Friday, 8 February, 2019

Top 5 Lies Christians Believe

Posted on Wednesday, 29 April, 2015Sunday, 20 August, 2017 by Zheluo Cai

Contrary to what we may think and believe, the Bible addresses quite a number of issues that go against the logic of human belief on what it means to follow Jesus and obey God. Often, these principles are not articulated with academic clarity, but couched in stories and parables in both the Testaments. Hence, the constant phrase ‘let those who have eyes see and ears hear…’ delineate the true seeker of God from the one whose disinterest runs deeper than matters concerning his soul. According to Nicole Cottrell, the top five lies Christians embrace are: church is not necessary; all Christians need to be good and act nice; God does not care about your small things; we believe that only pastors or those in leadership can, in fact, lead; and, God wants us to be happy.

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http://www.churchleaders.com/smallgroups/small-group-articles/253193-top-5-lies-christians-believe.html

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Alert - Yellow Fever in Nigeria Monday, 28 January, 2019
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ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY: Fox Fur, Unicorn, and Christmas Tree. Image Credit & Copyright: Stanislav Volskiy, Chilescope Team. The faint constellation Monoceros, the Unicorn, also catalogued as NGC 2264, is about 2,700 light-years distant, where its 40 light-years width mixes reddish emission nebulae excited by energetic light from new-born stars with dark interstellar dust clouds, and reflecting starlight forming the blue reflection nebulae. It includes the Fox Fur Nebula, whose dusty, convoluted pelt lies near the top; the bright variable star S Monocerotis immersed in the blue-tinted haze near centre, and the Cone Nebula pointing in from the right side of the frame. NGC 2264 also known as the Christmas Tree cluster, is seen here as the triangular tree on its side.

IMAGO DEI: The Wodaabe are a small subgroup of the Fulani ethnic group and are known for their elaborate attire and rich cultural ceremonies. They are traditionally nomadic cattle-herders and traders in the Sahel, with migrations stretching from Southern Niger, through Northern Nigeria, North-eastern Cameroon, South-western Chad, and the western region of the Central African Republic. They speak the Fula language and don’t use a written language. Wodaabe religion is largely but loosely Islamic.

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WORK OF ART: Studies of the Foetus in the Womb are two-coloured annotated sketches by Leonardo da Vinci made in around 1511. Da Vinci studied human embryology with the help of anatomist Marcantonio della Torre and saw the foetus within a cadaver. The studies were initially bequeathed to Francesco Melzi. In c. 1582–90 they were bought from his heirs by Pompeo Leoni, and by 1630 they belonged to Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel. Since 1690 the studies have been housed in the Royal Collection, United Kingdom.