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Buy my book   " Joy in the Journey " on Amazon now 20% goes to missions  The Bible and the Jewish Torah, both begin with the words "In the Beginning God." (Barshit Elohim). It does not say that in the beginning there was God. Rig Veda (1500 BC) on the other hand says, "In the beginning was God." ( Prajapatir vai idam asit : In the beginning was Brahman or God. Tasya vag dvitya asit:  with whom was the Vag or the Word). The difference should be noted here between the Eastern religion and Judeo-Christian belief. God does not have a begnning or an end; in fact He is the beginning and the end, the Alpha and the Omega. The Bible also says "In the beginning was the Word." (John 1:1). The beginning as we can comprehend is the beginning with the creation of the Universe, earth and all things in it. The Soviet Union sent Yuri Gagarin to space. They announced "Why should you clutch at God? Look, Gagarin flew in space and saw

Buy my book   " Joy in the Journey " on Amazon now 20% goes to missions  Mark Twain said about the memories of his father, "When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to the age 21, I was astonished at how much the old man learned in 7 years." We all have memories of various kinds about our fathers. Unlike mothers day where we always have the affectionate caring and always forgiving moms, father's day memories are mostly different. One time a little boy was asked to define Father’s Day and he said, “It’s just like Mother’s Day, only you don’t spend as much on the presents.” We have choices of many things in life, but parents are not one of them. Marriage is a choice, divorce is a choice. But parents are given to us. As growing up, our expectations about our father change. A dad was carrying his 3 year old son on his shoulders while climbing a trail. He got tired and asked

Buy my book   " Joy in the Journey " on Amazon now 20% goes to missions  Most of the Pentecostal references in our society immediately brings us to a particular denomination or worship style. The average Christian is much like the Ephesians believers when the Apostle Paul came to them and asked them, "Did You Receive The Holy Spirit When You Believed?" They Replied that they didn’t even know that there was a Holy Spirit (Acts 19). Most Christians celebrate Christmas, then some observe the Passover and then Easter. But many do not celebrate Pentecost as much as Easter or Christmas. Many do not even know that there is a celebration called Pentecost. It is the day the power of the Holy Spirit came down and the church was born. An average church goer celebrates Christmas, and Easter; and gets stuck somewhere between Easter and Pentecost. They have been to Bethlehem for worship and Calvary for pardon but they have not been to pentecost to receive the

Buy my book   " Joy in the Journey " on Amazon now 20% goes to missions  In the gospels and the Book of Acts we read that Jesus remained on earth for 40 days after resurrection. During that time, He was seen by over 500 people. Then He led his Disciples out to the Mount of Olives and, and as they watched, He ascended up into Heaven. (Luke 24: 50). Luke is also the author of the Book of Acts. While he is repeating the story, he writes about two promises. One was the promise of the Holy Spirt and they are to wait for “the promise of the Father.” The other promise was about the return of Jesus. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was taken up into the clouds, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:11). They were to wait for t