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The Holiness of Ordinary Moments  Commune with Jesus It’s difficult, I know. It’s difficult, but life is lived in those ordinary   moments because we  have far more ordinary moments than extraordinary ones. And maybe that’s the way God intended it.  Because if every moment of your life were extraordinary, you’d probably be one big bundle of nerves. We need the quiet moments. We need the routine. We need the pause. God talks about the Sabbath. Most of us know about it. Whether you go to church once a week, once a month, every now and again—or whether you’ve simply been anywhere near a Bible more than once or twice a year—you’ve probably heard about the Sabbath. God rested from His work, and He gave us the Sabbath as a command and a gift. “Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy.” But our society isn’t really built around that idea anymore. It takes a special kind of person to stop. To lay back. To take it easy. To let the world keep spinning without fe...

Splitting   The Mount of Olives  is not currently splitting or opening up; viral social media claims suggesting a literal split is happening now are false and misinterpret a biblical prophecy.  The Prophecy * The Book of Zechariah prophesies that the Mount of Olives will split in half from east to west. * Half of the mountain is said to move north and half south, creating a large valley. * According to biblical text, this event happens when the Lord returns to Earth.  Current Status * Social media posts frequently misrepresent natural geological faults, road construction, or old photos as proof that the prophecy is happening.  * Geologists confirm that any surface cracks or shifts on the mountain are normal results of long-term tectonic activity and erosion, not an active splitting of the mountain.  * There is no scientific or physical evidence that the Mount of Olives is dividing. Where is the splitting? But Africa is slowly splitting into two separate lan...