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Fresh Commitment

  It’s spring! Announced by the calendar and affirmed by the yellow blush of forsythia. A fresh season, unmussed and unmuddled. Yippee!   Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 (NIV) There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the … Continue reading

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Faithless Complaints

  For Lent, I’m studying the book of Exodus. Funny how the complaints of the Israelites sound a lot like complaints I hear about the coronavirus.   “The leaders are clueless.” “How can we be expected to make do?” “We’re … Continue reading

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Fearless Captive

We interrupt our COVID-19 worries to celebrate St. Patrick. A bit of fifth-century history: As a youth, Patrick was taken from his Christian home in Britain by Irish raiders. He spent six years as a slave in Ireland before escaping. … Continue reading

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Foreseen Consequences

  Minds wiser than mine have canceled events, closed schools and restricted travel–allĀ  in an effort to slow down a virus. Will it work?   Hope so! I have some doubts I fear it won’t Even if these actions succeed, … Continue reading

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Safe Contact

Events canceled. Schools closed. Personal contact restricted. Scary stuff. Fear not. You can reach out to God, anytime, anywhere. Cry in His arms, shout in His face, whisper in His ear, grab His hand. No need to keep your distance; … Continue reading

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Safe from Pestilence

  Coronavirus in China. Locusts in East Africa. These twin disasters bring to mind the plagues in the book of Exodus. Both have the attention of the United Nations.   Regarding the virus, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the … Continue reading

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