In Genesis 12:2-3 God gives a blessing to Abraham and his descendants, whom we now know as the Jews. He promises to make them a great nation, to bless them and to make them a blessing to all the families of the earth. My question to you is, has that promised been carried out? Consider what the Jewish nation has done even though they make up less than 1/4 of 1% of the world’s population.

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The Bible is full of interesting stuff. Sometimes I come across something that is pretty interesting, but may not warrant a 400 or so word article. Is the United States mentioned in the Bible? Why is one of the Psalms considered theologically incorrect? Should we do away with the Abrahamic covenant and what is the longest word in the English Bible? Here is a short list of five interesting topics found in the Old Testament.

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Of course death is a natural part of life so you wouldn’t be surprised to find it in the Bible. However when you are dealing with the YHWH you are bound to see judgment carried out in some unexpected ways. Death is not something to be celebrated especially if there is an absence of the saving knowledge of Christ. But it is not something to be avoided either. Here are the ten wildest and craziest deaths found in the Bible.

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