Matthew 17 Jesus took his buddies Peter, James, and John to the top of a mountain where he was changed to an exalted state. Two Old Testament greats showed up, and aRead More…
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A Memorable Excursion
I had an experience a couple of days ago I just have to tell you about. (Next week we’ll pick back up with excerpts from The Journey, my soon-to-be-released book.) So…my friend,Read More…
Those Pharisees!
Last week, I started blogging again. For the next few Thursdays, I’ll be posting snippets from my new book, “The Journey: A Traveling Companion Through the New Testament.” Today’s is based onRead More…
Golden Rules
Well, after a blogging hiatus of a few months, I’m back. I took a break to finish my book, The Journey: A Traveling Companion Through the New Testament. It’s now being printed!Read More…
Eagle Song
“Those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.”Read More…
If Jesus were to pop back onto the planet for an hour, where would he show up and why?
I started to pose this question as my blog post today, but I realized if I got a “Pharisee” response I might get mad and I’m just not in the mood. (TheRead More…
THREE QUOTES
Quote #1– “Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch,Read More…
INGATHERING
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been harvesting. Gathering in. Not really harvesting in the gardening sense, because my vegetable garden was a little slim this year (alas), but figuratively. I’veRead More…
WEIGHING IN ON THE NEWS
The news drives me crazy. So much of it is opinion. No wonder this is a called the “post-truth” era. Opinions are not the same as truth. People have been lining upRead More…
PANORAMIC LENS
I’ve been reading Howard Zinn’s “A People’s History of the United States,” which is from the viewpoint of the “conquered,” the working class, etc. I’m currently taking a class on the historyRead More…