We often hear much about religion and its either healthy or un-healthy impact on our culture. I saw where a conversation between one of the New Atheists and a Christian apologist had been put in print. The central question concerned whether or not Christianity was good for our world. … Continue reading
Read MoreLiving in Tornado Alley we watch weather about as much as we watch Sooner Football. In fact if a storm blows up hours from where we live, Gary will preempt programming so the rest of the state may watch the potential calamity. We are glad for the warnings. … Continue reading
Read MoreWords. Many offer a reason to follow. Persuasiveness. Curiosity. Jesus engaged a group who struggled to grasp the way he connected feeding a large crowd with himself. Manna. Bread of Life. He then used an evocative description to draw the audience either deeper, or as we would see repel … Continue reading
Read MoreThe Apostle Paul uses a number of different images to convey the life work of Jesus. In Galatians 1 he describes our need for rescue/deliverance. We often point to the inner effects of that deliverance or rescue. Sometimes we are gifted with a picture of the consequences of rescue. … Continue reading
Read MoreThe Lectionary Texts often offer uncanny inter-relationships of the suggested texts. On a deeper level the texts provide a healthy mashup to evidence the edges and nuances which come to life when read together, meditated over, and poured over for connecting relationships. The texts for this week continue that … Continue reading
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