Holidays and Holy Days

"For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” Isaiah 30:15 ESV

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The Feast of Tabernacles: A Time for Family

Even at the Feast family members can be pulled in many directions. Enjoy the blessing of having physical family at the Feast by making time to spend time together.
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From GN Radio: The Good News and the Bad News

South African photojournalist Kevin Carter snapped a picture of a small, starving Sudanese girl crawling towards a food shelter. A vulture, poised a few feet away, was awaiting the inevitable. Few who saw the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo weren't haunted by...
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Living a Great Miracle - Being Led by God's Spirit

By understanding what the Holy Spirit is, we can understand how can miraculously work in our life and produce pleasant fruit that benefits others.
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Less Than Perfect

Spiritual growth is serious business. Our Christian calling requires striving for perfection.
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The Passover Season: the Death and Life of Jesus Christ

Christian churches nominally accept the death of Jesus Christ, but most seem unaware of the true meaning of His resurrected life. God expects His people to understand both.
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The Better Travel Plan

For many people, the pain of paying for a vacation afterward can overshadow the joy. But God has a better way!
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Asking the Tough Question: Has Religion Failed?

Public figures speak warmly of all religions, attempting to foster unity and to ratchet down the hostility in the many current religious-based confrontations. But let's ask the tough question: Has religion done for mankind what it purports to do? Is...
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John's Gospel and the Feast

Some additional technical research can help explain why John used the term "the Jews' Feast of Tabernacles" for this universal Feast.
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Don't Be An Ugly American

Whether our Feast destination is a hundred miles away or 10,000, each of us represents God and a part of His end-time work to those we come in contact with.
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Many Paths to God?

Sincere people worship God in so many different ways. Does a loving God look at all these paths as equal? If not, what does He have in mind?
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The Beautiful Process of Becoming a Saint

The greatest transformation can be summed up in three major phases, which are portrayed by the first four festivals of God—Passover, Unleavened Bread, Pentecost and Trumpets.
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Water From the Well of Life

Pentecost reminds us of the 'living water' of God's Holy Spirit that sustains us in these troubled times and strengthens us to do God's work.
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The Suitcase

I was 4 when I had to leave my home with a suitcase packed with all my possessions. Throughout the painful journey, someone was there to help me through.
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Where Did Christmas Symbols Originate?

An enormous number of traditions we now associate with Christmas have their roots in pre-Christian pagan religious traditions.
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Christmas Before Christ? The Surprising Story

Most people know the Bible doesn't mention—much less sanctify—Christmas. Does it make any difference as long as it's intended to honor God and bring families together?
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Christmas Before Christ? The Surprising Story

Most people know the Bible doesn't mention--much less sanctify--Christmas. Does it make any difference as long as it's intended to honor God and bring families together?
Can Halloween be Christianized?
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Can Halloween Be Christianized?

What should you do in deciding how you will approach this hotly debated issue?
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Halloween's Dark Roots

In recent years eye-opening materials have been published about the questionable background of Halloween.
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Did God Give a Calendar?

If you reject the Hebrew calendar, what have you got? Does the Bible give enough information to construct a calendar?
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Thanksgiving Day, Not "Be Thankful" Day

Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday every November. Perhaps this is the appropriate season to wonder if there is a difference between being thankful and giving thanks.