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Questions Without Answers
Good evening, Beloved Readers. Ever had a question that nagged at you? A question that demanded an answer, and like now? Yet in all your searching, you find there’s no answer? Welcome to tonight’s post. Tonight, I’m talking about questions … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, community, daily living, growth, heretics/heretical thinking, life, mysticism, religion, spirituality, thoughts
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In the Interim
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, church, growth, life, thoughts
Tagged crucifixion, Holy Saturday, Jesus, Pharisees, Pilate
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Life Is… (Lent 2024 Version)
Life is bittersweet, and bittersweetness is greatly to be preferred to pure sweetness. In the classic iconography of Heaven, everyone is 33 years old, everyone looks the same, and everything is oddly dead, like plastic flower on a grave. In … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, daily living, death, growth, life, religion, social media, spirituality, thoughts
Tagged Don Cupitt, Lenten Season 2024, life, thoughts
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No Easy Road (Lent 2024 Version)
I don’t feel no ways tiredI’ve come too far from where I started fromNobody told me that the road would be easyI don’t believe He brought me this far to leave me From “I Don’t Feel Noways Tired” by Rev. … Continue reading
A Message to “The Chosen”
In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a … Continue reading
What Forgiveness And Healing Are
Scripture reference: Mark 2:1-17 (Jesus healing the paralyzed man, and the calling of Levi. Hello Beloved Readers! I hope all is well where you are. We’ve been hit with heavy rain this past week and are looking possibly to some … Continue reading
Posted in daily living, encouragement, growth, health and healing, life, spirituality, thoughts
Tagged forgiveness, Gospel of Mark, healing, Jesus, Levi, Pharisees, thoughts
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What Forgiveness and Healing Ain’t
Today is the First Sunday of 2024, the First Sunday after Epiphany. I hope the new year has been good for you. This past week was hard since it’s the first anniversary of our son Carrington’s death. Crystal and I … Continue reading
Posted in daily living, encouragement, growth, health and healing, life, relationships, spirituality, thoughts
Tagged Epiphany, forgiveness, healing, life, thoughts
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Forgiveness and Healing for 2024
But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Child, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, daily living, encouragement, growth, health and healing, spirituality, thoughts
Tagged 2024, Book of Isaiah, forgiveness, Gospel of Mark, healing, New Year’s Day
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Killing The Messenger
For this reason I send you prophets, sages, and scribes, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town, so that upon you may come all the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, growth, history, life, religion, social media, society, spirituality, thoughts
Tagged Gospel of Matthew, Jesus Christ, Malcolm X, social media, Stephen
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Light and Joy at Advent
There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He … Continue reading