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Manchester Ink Link hit 25 million views this week and we’ve got to make sure it’s just getting started
And now, a few motivational words from the man behind the woman behind the Ink Link. READ MORE
Articles by Jim Robidoux
Pop's Art: The Bible Illustrated
Pop’s Art: ‘…and by his stripes we are healed’
Easter Sunday is a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, accepted by Christians as the Son of God. This is the divergence between followers of the Old Testament and the New. READ MORE
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Palm Sunday: Holy Week and the symbolism of the palm branch
Symbolically, Palm Sunday is a declaration of victory over sin. It marks the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry as, this week would be his last week before dying on Good Friday. All of the events of Holy Week would be understood more clearly after Christ’s resurrection, Sunday morning. Palm Sunday was a procession of a king of another kind. One that would die to save His people, and die to pay for the sins of the whole world. READ MORE
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Abraham Part 4: God is laughed at, Abraham pleads for Sodom, and Sarah is taken by a king just before being blessed with baby Isaac
O P I N I O N About this series: A narrative exploring the stories behind the paintings of late artist Herbert Mandel as explained in the context of the Biblical texts they’re derived from, by his READ MORE
Pop's Art: The Bible Illustrated
Pop’s Art: How Abraham got his name, Part 3
Before God renamed Abram “Abraham,” he was in the process of remaking him. Yahweh’s first prophet Abram, was chosen to leave his country and his culture along with everything else in his life outside of his wife Sarai, nephew Lot and their possessions. God’s word came to him in a vision as detailed in Genesis Chapter 15. READ MORE
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Pop’s Art: The call of Abraham, Part 2
The biblical story of Abraham continues as he and Sarai enter Egypt. READ MORE
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June 25 1976: The day my happy-ever-after began
I didn’t know it at the time (in June of ’73) but, I fell in love with a girl at the 8th-grade dance. READ MORE
Culture
Part 1: Abraham, the key figure of the Bible; Father of religions? Not so much.
Judaism, Christianity and Islam all claim Abraham as their founding father, a thought that would horrify Abraham. In this first installment of a series about Abraham, let’s go back to the beginning. READ MORE
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Bruce, jack of all trades but master of one: Brotherhood
Everyone should have a brother Bruce. Mine turns 55 today and has been the best brother anyone could hope for. I have four living brothers, our youngest brother committed suicide in 2016. Bruce is now the baby of the family. Recently we mailed him a check as a small token of compensation for work he’s done over the decades. He should have cashed it a week ago, and will soon, hopefully. But that’s Bruce for you – he is always ready to help and never wants anything in return. READ MORE
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Part 2: Noah in the grapes
Noah was likely celebrating life and probably suffering survivor’s guilt, after losing so many loved ones. Family associates and neighbors all gone, along with the animals and so many other living things. His heart must have broken at times, such a time to be alive but also a time of great loss. READ MORE
