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AS OLD AS THE FIELDS
Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” The American nation has been examining its soul. It has taken time to focus inward upon systemic injustices that divide and sometimes conquer people. For many of … Continue reading
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THE FLESH BECAME WORDS
– A Christmas Reflection – A childhood memory has me sitting on the kitchen stool, just home from school, while my mother stood at the sink peeling potatoes for supper. I am talking at full speed recounting the events of … Continue reading
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ANCHORS FOR THE SOUL
I have been thinking about the way we teach a Biblical basis of Christian mission starting with God’s call and promise to Abraham in Genesis 12. I think we do ourselves a disservice when we don’t root Genesis 12 in … Continue reading
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CHRISTMAS – THE MYTH AND THE MAJESTY
My wife and daughter enjoy watching Hallmark Movies. During this season they can binge on the Christmas movies, of which there are many. A Hallmark Christmas Movie is usually set in an idyllic setting in small town rural America, presumably … Continue reading
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I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH CHRISTMAS
Christmas has appeared on the Henrico County (Virginia) Calendar. Henrico (Virginia) County School Board recently announced calendar changes for the next school year. They will preserve the two-week Winter Holiday but will rearrange teacher workdays so that they can give … Continue reading
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AND HE WILL BE CALLED … PRINCE OF PEACE
A Christmas Meditation Most of us want to be left alone to live in peace. Peace, however, is elusive. What, after all, is it? Is it the calm after the storm? Is it that which is gained through a war-ending … Continue reading
OF NATIONS
“Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven”. Acts 2:5 I’ve been reading in the book of Acts recently. This book tells of the establishment of the church as believers in Jerusalem begin to form … Continue reading
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NATIONAL ATHEIST DAY – A CELEBRATION OF THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST
“The fool says in his heart, there is no God!”. Psalm 14:1 This year Easter Sunday falls on April 1st. The last time this happened was in 1956, when only 10% of those alive today were around to experience it. … Continue reading
THE OUTRAGED CHRIST
In 2016 I wrote a reflection on the Resurrection as a revelation of the Glory of God in ways that our human minds cannot fully grasp. I did this after I had viewed many images of the crucifixion from the … Continue reading
BLEEDING HANDS AND BLISTERED FEET
– A Christmas Meditation – Through a series of recent mishaps my fingers got cut. First, I cleared out the sink and did the dishes. I wiped a glass, not realizing it had fallen into the sink and the rim … Continue reading
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THE FULLER REPORT 