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Is it possible to fully understand the immensity of God’s love? The Bible tells us repeatedly that God loves us, and God has given us plenty of evidence to back up his words. He created us, he created a marvelous world … Continue reading
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Jesus love me this I know. As a child I sang that song, and as an adult I have always known that Jesus loves me. But…sometimes I forget. At times I’m not so sure. Christmas provides an especially good opportunity … Continue reading
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God is love. (1 John 4:8) God is light. (1 John 1:5) If we love our brothers and sisters, then we live in God’s light. (1 John 2:10) Who doesn’t want to live in the light of God? Everything of God would … Continue reading
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For some, Valentine’s Day means a perfunctory display of love, fed by florists, Hallmark and chocolatiers, but for me it is an opportunity to remember love shown throughout the year. Every year has its share of challenges and successes, good days and bad days, healthy and not-so-healthy times, and … Continue reading
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I developed a fear of dogs as a toddler after going eyeball to eyeball with an aggressive dachshund in a dark hallway. (Even a small dog, when its paws are on your two-year-old shoulders, is terrifying.) Thereafter, unfamiliar dogs would routinely respond to and thereby reinforce … Continue reading
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I wonder about the physiology of laughter. How is it that humor generates a spontaneous giggle? And then I wonder what makes something funny. What is the definition of humor? (I suppose I could research these things, but today I’m just wondering.) … Continue reading
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God would never… How would you complete that phrase? Sometimes Christians define the limits of what God will or will not do. I appreciate that this is often a well-meaning attempt to protect orthodoxy or to preserve Scriptural truth, but God frequently colors outside … Continue reading
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The Saturday between the Friday on which Jesus died and the Sunday of his resurrection must have been a day of grief, despair, confusion, and divine silence. Have you ever had a day like that? I have. Where are you God? What was that all about anyway? Why … Continue reading
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If you could claim one “superhero power,” like becoming invisible, reading minds, superhuman strength, or X-ray vision, what would you choose? And what would you do with it? A quick scan of upcoming movies reveals a few predictable summer superheros: Iron Man 3, Man of … Continue reading
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“Nature is an awful lot more powerful than we are.” New York’s Mayor Bloomberg in an AP article. The devastation left by Sandy’s power is difficult to comprehend. I can only grieve with those who suffered losses of all kinds and pray for the strength … Continue reading
