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Category Archives: Window on our culture
War on Women (Thursday)
Galatians 3:26-28 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is … Continue reading
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War on Women? (Wednesday)
There are those (not me!) who think that Christianity denigrates women. I am intrigued by this quote from Owen Feltham (1602-1668): “Some are so uncharitable as to think all women bad, and others are so credulous as to … Continue reading
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War on Women? (Tuesday)
I doubt they’d think of themselves this way, but my grandmother and mother were quiet soldiers in the war for work equality. Grandma was hired as a full-time department store clerk during World War II. She was told it was … Continue reading
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War on Women?
It keeps popping up, this supposed “War on Women.” What’s it about? It’s all about money It’s all about sex It’s all about power As I read the news, this American War on Women pales in comparison … Continue reading
Who’s Greedy? (Friday)
Contentment: the antidote to greed. Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Love God … Continue reading
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Who’s Greedy? (Thursday)
I admit it–sometimes I get greedy, I want something that isn’t mine. God nudges me: You don’t trust my plan for you, my provision for you? King David’s words from Psalm 51 come to mind: Against you, Lord, and you … Continue reading
Who’s Greedy? (Wednesday)
I’m reading The Pursuit of Man by A.W. Tozer. Monday I featured greed as this week’s constructive thought; I came to this from Tozer on Tuesday: “Faith . . . shifts the inward gaze from self to God.” How appropriate. Focus on … Continue reading
Who’s Greedy? (Tuesday)
We can trace a thread of greediness through Scripture, from Eve’s temptation in Genesis to the avaricious beast of Revelation. David, a man after God’s own heart, coveted his neighbor’s wife. Even Christ’s disciples jostled for the best seats in … Continue reading
Who’s Greedy?
We hear a lot about greed. Who do you think are the biggest culprits? Greedy Wall Street executives–building their wealth on the backs of others Greedy politicians–pretending to care about the country while they stuff their own … Continue reading
Good Morning, America. And Happy Birthday.
You’re a big girl, America, all grown up. Before you were born, America, there was a period dubbed the Great Awakening–religious enthusiasm, profound conviction, joyous redemption. Revival. That’s when you were conceived. God was your Father and the Great Awakening was your … Continue reading
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