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Category Archives: other
Poll-Tested Positions (Monday)
“Poll-tested position.” I ran across the phrase in an opinion column. What is it? a popularity contest shilling for votes scientific approach to public opinion Seems to me that true leaders influence public opinion. Followers are influenced … Continue reading
Why is this week different? (Friday)
Here the Old Testament meets the New Testament. from Ecclesiastes 3 (and from Jesus) There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ecclesiastes 3, words of Jesus
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Why is this week different? (Thursday)
I forget stuff–where I put my keys, something from the grocery store, an unfinished chore. Like my dad used to say, “I don’t have a memory, I have a forgettery.” We are forgetful people. God established the Passover celebration so his people would remember the slaves’ exodus … Continue reading
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Tagged Do this in remembrance, Luke 22:19
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Why is this week different? (Wednesday)
Luke 22:8 Jesus said to Peter and John, “Go and prepare the Passover meal for us to eat.” Gotta admire Jesus’ commitment to the traditions of his faith. Of course, this celebration of the Passover transformed the Old Testament (old promise) … Continue reading
Why is this week different? (Tuesday)
Jesus–a study in contrasts: Most people, if they thought someone was out to kill them, would lay low. Jesus entered Jerusalem to the crowd’s Hosanna cries. Next day, he made a scene in the center of town. But … Continue reading
Why is this week different? (Monday)
It’s Holy Week. Holy, as in sacred, set apart, consecrated. How do you honor Holy Week? Chocolate, bunnies and eggs Extra church services I work, just like every other week The last week of Jesus’ earthly life … Continue reading
Word Power (Friday)
Jesus is “the Word.” John 1:1,14 (NIV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God . . . The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. … Continue reading
Word Power (Thursday)
Prayer . . . a conversation with God, usually via words. Sometimes God and I communicate visually: somebody’s face pops up in my head, along with the impression that I should pray for that individual (and we’re back to words); … Continue reading
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Tagged Genesis 1:27, in the image of God, words
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Word Power (Wednesday)
Continuing with Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks: “What is naming for? It has to do, surely, with the primal power of words, to define, to enumerate, to allow mastery and manipulation; to move from the realm of objects and images to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam naming the animals, Genesis 2:19, Oliver Sacks, Seeing Voices
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Word Power (Tuesday)
I’m reading Oliver Sacks’ Seeing Voices. It’s a fascinating look into communication, deafness and the power of words. He reminds us that we think with words. Words connect us to past and future, to far-off places, even to the land of make-believe. Without … Continue reading