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Tagged: Oak Ridge

Were the HIroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Good News?
Posted on Monday, August 10th, 2015 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Manhattan Project. spiritual growth, Nagasaki, Oak Ridge, ORNL, Tennessee, tragedy
so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 1 Peter 1:7 Seventy-years-ago, the world blew up–almost literally. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed tens …[ read more ]

Your Past Can Be Forgiven: Rahab
@carol_mcclain Is your past unforgiveable? Definitely not. Consider Rahab, one of the ancestors of Jesus, mentioned in Matthew 1:5. She was a prostitute. No one chooses this lifestyle. In ancient Israel, women found few avenues of employment. If unmarried or widowed, they very often had to turn to prostitution in order to survive. Who wants to have non-stop sex with strangers? According to the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: [caption id="attachment_2044" align="alignleft" width="200"] No one's fallen so low that God can't redeem.[/caption] "Rahab, who begins as triply marginalized—Canaanite, woman, and prostitute—moves to the center as bearer of a divine message… ...[ full story ]

Carol McClain