This is what I'm thinking about today,,,
"Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written." John 21:25 After I posted the overview of the Old Testament a couple of people asked if I would do something similar... Continue Reading →
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light... Continue Reading →
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. I have a dream that one day...the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able... Continue Reading →
"Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start." Nido Qubein There are lots of different traditions related to ringing in the New Year. For my family when I was young, it was snack foods at 11:00PM then a 30 second countdown to midnight followed by wishing each other... Continue Reading →
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6 “If man had his way, the plan of redemption would be an endless and bloody conflict. In... Continue Reading →
Battleship USS Arizona aflame in Pearl Harbor “Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." President Franklin Delano Roosevelt On December 7th, 1941 at 7:55 AM Hawaii Standard time, the first wave of... Continue Reading →
“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.” Mother Teresa In the 1980s, the Christian community to which I belonged used to tell the story of someone throwing starfish into the... Continue Reading →
“History is a jangle of accidents, blunders, surprises and absurdities, and so is our knowledge of it, but if we are to report it at all we must impose some order upon it.” Henry Steele Commager, American historian Someone I know likes to quote "history is written by the victors". The phrase is pretty commonly... Continue Reading →
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