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What Would Jesus Do?

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?

These are difficult times for our nation, for many reasons.  We know this from public opinion polling, from the lyrics of recent country music songs, from the angst, anger and confusion in people’s eyes.  We know this from the several civil and criminal indictments that have been filed against the previous president. We are inudated with choices, but what would Jesus do? In the worst of times, people will sometimes, perhaps wisely challenge their assumptions.  “What went wrong” they may ask?  People, patriots all...

Plato's Cave

PLATO’S CAVE

In Book VII of Plato’s famous work Republic (written 375 BC), Plato speaks of an allegory to his older brother Glaucon, and the allegory is known today as Plato’s Cave. One purpose of the exercise is to show the difference between what perceived reality is and how it differes from true reality. It also examines the role of the philosopher in all of this. Plato was well-respected by the early (apostolic) church fathers. We call the first generation of Christian...

Saul's conversion. Mysticism and faith.

MYSTICISM AND FAITH

I am currently writing a post on Jesus for the sake of my Jewish friends, and I came across musician Paul Simon’s latest work and how this project was suggested to him in a dream1 he had several years ago, with bits and pieces revealed to him over the following years. After reading several interviews about his approach to producing this album “Seven Psalms,” I also read accounts from him about how he processes his work and writes his songs...

Life in the Spirit

LIFE IN THE SPIRIT

Most people in the world are familiar with fish.  We learn about fish and aquatic life in school and many of us eat fish as part of our diet.  Some people raise fish as a hobby.  Others actually fish, themselves, either on lakes, ponds or in rivers or in the ocean, as several of Jesus’ disciples did over two thousand years ago and even other communities two thousand years before that.  Probably all of us know that with the exception of three or four species...

Metamorphosis

METAMORPHOSIS

At this time of the year in the northern U.S. and southern Canada, the monarch catepillar is starting to eat voraciously in preparation for the next stage of its life. You can easily find them on the leaves of milk weed, perhaps its favorite source of food. Presently, it will retreat into the darkess of a chrysalis, with which it enshrouds itself. When it emerges as a brilliant butterfly, we say that a metamorphosis has taken place. The apostle Paul...

Fish camp

FISH CAMP

In rural Florida there are destinations which are often overlooked by tourists. These are called fish camps. These camps have been described as: “. . . typically family owned [businesses which] give you an experience of being part of the family with all of the benefits of local knowledge. There are fish camps in all eight geographic regions of Florida with a wide variety of fishing and lodging choices.” Therefore, the visitor gets the benefit of learning the local holes and...

Jesus Revolution

JESUS REVOLUTION

One of the more popular movies this spring is actually a surprise to many, and that’s a movie called Jesus Revolution, which is based on the lives of three ministers who lived and preached during the late sixties-early seventies. It chronicles their response to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit during those times. The ministers are Chuck Smith (played by Kelsey Grammer), Lonnie Frisbee (played by Jonathan Roumie) and Greg Laurie (played by Joel Courtney) all located in Southern California....

Nobody Loves Me

NOBODY LOVES ME

  • February 13, 2023
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Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. On this occasion, people will be pledging their love to their husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends and others with cards, candy and flowers. However, some people will not get a valentine this year. They feel like Lucy Moderatz in the movie “While You Were Sleeping.” Life seems to be passing them by. They wonder if they will ever find true happiness with a significant other. They also must wonder why it hasn’t happened to them...

Teamwork

TEAMWORK!

  • January 22, 2023
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I get occasional inspiration for my blog watching sermons from Christ Fellowship in McKinney, TX which is about 1,500 miles from where I live now. My wife Deena and I used to attend there just before and after we got married before we moved to our present location. We watch their services on Sundays when we can. Today, the message was about wittnessing to our families, our co-workers, and the people we encounter on any given day. Using selected Bible...

Superstition

SUPERSTITION

Most people today understand that the Middle Ages were sometimes called the Dark Ages, because with the exception of some monasteries and later the emergence of universities, learning in Europe ceased around the time of the fall of Rome.  In the absence of the scientific method and the rational approaches to discovery that we have today to explain causal relationships, covariation, etc. people turned to empiricism and fortune telling to bring order to their lives and while this period was...

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