add the new grandchild and the house may well go supernova!
enthusiasm, vibrancy, love, light, promise...
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“Five” photos? I don’t think so! How about twelve?
I try, really. I understand that “Five photo Friday” is a thing, and it would be nice to limit today to just that, but I can’t. Seriously, you be the judge. Is there any image I could have left out? To be honest, given that this week featured the arrival of “grandchild number four,” I…
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Jesus is all about retaliation (not pacifism, but activism)
“You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say, do not resist an evil person!” “If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also.” “If a soldier demands that you carry his gear…
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Reality Check: do I still trust God when life is tough?
All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. – 1 Peter 5:5-7 Generally – and I say this…
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“And all who touched him were healed” (the new baby, writing, politics, and Jesus)
They ran throughout the whole area, carrying sick people on mats to wherever they heard he was. Wherever he went—in villages, cities, or the countryside—they brought the sick out to the marketplaces. They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed. –…
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“Return to normal” is not the point – the point is “Being the Church”
"a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing..."
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Introducing – drum roll, please – our new grandchild. “Breathe on him, breath of God.”
A letter to our new grandchild. Geoffrey
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Why worship – “together” – is still critical to being Church!
We should think about each other to see how we can encourage each other to show love and do good works. We must not quit meeting together, as some are doing. No, we need to keep on encouraging each other. This becomes more and more important as you see the Day getting closer. – Hebrews 10:24-25…
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More on marriage, and Christ’s teachings around divorce
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
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Millions of leaves, one “Mr. T.”, two dogs, and few good men
“But my servant Caleb — this is a different story. He has a different spirit; he follows me passionately. I’ll bring him into the land that he scouted and his children will inherit it.” God – Numbers 14:24 Today’s “Five(ish)-Photo-Friday” is a hodgepodge, just a few images that give a different angle on the story…
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