It’s amazing how the same word can mean different things depending on the context. Take the word “fire” for example. It can refer to a flame that emits heat and can burn.
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The theme for our school year this year is “It’s all about Jesus.” Everything that we do in our school here at Eastside leads back to that truth.
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The other day I found myself sitting second in line at a red light. And as soon as the light turned from red to green, I expected the car ahead of me to get going, but it didn’t move.
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The city of Thessalonica is booming. Right in the heart of the Roman Empire, the population has swelled to well over 200,000. The Egnatian Way, the main road that connects Rome to the Eastern part of her empire, serves as Main Street.
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A study was conducted in 2021 looking at American belief in life after death. [Pew Research] The most interesting part of the results was that while fewer Americans go to church regularly, belief in an afterlife is actually growing!
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“The days are coming, declares the LORD…” How does that make you feel? Perhaps you’ve heard similar words in your life?
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A preparatory school dean of students was sitting in his office one day when an angry man came storming in. He was upset over something he’d seen in the local newspaper.
The smell of the burning sacrifice filled the air as Noah and his family stood around the newly constructed altar. Shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand they watched as the sacrifices burned up completely.
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You might feel like this story of Jesus is easy enough to understand. It seems natural to compare the suffering of Lazarus to the luxury of the rich man.
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A sixty-two-year-old man came into the emergency room of a hospital in western France, complaining of severe stomach pain. The doctors were astounded by what they saw on the x-ray.
https://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cross-on-bible-green.jpg11551732Amanda Petersenhttps://www.eastsidelutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eastside_lutheran_logo-300x117.jpgAmanda Petersen2022-09-18 08:00:002022-09-16 13:17:29Money Does Not Equal Satisfaction