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Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against

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Place the salmon in the freezer for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Place the soy sauce, molasses, lemon juice, black pepper and liquid smoke into a large ziptop bag, seal and shake to combine. Remove the

1778 - The United States gained official recognition from France as the two nations signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance in Paris. 

1788 - Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 

1815 - The state of New Jersey issued the first American railroad charter to John Stevens. 

1843 - "The Virginia Minstrels" opened at the Bowery Amphitheatre in New York City. It was the first minstrel show in

1782 - The Spanish captured Minorca from the British. 

1783 - Sweden recognized the independence of the United States. 

1846 - "The Oregon Spectator", based in Oregon City, became the first newspaper published on the Pacific coast. 

1861 - Samuel Goodale patented the moving picture peep show machine. 

1885 - Congo State was established under Leopold II of Belgium, as a personal possession. 

1881 - Phoenix, AZ, was

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Do not yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God, as one alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 
For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under Law, but under grace. 
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under Law, but under grace? Let it not be! 
Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to him whom you obey;

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Thanks largely to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s intransigence, the debate over the future of public transit expansion in Toronto is coming down to a debate between light rail transit and subways. You can read

“ And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. “

Let’s continue.

“ And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. “

The Greek word “ aules

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In this undated photo released by the Anchorage Police Department missing Anchorage, Alaska, barista, Samantha Koenig, 18, is pictured.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Alaska father is pleading for the return of his 18-year-old daughter who was

Dave Black warns us today against the cult of the speaker. (With permission I’ve extracted the relevant portion as a post at JesusParadigm.com since Dave’s blog doesn’t allow linking to a specific post.)

Considering what we’ve heard recently about megachurches creating satellite campuses that receive the message from the senior pastor on the main [...]

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 
But the Law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. 
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh; 
so that the righteousness of the Law might be

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Cut a pocket into

1783 - Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the United States of America. 

1789 - Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States. 

1824 - J.W. Goodrich introduced rubber galoshes to the public. 

1847 - In Maryland, the first U.S. Telegraph Company was established. 

1861 - Delegates from six southern states met in Montgomery, AL, to form

I had hoped to have spent much of the day in Toronto, attending the launch of Megan Crewe’s new novel, The Way We Fall at Bakka/Phoenix bookstore, but it was not meant to be. On Thursday, Nora had a bad night with a small fever and tummy trouble that made her throw up and kept the rest of us (except Vivian) awake. We kept Nora home from school that day, but the truth was that she had mostly recovered by the morning, so we hoped that this was the last we’d heard of this

This is what comes when someone who has seen far too many cult movies in his life comes back to playing Lego with his kids.