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The Sky’s the Limit

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.  Gen 1:1 That may possibly be one of the most well-known Bible passages of all time, and I’m sure I have read it more times than I can count, but … Continue reading

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Darkness

The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.    Gen. 1:2 Once when I was a child, our family went … Continue reading

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Before the Beginning

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Gen 1:1 But what about before the beginning? Do you ever wonder about that? Well, obviously, God was there. He began the beginning. And who is God? The Creator. The Author.  The … Continue reading

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Why?

Sometimes we just have to ask it, Lord. Why? Why does a little girl get a brain tumor and die a lingering and difficult death?  Why does a beautiful young woman looking forward to her wedding have so many health … Continue reading

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Is This the End?

As I was walking this morning, listening to one man’s opinion on the end of time, it suddenly occurred to me how arrogant it is of us to just take for granted that because things are so unsettled in the … Continue reading

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C. S. Lewis on the When

For many years, I had a phrase that described my life.  It wasn’t really a good phrase–it would just sound like gibberish to most people.  And the thing it described wasn’t very good either.  Once I identified the thought process, … Continue reading

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Among the Pagans

I believe it was Francis Schaeffer who asked the question, “How should we then live?”  Then, of course, is a vital part of the question.  Once we know a certain array of facts, they affect our lives.  The knowledge we receive, … Continue reading

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Some Teachers Just Shouldn’t

A philosophy instructor at Berkeley tweeted something recently that simply caused me to shake my head in amazement.  Here it is: I unironically embrace the bashing of rural Americans.  they, as a group, are bad people who have made bad … Continue reading

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Willing To Be Undone

I love this so much.  And it continues on perfectly from where my musings have been wandering the past few days.  Last week I read in Acts 12 of Peter’s miraculous release from imprisonment while 16 men were supposed to … Continue reading

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It Begins With Obedience.

I’ve been thinking back over Acts 10–the story of Peter and Cornelius.  I already discussed it here.  (click to read if you missed it)  When Peter is told to kill and eat unclean animals, of course he reacts with horror–I … Continue reading

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