Hello again. This is a post I almost didn’t write. So very close to the opening of this space, a slight gap in publication dates will hardly be noticed. There are two generous souls following me at the moment, and to them I would like to apologize and explain. More than that, though, the delay …
Can we just…can we take a minute with this: “I will never again curse the ground because of man.” After the flood, Noah made a burnt offering to God, and God accepts it, pleased, and, basically, just takes a deep breath, sighs, and says, “Yeah, so that’s the last time I do that. Twice now …
Honestly, this could be an entry for the Bible vs Sunday School. The problem of Cain. The only lessons I was ever taught from this story were about how evil Cain really was. The first murderer. He killed his own brother. He was the example for how depraved fallen nature really is, and he was …
The church as a cultural entity has been under fire a lot in recent decades. We have an opportunity to use this as a refining fire. Culture shifts, changes. Sometimes this is objectively good: abolishing slavery, developing social justice, and broadening civil rights. Sometimes it’s subjectively good: changing fashion and propriety. Sometimes it’s completely neutral: …
So, I have probably read the entire Bible a couple of times, but let’s be honest, it’s difficult. Not only do you have Leviticus and Deuteronomy repeating a lot of the same information, but Chronicles is no picnic, some the minor prophets (because they’re short, not insignificant) are…odd, and Ezekiel and Revelation are a whole …
Welcome to my home. We make the most of what we have, here. Old items get repurposed; yard sales and thrift stores a regular habit. Our home is more…eclectic comfortable than it is stylish, but we like it. I didn’t always. I’ll be honest. I used to long for a well designed home with coordinated …