What God Does Not Want You to Do at Home (or anywhere)!

God’s Truth: “For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made… your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be” (Psalm 139:13-16).

No Thanks… I’ll Pass

It’s hard to imagine the new ice cream flavor developed in Quito, Ecuador. Maria del Carmen Pilapana said she believes she has “the first guinea-pig-flavored ice cream. My family and my husband thought I was crazy, but now it’s my main product.” Her offerings also include bug- and mushroom-flavored ice cream. 

Source: World Magazine, Vol. 34, No. 21; Nov. 9, 2019; p. 15.

“Can I give her a hug, please?”

BRANDT JEAN, younger brother of murder victim Botham Jean, asked the judge in the trial of former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger, who had been convicted of murdering his brother, Botham Jean, if he could give her a hug. 

During his victim impact statement, Jean forgave Guyger and said, “I want the best for you, because that’s exactly what Botham would want for you, and the best would be to give your life to Christ.” The judge allowed the hug.

“For if you forgive others the wrongs they have done, your heavenly Father will also forgive you…” (Matthew 6:14, NEB) 

Source:  World Magazine, Vol. 34, No. 20; 10.26.19; Quotables p. 10 

The entire staff of FaithSearch International wish you a blessed Christmas season. We are offering this special, expanded edition of Paraclete, filled with Christmas Bible truth and devotional thought, as a reminder and encouragment to keep the Christ child as the focus of your celebration. Use these resources for your own spiritual growth and share them with your family and friends at holiday gatherings.