Category Archives: Bible

It’s never too late to be sorry

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Consider this, from Harold Camping: ….We must…openly acknowledge that we have no new evidence pointing to another date for the end of the world. Though many dates are circulating, Family Radio has no interest in even considering another date. God … Continue reading →

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The War on Christmas (no, not that one)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time…as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one … Continue reading →

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Another Mary Meditation: Love

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Today we used the second of the monologues I wrote for our Advent services.  My sig. file (back in the days when I had a sig file) was a quote from Dostoyevsky:  “Active love is labor and fortitude.”  That quote … Continue reading →

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On women reading the Bible

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

I thought about leaving this topic alone.  All day yesterday, as I saw the subject popping up on one site after another, I deliberately kept away from this blog; didn’t allow myself to start drafting a response in my head.  … Continue reading →

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Tony Perkins and free market Jesus

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

We are all tempted to appropriate Jesus for our political positions.  This isn’t new.  Occupy protesters carry signs that say “Jesus was a Socialist” while Herman Cain described Jesus as the “perfect conservative”.  Squint hard enough and you can make … Continue reading →

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Mary’s Meditation: Preparation

Posted on December 4, 2011 by

Each Sunday through  this Advent a dramatic monologue from Mary’s point of view is included in our church service.  I was assigned to write two of them, and the first of mine was presented this morning.  The theme was “preparation”, … Continue reading →

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The awesome six-pack of God?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

My oldest daughter has been asking me many difficult spiritual questions lately, some of them prompted by interactions with Christians in other denominations:  “What about speaking in tongues?”; “Do we go straight to heaven when we die, or somewhere else?” … Continue reading →

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Questioning “Holiness” in a Holiness church

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Week two of my second session of classes.  So far so good.  I’ve enjoyed the dialogues back and forth and have found a classmate who is quite a decent blogger!  Check out A Heart That Burns & tell Chad that … Continue reading →

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Link Salad

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

I’ve got things to share, and none of them were created by me.  There are things on my mind, that I’d like to write about.  Like a defense of church, despite how screwed up it is.   And an exploration … Continue reading →

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Bachmann raises the question: can a submissive wife be a commanding president?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

I left my Google Reader unattended for several days and discovered something interesting when I came back to it:  item after item on “wifely submission”.  What drew all of the attention to this subject?  Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign.  As someone … Continue reading →

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