“The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.” – 2Peter 3:10 This week’s UN Climate Report gave dire predictions.1 It outlines a path where it is not God who destroys the world with fire, but – as we […]
Read more "Firehose"“Unlike him, [the dog] retained a kind of hope. Hope is an instinct only the reasoning human mind can kill.” — The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene On Sunday Chandler’s food pantry ran out of milk. Which happens some weeks, but a regular family with a new baby arrived. So I hurried to […]
Read more "Know God Know Hope"lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil “one” When we pray the Lord’s Prayer we simply speak, “deliver us from evil”, but others add “evil one.” Translations of Matthew 6:13 are often “evil one” (like the NIV). In the Greek of Matthew either translation is acceptable (it includes the article adjective and […]
Read more "Evil"“From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.” – John 6:66 From the beginning I have supported the vaccine. It was my and Meg’s 2020 halloween costume. Through individual conversations I have encouraged everyone to get the shot. Of course I believe the shot will help keep me healthy. […]
Read more "Walk"“Bees will buzz, kissable dandelion fuzz…” The pizza arrived thin crust, NY style. Darcy held her slice by crust. It was limp, bending toward the table. “How do I eat this?”, as she raised the piece above her head and tried a bite from underneath. We explained that you fold it. So she rolled it […]
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