Well, it’s pretty clear to us all now that an election is just around the corner. The billboards are out on the highways, the yard signs are out in the gardens and sidewalks, the activists are knocking on doors or handing out information to the public, and the phone calls have started asking for your […]
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It is a strange twist of fate that, on the same date that Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is in effect accused by the British Supreme Court of breaching the UK constitution in seeking to restrict the British Parliament’s ability to do its duty in scrutinizing the work of the government […]
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As the western world debates the question of climate change, the evidence of change in the form of more extreme weather is all around us. Tropical Storm Barry that hit New Orleans in July, the recent 7.1 earthquakes in Ridgecrest California, Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas and the Florida and North Carolina coast, and now […]
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There a times in life that cause us to stop and suddenly realize just how much we have to celebrate, the many gifts and blessings we have that God has so freely given to us. Yes these moments are all too rare and more often or not our lives are being driven by the demands […]
Read moreYou have surely heard news of wildfires in the Amazon, but a recent CNN article reported that there are 50 different wildfires burning in 12 different states in the US. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, Alaska is battling eight wildfires; Texas 7; Arizona and Idaho six each; Montana and Utah five each; Oregon […]
Read moreLast Saturday was a somber day for the Colts quarterback Andrew Luck as he announced his retirement from the NFL and a bad day for the Colts team in general. Some of the fans at the game vented their feelings in age-old fashion by booing Andrew as he left the field for what would be […]
Read moreIf someone asked you to give them another word for ‘God’ you could use the word ‘presence’ for that is what God is. When Moses asked Yahweh his name, Yahweh replied ‘I am who I am’ and this means ‘I am present.’ God is really saying ‘I shall be there for you.’ God is intimately […]
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As I read Luke’s version of Jesus’ famous teachings around our response to bullies and beggars, I am stricken with one question… “How?” “How can any of us learn to live in this way?” It seems rather impractical to turn the other cheek to someone who abuses us. Our entertainment is ripe with revenge stories. […]
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It has been a pretty mixed bag when it comes to the weather here in Indianapolis. Here we are on May 2 and there is a threat of snow in some places – but then it is Indiana after all and to misquote Mark Twain, ‘If you don’t like the weather in Indiana, just wait a […]
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Last Sunday was Palm Sunday. We re-enacted the excitement of the palm waving crowds in Jerusalem, as they hailed Jesus as their messiah. It was Passover, the annual festival celebrating God’s deliverance of Israel from slavery in Egypt. The streets of Jerusalem were crowded with worshippers from all over the Roman Empire and Africa. Word […]
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