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E is For Easter: The Pagan Origin of Easter


Arlee Bird’s A to Z Challenge just passed 4 days and today is the day for the letter “E”

Again a small change in my earlier decision on my themes for the A to Z.

imagesFor the E day I selected the word Easter, a more popular word in the Christendom as well as the whole world.

EASTER: The So Called Resurrection Day Of Lord Jesus Christ is celebrated by millions of Christians around the world yesterday (5th April).

Here is a serious and noteworthy note, I received on my mobile through Whatsapp on the same day. And I think it is appropriate to post it here for the benefit of my fellow Christians to know what exactly this day called ‘Easter’ and its connected activities, I am sure some of my friends get offended by this post, but sad to say that always the truth has its own bitter side. So I took an advance bail if it gets offended by someone who read this:..

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E is For Easter: The Pagan Origin of Easter


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Confident Living Magazine Article: E for ERASTUS

ERASTUS
Christians in Government

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A Latin inscription on a marble
paving stone at Corinth,
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Politics is a dirty business.  How often have you heard those word?

But government service can be as much a ministry as serving in the local church.  Paul said those who serve in positions of authority are “God’s minister to you for good” (Romans 13:4).  The Mayor of the town is as much God’s appointee as the pastor of the church. 
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B is for “Bible” The Unique Book








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50 States of Pray. My Take....A Prayer From India

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Mark Koopmans

My friend, Mark Koopmans, has come up with this wonderful idea of a blog hop.  50 States of Pray, where on Christmas Eve hopefully people from each of the states will share our prayers, hopes, dreams, disappointments and whatever else for 2013 and onto 2014, all in about 100 words. Now, that’s indeed a great challenge!


Mark Koopman’s new blog hop “50 State of Pray” is an encouraging and a timely one.  PRAYER is an essential part of a Christian believer. Yes, its a vital one in a believer's life.  I just joined in the bloghop, and here is my post for the day.
PRAYER THE NEED OF THE HOUR.

Though I am from the other side of the nation (US), Mark allowed it to the other nation bloggers too! Lo! I am here with my take.   I am from India.(IND)

As the Apostle Paul said in Philippians Let me repeat it: "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.  Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand....   Also Paul says in 1 Thessalonians:  "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing."
Yes, it’s not a one-time affair, instead it should be a continuous process in a Christian believer's  life.

But sad to say we all quite often pray for our selfish interests, but actually it should be the other way round.  We need to pray for the needs and welfare of others.  Especially if you are a real follower of Christ, you need to pray for the salvation of the unsaved ones.  This is what the Bible says too.

Though I do remember these in my personal prayers here in this post I want to emphasis the same thing: 

Here is my take:
Lord, I give all glory and honor to You for giving us yet another year to live.
I pray for my nation as well other nations and its leaders for a smooth administration.
I pray for the poor and needy especially the one who are yet to know the Lord as their Savior.
I pray for the peace among the nations, especially for the peace of Jerusalem.

And Lord I pray for all the people who come across in my life especially in online and also my offline fellow brethren.  God Bless Them All. Thank you Lord. Amen.

WISH YOU ALL A BLESSED DAY!!!


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​Who's your Hero - Blogfest


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Last week when I ​received the notification mail from one of my friends about J L Campbell's new blogfest initiative "Who is your Hero?”.  ​Without thinking twice I just jumped in and registered my name for the fest.

The day has come to post the write-up and I was bit confused about it, what should I write and about whom should I write! and hey, who is my hero? 

No need to think twice I said it in my mind:  

He is none other than My
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
​No doubt He alone is my Hero in my life. 
​Yes, I cannot place no one else in that place. He alone is my Hero.

Of course, here the point is slightly different​, and focus is on an earthly personality who inspired or encouraged me.

My Parents:Late Mr, P T Varghese &Saramma Varghese

At ones my beloved parents  memory came to my mind, yes, I can very well place them in that seat. Yes, they are my earthly heroes.  Their hard work, enthusiasm, love towards fellow beings especially towards the poor and the fellow believers are great lessons to us (7 children).

Especially my mother inspired and encouraged me a lot, she was indeed a real hero to me. Yes, she left behind an exemplary life to follow. I have posted a memoir of my mother elsewhere in this blog few years back. 

You can read that along here at this link SARAMMA VARGHESE

​Their sweet memories are still lingering in my mind.​

Lessons from Trees - Devotional Thoughts for the Day - May 7th 2013 ~ Daily Devotionals

Picture by P V Ariel
"Whoever comes to Me [Jesus], and hears My sayings and does them...is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great." - Luke 6:47-49 (NKJV).

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Lessons from Trees - Tuesday's Dose - May 7th 2013 ~ Daily Devotionals

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Yes, Yahoo Search Or Google Search Your Search Ends Here…. Today’s Letter @ A to Z Blog Challenge Is Y


Yes, Google Search Or Yahoo Search, Your Search Ends Here…. Today’s Letter @ A to Z Blog Challenge Is "Y"

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Yes, Yes, Yes, Yahoo search or Google search Your search Ends Here.
We (the A to Z bloggers) are almost at the fag end of this year’s challenge.

Just one more day to go for the celebrations!!!

Today’s letter is Y, and I was in a bit dilemma about this letter.  And I was in search for one and I thought that that should not be yet another post but something worthwhile for my readers.   Suddenly my mind went back to the beginning of the A to Z Challenge.  This year I received the notification from few of my web friends   about the wonderful activities going to start at A to Z Blog challenge (Yet another brainchild of Arlee Bird).   

Yes, some activities we come to know through friends but most of the other things we come to know only by our efforts, I mean through our search.

Yes, one way or other we are all searchers for something in this world.  Yes, for finding out something new we do some kind of search, and that process continues.  Few fortunate ones get the right result for their search and other continue their search but do not find it. 

This is the sad part of my story here:

Are you in the first group of that fortunate ones or are you in the second group of less fortunate ones?

Let us check it.

I have posted one post in this series on this subject called search.   Yes, one of the famous search engines we all use it in our daily life is Google, especially the writers and bloggers use this quite often.  Google is now a part and parcel of many of the web users, of course this is not the only one, and there a good number of similar search engines in this world or web.  Researchers, students, doctors, engineers, house wives, executives and in fact every one uses these search engines.

As I said in my previous posts, these search machines may make mistakes since it is run by the human mind, and I am sure there will be some kind of drawbacks too.  In some search you may not get the needed or the appropriate one, due to many reasons.  But there is one place you get the appropriate answer to all your searches. 

That is at the footsteps of Jesus Christ, the Lord and Savior of this world.

Very interesting!

You may ask how can a person search and reach at the feet of Lord Jesus Christ?

Yes, by hearing of  the Word of God one can easily reach at the place.  By hearing the Gospel one can come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ and the very purpose of His coming to this earth.   Yes, He came to save the sinners of this world, one who accept Him as his Lord and Savior will find peace and eternity.  (Read John’s Gospel Chapter 3:15 to17).  

A Cartoon by the blogger
Ones you find Him your search for truth and life ends there.  One can find solace on this earth at His feet alone.  If one find him he is surely a blessed person, and he will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth its fruits  in its season, its leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper (Psalms 1:11).   Yes, he will flourish like a well grown fruit producing pleasant looking tree.  He will again be a solace to many who come near to him, or come under the shadow of this tree or come in closer contact with Him.

May God help you to end your search at the feet of Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanks for your valuable time.

Yours lovingly

Philip Verghese 'Ariel'







Why God Placed Us On This Earth? A Thought On The Lord's Day


Why God Placed Us On

This Earth? A Thought For The Day
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Why are we on earth?
With a great purpose-
God placed us here to worship Him.



NOTE:
The very purpose of God's creation of us is to worship Him. The very existence of our life on this earth is fully depended only on His mercy. He is the ONLY one to receive whole glory and honor. As long as we live on this earth our foremost duty is to worship and praise HIM. The great thing is that this will not end here, but this course of action continues till eternity


P is For Privileges: Let Us Utilize The Privileges


Let’s Utilize Our Privileges 



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Source: 
Confident Living Magazine.
Secunderabad. Andhra Pradesh
India



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J is for Jerusalem And Jesus Christ


J is for Jerusalem And Jesus Christ

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Confident Living Magazine
Pic. by Dr. Woodrow Kroll
Jerusalem:  It is the holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims.  It is the capital city of a tiny land called Israel.

  In the 1948 Arab Israeli war it became divided into two Israel and the Arab Country of Jordan.  Israel held West Jerusalem and Jordan controlled East Jerusalem.  Israel won East Jerusalem in the brief Arab-Israeli war of 1967 and combined it with the western zone.  West Jerusalem is the modern part of the city. East Jerusalem includes the Old City the place for many ancient monuments of holy places.

Jews consider it a holy city because it was their political and religious center in Biblical times.  Around 1000 B.C. King David made Jerusalem the capital of the united Israelite tribes, later David’s son Solomon built the first Temple of the Jews in the city.  Christians consider it holy because Jesus Christ was crucified there, and many events in his life on earth took place in this city.  Muslims believe that Muhammad, the founder of Islam rose to heaven from this city.  It is their third holiest city after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. 

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Jerusalem‘s three-fourth population is Jews.  They live in West Jerusalem where some Christians and Muslims too live. At the same time East Jerusalem’s majority are Arabs, about four-fifth of them are Muslims. Rest is Catholics of the Byzantine Rite or people belonging to Greek Orthodox or Roman Catholic churches.  In short this city stands like a glittering diamond in the geographical centre of the earth.  And the destiny of all mankind is bound up in the life of this unique city.
Interestingly this city is also known as the city of three Sabbaths—Friday (Muslim) 
Saturday (Jewish) and 
Sunday (Christian).



As said, though it is a tiny little land its presence is visible almost every day in newspapers and other visual media.  If one look from the perspective of the Word of God, one begins to understand the battle that is raging over the status of Jerusalem, the immigration of Russian Jews, the resettlement of Judea and Samaria, and the very principle of Israel’s continued existence.  From its inception it has been set apart from other nations.  That uniqueness of separation is still continuing and it’s fighting for its survival in the midst of a hostile world. 

Why its presence is visible every day in the media? What is it that important to this little nation of over a five million people, occupying less than the one percentage of the earth’s surface?  Why such a nation be a stumbling block in international affairs, major nations are discussing it seriously in their debates and decision making?  And why is it the most sought after fiercely contested piece of real estate in the world?

To find out an answer to these questions one need to go into the pages of Bible and need to set Jerusalem and Israel apart from the rest of the world.  The Bible says: "The earth is the Lord’s and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein"  (Psalm 24:1). However God lays special claim to Israel in general, calling it “My Land” and Jerusalem in particular, calling it “My City”


In the eyes of man this city may not qualify as the biggest, the brightest or the best city in the world.  Yes, it lacks many features as the world count as best or greatest city.  Yet it holds a great splendor and glory that is incomparable to many other cities of the world.

Yes, its uniqueness stems from the fact that God has chosen this city to be the capital of His Kingdom.  From His Throne in Jerusalem, the Lord Jesus will rule over the nations, and from the nations people will come up to Jerusalem to worship the King.  The whole earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord and that glory will emanate from Messiah’s Throne in Jerusalem!

Of all the cities in the world, only Jerusalem is referred to as
The Holy City                                     (Isaiah 52:1)
The City of the Great King                 (Matthew 5:35)
The Throne of the Lord                      (Jeremiah 3:17)
The Place of God’s Name                    (2 Chronicles 33:4)
The Object of God’s Love                   (Psalm 87:1-3)
The Cause of God’s Joy                       (Isaiah 65: 19)
The Dwelling Place of God                   (Psalm 135:21)
The Seat of God’s Government            (Isaiah 2:3)
A Crown of Glory and a Royal Diadem (Isaiah 62:3)
The City of Truth                              (Zechariah 8:3)

In this sense, Jerusalem is the most ‘elevated city on the face of the earth!

But today it may be a dim reflection and at worst, a contradiction of its God-given designation.  But people of faith can see through the eye of the Spirit, the restoration of all things that the prophets have spoken.  This process of restoration will be completed in the day of our Lord’s appearing



Jesus Christ: The Savior of the World.


But unfortunately for many Jesus Christ is just a leader of one of the greatest religion in the world.
Yes Christianity or Christian religion was founded on His life and teachings.   But a majority of Christians believe that He is the Son of God who was sent by God the Father to earth to save humanity from their sins.  Even a good number of non-Christians too believe that He was a great and wise teacher lived ever.  In reality He is the Savior of the world. Those who believe in Him have everlasting life.  Yes this belief in Jesus Christ has united people from many lands.  Christians make up the largest religious group in the World.  Muhammad, the founder of Islam regarded Jesus Christ as a great prophet and adopted many of His ideas.  Moral standards of equality, responsibility and care for the weak owe much to Jesus’ lessons in brotherhood and kindness.

The first four books in the Bible’s New Testament tell about Jesus Christ and His life. These books are called Gospels (Good News).  

You can read these books here at these links: 



       1.   Matthew 


2.   Mark 

3.   Luke  

4.   John  
Here is a visual treat for those who want to see these Holy places.  No need to go to Jerusalem, sit at home and see those lovely places.  To watch and read more about this visual effect please click on the below link:


Thanks For Your Precious Time.
P V Ariel & Associates
Secunderabad
A.P. India.




Source:
The Holy Bible, (The Bible Gateway).
Bible Country, by Dr. Woodrow Kroll
Confident Living Magazine (The Good News Broadcasting Society)
Bible Sabdasaagaram, G Susheelan
Halley’s Bible Handbook Halley
The Holy Spirit and Israel, Bruce R
Israel’s Final Holocaust. Dr. Jack Van
The World Encyclopedia
Church History
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