Notes from the Treasured Truth podcast (Pastor James Ford, Jr.) [5 parts (podcasts) in Moody Radio app] Gal 4 God ‘removed’ slave or free, male or female, etc. (In Gal 3 he removes barriers.) However, this was on a spiritual level. He did not remove the physical/practical differences – e.g. Males and females are physically …
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Nov 03
Cubs Win, Cubs Win
On Nov. 2, 2016, the Chicago Cubs won Game 7 of the World Series over the Cleveland Indians, 8-7 in 10 innings. It was a great game and a great season for the Cubs. Here are a few of my reflections. (More could be written-it will suffice for now.) Click the file. game7-reflection
Feb 11
Great Podcast on “Submissive Wives & Obedient Slaves,” etc.
Podcast: “Understanding the Bible 43: Submissive Wives & Obedient Slaves??” – Jesus at 2 am podcast. Sept. 16, 2014. (Sermon by Kirk Winslow) [Sept 17, 2014 at iTunes.] Colassians 3:18 – 4:1 Lots of great ideas on ‘wives being submissive’ and more. BTW, ‘wives being submissive’ is misleading. (The following comments are somewhat in random …
Dec 24
CS Lewis Quotes
http://m.deseretnews.com/top/2152/0/10-amazing-Christmas-quotes-from-C-S-Lewis.html?ref=http%3A%2F%2Fm.deseretnews.com%2Ftop%2F2152%2F0%2F10-amazing-Christmas-quotes-from-C-S-Lewis.html%3Fref%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2Fh5CDTXF7Rd%253Fref%253Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2Fh5CDTXF7Rd
Nov 30
Online Advent Calendar 2015
Online Advent Calendar 2015 (This appears to be from the Catholic church. I’m not Catholic, but the ideas are good.) It’s a Shape Christmas
Nov 29
Christmas Presence: Giving What We Need and Want Most by Charles Moore
I came across a very nice Christmas story, titled, Christmas Presence: Giving What We Need and Want Most. It is written by Charles Moore. Here is an Audio Recording of the story. (.m4a file) (On an iPad, you may need to download it.) The text of the story can be found at: http://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/holidays/christmas-readings/christmas-presence I know …
Sep 19
Bonhoeffer Quotes
Life Together Quotes (70) 1 – 2 – 3 Ethics Quotes (16) 1 The Cost of Discipleship Quotes (147) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas (131) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
Sep 18
The Ethics quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Ethics quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer “Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot happen without power. Power is to serve responsibility.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Ethics tags: politics, power, responsibility “The task of pastoral ministry, above all else, is to arrange contingencies for an encounter with the divine.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Ethics …
Aug 26
Rockwell’s Breaking Home Ties
As a number of us send our children off to college this August, I have Norman Rockwell’s Breaking Home Ties painting in my mind. It’s a classic. In the painting a father takes his son out to where the farm road meets the railroad tracks. They wait for the train to stop and pick up …
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