The novel Up At The Villa by W Somerset Maugham is a love story set in early 1940, during Nazi occupation, of a sleepy Italian village in Florence. An aristocratic widow, Mary Panton has her future and wealth sealed upon the death of her abusive, womanizing, yet extremely wealthy husband, an Italian diplomat. In a short time, her heart and love is intrigued for an enigmatic Rowley Flint. An American with with a mysterious past. She falls for him but her aristocratic pride will or would not accept his advances. Flint has truly fallen madly in love with her but soon realizes she has her nose stuck up to high to be associated with him. He deals with his un-requited love and begins to fall into a sense of sadness. As the novel continues, and skipping to the meat of the story, Mary Patton murders a man, after a one night stand, over a senseless and reckless mistake. Mary resorts to the only man that could help her with this conundrum, The America...
Leviticus 17:11 For the life...is in the blood, it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life. Listening to doctors and physicians talk all day about hemanalysis reminds me that indeed the power is in the blood. A single drop of blood can provide enough medical information to diagnosis practically every condition. We all know that its impossible to sustain physical life without blood. It brings life giving oxygen and protein and antibiotics (etc.) to the entire body. What about Spiritual life? Our scripture says that... Life, is in the blood. Spiritual life, everlasting life, is in the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace The verse in Leviticus is referring to the animal sacrifice that was required from worshipers. Atonement for sin called for a costly and living sacrifice. During the days of atonement, the chil...
There are many number of reasons why people reject Christ. The new testament, namely the Gospels, reveal a broad spectrum of those that looked into the very eyes of our Lord and went away sorrowful, resisting the Holy Spirit. When sharing the good news of Christ and Gods forgiveness the human will can present a variety of excuses. Studying these possible alibis is helpful. Personally I am disturbed in my spirit when someone resist the marvelous and magnificent love of God. I can't fathom any justification for shutting the door on Christ, yet so many do. One of these justifications for saying no to Him is found in Matthew 25; "Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.' 26 "His mas...
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