Up the Lazy River Serenity is what we often look for in our lives, but it’s inconsistent with what we’re encouraged to seek. Excitement is more the order of the day. (I’m reflecting on a decidedly American experience here.) What’s happening that’s exciting? What’s happening that will engage us, distract us from the difficulties of […]
Do You Know Your ABCs? If you want to learn a language you have to start with the basics. I’ve been watching a friend’s grandchild lately; he’s 20 months old and is learning to talk. The interesting thing is that you can watch him slowly learn to associate sounds with words, and associate words with
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I’ll Be Home for Christmas Do you remember that song? It’s something of a classic emphasizing the connections we have with home, meaning the place we most identify with no matter where we might be living at the time. And the celebration of Christmas often stirs up our feelings for that connection. No matter where
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Thank You Lord! Rejoice always; Pray without ceasing; In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) >Thank You Lord for making Your ways known. >Thank You Lord for working with us: -for teaching us Your ways; -for watching over us: -for putting up with us! >Thank
Density Altitude We know that no one who is born of God sins; but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him. We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. And we know that the
Flying High! I’m a pilot…or used to be. I say that tentatively since I haven’t flown an airplane in over 40 years; which means that if I actually wanted to take flight I’d have to go through a lot of refresher training. I’d have to be reminded of how an aircraft works and how to
‘On Guard’ Or as the French say: ‘En-garde.’ It’s said by the referee at the beginning of a fencing match. The expression signals the participants to be on the alert, the combat is about to begin. Watch out, your opponent is about to attack. In the military when the troops hear the crisp announcement: ‘attention,’
The Big Bang …everything that we think we know about ourselves and our world must be examined in the light of the Gospel. As Americans we’ve been taught to think in certain ways since the time that we were old enough to speak. As Christians we need to ask ourselves if what we’ve been told
What It Is…and What It Isn’t Thinking the way God thinks, seeing things the way He sees them requires us to change. It’s not simply a matter of changing our system of values, deciding to think one way rather than another. What I’ve been suggesting is that the Gospel doesn’t reduce to a set of
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Who Are You? That’s what a hookah-smoking caterpillar asked Alice when she was wondering through Wonderland. She was being guided along the way by a Cheshire cat who often appeared to be out of his mind sporting a big maniacal grin on his face. At least that’s the way Walt Disney depicted it. Apparently, the