REMAINS OF THE APOSTLE PAUL FOUND BY ARCHAEOLOGISTS

This item comes from the Associated Press -
ROME -
"Vatican archaeologists have unearthed a sarcophagus believed to contain the remains of the Apostle Paul that had been buried beneath Rome's second largest basilica.

"The sarcophagus, which dates back to at least A.D. 390, has been the subject of an extended excavation that began in 2002 and was completed last month, the project's head said this week."

This is wonderful news for Christians worldwide as we search for affirmation of the Lord's presence.

THE HOLY SPIRIT: WHAT DOES HE DO?

But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

ROMANS 8:9

Have you ever wondered about the role of the Holy Spirit in Christianity and in your life? Well, literally hundreds of verses from Genesis to Revelation describe the work of the Holy Spirit, and as you delve into them, you’ll discover that the Holy Spirit has played and continues to play an active role in your faith.
Just as God the Father is in everything, so, too, is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit played an important part in the creation of the world. In Genesis we read that “the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters” as the earth formed. As well, the Holy Spirit caused Christ to be conceived in Mary’s womb. The angel told Mary, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you,…therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35). And the Holy Spirit, with the Father and Son, participated in Christ’s resurrection.
When we allow Him to, the Holy Spirit will do mighty works within us. For example, the Spirit regenerates us, resurrecting us from spiritual death when we commit our lives to Jesus. Christ says we must be “born of the Spirit” if we want to enter God’s kingdom. And so, the Spirit grants us new life in Christ. The Holy Spirit also sanctifies us, purifies us, and cultivates within us the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
To experience the fullness of God’s power in our lives, we must allow the Holy Spirit to work within us. Invite the Holy Spirit to do so today, then watch as He responds!

We must not be content to be cleansed from sin; we must be filled with the Spirit.

JOHN FLETCHER

SEARCHABLE ONLINE BIBLE

We've added an online searchable Bible to the site today. You can scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the search form or you can click on the title link of this post to go directly to the site in a new window. The BIBLE GATEWAY has 50 different versions in 35 languages that you can search. It's a versatile search engine that allows us to search by passage, keyword, or topic. Don't be afraid to use this valuable Bible resource. It's simple and free to use.

Please remember to add us to your favorites list (or bookmarks for mozilla users), here at Jesus For Hope, to make your return route easier. With time over the next few months we'll have a lot more resources and you may want to make us your "go to" homepage.

Thanks and God Bless,
David Goad

MOVING THE CROSS AT WTC

In the rubble of the World Trade Center God left a Cross, his sign, buried in the debris. The 20 foot tall structure was discovered two weeks after the day of the attacks. Today workers began moving the Cross to a new location - to nearby St. Peters Church for the duration of the new construction. The Cross will be included in the memorial to 9-11 to be built.

Happy Birthday David!!!!

Happy Birthday!!!! goes out to our founder, David Goad, who is traveling with his mission work for the Lord.

God Bless,
Denny

That's What's Driving Terrorism

click above for the full blog
Transcript: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14907031/
Videos: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/

This weekend Tim Russert was asking the questions on MSNBC's MEET THE PRESS, and he was hosting former President Clinton, Hamid Karzai, and John Danforth. Clinton made one of the most remarkably lucid observations we've heard in recent history -

BEGIN QUOTE:

MR. RUSSERT: As we sit here in September of 2006, what do you think is the biggest problem confronting our world? The biggest?

MR. CLINTON: In the short term it is the illusion that our differences matter more than our common humanity. That’s what’s driving the terrorism. ....

...In the longer term, climate change is the biggest threat, because if it’s allowed to come to fruition-and particularly if we’re, at the same time, running out of affordable, recoverable oil-you’re going to have a-almost over night-a dramatic change in the way we live, and it will cause millions of food refugees, it’ll cause probably food and water wars, and it could change the underlying conditions on which our civilization rests. So I’d say terror, based on human difference today, climate change over the long run.

END OF QUOTE

Denny

Home Schooled, Will it be Wikipedia or Britannica?

Okay, you've got your hearts set on home schooling, and I whole-heartedly agree with that! The idea is no longer so daunting because of the resources easily available on the internet these days. The prices range anywhere from free to cheap.
Free: Wikipedia
Cheap: Encyclopedia Britannica - online version

I was scouring around the geekwire (web) looking for interesting stuff and stumbled across this dust-up between the editors of Britannica and Wikipedia, interviewed in the Wall Street Journal:
They both make some valid points about the pros and cons of each others article editorial methods.

And actually, when scientific articles from each encyclopedia are reviewed by unbiased experts both are about equal for numbers of mistakes per article.
Article from NATURE:

When I began perusing Britannica in my elementary school days,it seemed SOOOO DEEP. In later years my perception of Britannica changed. And today the idea of using Britannicas for serious research is a sophomoric delusion.

Wikipedia has it beat, hands-down. Wiki has over 1.4 million articles, over ten times that of Britanica's. And you'll get a lot more info from Wiki. Wikipedia is showing up higher and higher in my routine web searches. While I shyed away from it in its infancy, I now regularly use it.

My most recent comparison of the two encyclopedias was to choose a random word in the index of each and look at the articles. I chose "Abacus," purely out of the blue. I was astonished by the results.

Abacus, Britannica: (To read the complete article you'll need to have your credit card ready, $70, refundable, if you don't want the one year subscription.)

Abacus, Wikipedia:

Looks like Wikipedia is the obvious winner. In fact, Wiki is the 37th most visited website in all the web. Did I mention that it's free? And it's a terrific resource.

God Bless,
Denny


NOTE: We are still working on the directory of highly educational sites and resources for home schoolers. We should have a beginning post ready in a week or two. Thanks for being patient with us in these early days of our blog.

Our web-person, Denny, is filling in for David Goad who is travelling and doing mission work this month.