Lost in Space That’s the title of an old television show about a family being shipwrecked on a deserted planet, sort of a modern Robinson Crusoe. In a way we’re all operating on our own planets, shipwrecked within ourselves, seeking by various means to connect with others. It’s the case, isn’t it, that it’s […]
The Highest Virtue I remember watching a film in college about aboriginal people somewhere in South America or Africa. Apparently they were completely cut off from “civilized” society and had their own value system, a system that was strange indeed. They were cannibals, which I had heard of before, but what was really interesting was
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I pledge allegiance… We’ve mentioned in the past that the fundamental predicament of the human condition is isolation. We’re alone; we’ve been alone since we were estranged from God and driven out of the Garden. That’s the predicament, and in response to that we attempt to overcome that isolation by adhering to someone, or something,
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The Fourth Word I don’t know what I’m talking about, but I’m talking. It’s probable that this discussion will annoy a lot of people; I know this because it annoys me. But it needs to be considered. Not everyone will come to the same conclusions, but all of us need to think about this. It
Time for a Break I’m taking a couple of weeks off, with the next post scheduled for January 12. I hope for God’s blessings on all who are reading this blog and look forward to a continuing correspondence with you. Bless the name of the Lord!
It’s that time of year again; anticipated since Halloween, inaugurated at Thanksgiving; and now it’s upon us: Christmas time! It’s a great time to celebrate, to entertain, to relax, sort of; to engage in the great American pastime: to shop!
That’s a line from a movie; a Western to be specific. And the remark was made by an older man in response to his younger partner. They’d both been involved in the killing of a man who had disfigured a prostitute.
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These are strange times. Weather events, earthquakes, war, political strife; everything, and I mean everything seems to be in flux. There’s nothing that’s sure, nothing we can count on these days; at least that’s how it appears—if you’re paying attention.
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Years ago, a friend of mine was so burdened over the predicament of the lost—meaning those who didn’t know the Lord—that he fabricated a life-sized cross and dragged it along a road to demonstrate what Jesus had done for us all when He was crucified.
Years ago this expression indicated the vehicle people used to get around; kind of a cool way to refer to your ride.
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