Adoption Not Abstraction
Galatians 4:4-7 (Is. 61:10-62:3 & Luke 2:22-40)
When the Santa Ana winds blow in the California desert, you get events like the Thomas Fire that began on December 4. It is now considered the largest wildfire in the history of California. … Continue reading
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’Twas the Night Before
Isaiah 62; Luke 1:46-55
On Dunder and Blixem! To the top the porch to the top of the wall! Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!
Donder and Blixem? Really? Can’t the preacher even get their names right?
Our Anglicized version is Donner and … Continue reading
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Wall calendars. Day planners. Bullet journals. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Holidays. School schedules. Fiscal years. Just some of the ways we mark time.… Continue reading
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Long before electronic billboards, the Internet, and mobile apps, the bumper sticker served as a means to communicate how a person saw the world. Eddie Chiles radio commentary sign-off triggered a spate of bumper stickers that exclaimed, I’m Mad Too, Eddie!… Continue reading
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The idols we create become burdens too heavy to bear. Scott Curry references Walter Brueggemann on Isaiah 46 to point out the caricatures we create for God become the idols in our heads that let us down when suffering comes.… Continue reading
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