There are many ways to evangelize. Sometimes, it is going out of our comfort zone and approaching people who we believe may be receptive to hearing about the Good News. Other times, our best approach may be to demonstrate a…
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The last several weeks have given Janet and me a unique set of challenges. We are healthy, well mostly, but we both have little physical things that are annoyances and I have been mindful of praying for healing whenever I…
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Almost twenty five years ago, I started my advanced education at seminary when I was 47 years old. I was very interested in learning the original languages of the Bible, primarily Hebrew and Greek (I didn’t study Aramaic). I chose…
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Our oldest daughter, Kristin, turned 49 earlier this week - and that’s difficult to believe. It seems like yesterday that she was born at Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital in downtown Chicago. I also won’t ever forget what it felt like…
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I’ve been teaching in the psalms the last month or so and as you probably know, the psalms are divided into five different sections - representing the five books of the Penteteuch written by Moses. We are currently in the…
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Today, June 20, 2024, is the first day of summer for the earth’s northern hemisphere. In fact, it arrived at 4:51 p.m. eastern time this afternoon! Usually, we don’t celebrate the summer solstice until June 21st and the winter solstice…
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Today is Father’s Day, 2024. Since the death of Janet’s father 11 years ago, I have assumed the role of the patriarch of the family. Nothing brings that more into focus than our Father’s Day celebration each year. And while…
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Our home based Bible study group has started going through the 5th book of the Psalms. Most people don’t realize that there are 150 psalms, divided into five separate books that roughy correlate with the Pentateuch. These are the first…
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Earlier this week, we witnessed the first manned liftoff of Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft, destined to transport two astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for about ten days before they are scheduled to return to earth. This launch was…
As we get older, and in an effort to stay sharp, Janet and I have been working on jigsaw puzzles on our kitchen table. When each of us had our annual Medicare cognitive exams, we both passed with flying colors…
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