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Then David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man. He said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die; he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.” Nathan said to David, “You are the man!” – 2 Samuel 12:5-7 This […]
MoreAnd all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. – Luke 6:19 Once in a rare while – usually when traveling – I’ll find myself with limited radio “tune-in” options, and I end up listening to a few minutes of some deeply offensive preacher. That’s […]
MoreAnd the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” – Revelation 21:5 It’s easy to find something to write about when the grandkids visit (see “Learning from the children: we sure need the help“). The […]
MoreAt that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a child, whom he put among them, and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the […]
MoreSaturday evening our church (WFPC) was Full to overflowing with the over 400 visitors and volunteers who attended a dinner designed to recognize and honor local veterans who had been decorated with a “Purple Heart” during their military service. In her welcome, Rebekah talked about her uncle Pete’s Purple Heart, earned posthumously after losing his young […]
MorePilate entered his headquarters again and asked Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. Pilate then said to him, “Do you refuse to speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and power to crucify you?” Jesus answered him, “You would have no power over me unless […]
MoreToday (Friday) Rebekah and I drove over to Chesapeake, and I came back with the first seriously cool car I’ve owned in a long time. No offense, Santa Fe, but Golf is going to be a lot of fun. Not the “haul mulch and run to the hardware store” kind of fun, so much as “tool […]
MoreYesterday’s post turned out to be an interesting phenomenon. Most visitors were able to read the title, see the picture of tonight’s “Presidential Debate” participants, and still understand that the post wasn’t about Republicans, or about Democrats, or partizan, but was designed to encourage all of us to think about how we engage the political process. But the […]
MoreSo this morning I’m going to take a break from my usual content and talk a little about national politics and cynicism. It’s a short distance from throwing around well-timed jokes to sabotaging the entire process, and I think that although it’s far too early to be running a political campaign, it’s never too early […]
MoreA man came and wrestled with Jacob until the dawn began to break. When the man saw that he would not win the match, he touched Jacob’s hip and wrenched it out of its socket. Then the man said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!” … Jacob named the place Peniel (which means […]
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