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What would make God happy? What would cause our Creator to be supremely contented with a big smile, folded arms, nodding head, and misty eyes gazing on those created in God’s...
Read MoreIf you, like me, dedicate your early morning to prayer and meditation, then you are reading this less than twenty-four hours after exiting your place of Sunday sabbath worship. I often...
Read MoreThe Gospel of John is more interested in revealing the identity of Jesus than in telling miracle stories. While extraordinary events occur in John’s telling of Jesus’ story, the primary focus...
Read MoreThe guests are present. The wine supply has been depleted. After a mother-and-son conversation, the six water jars, standing empty and ready for religious rituals, are filled with water. When they...
Read More“They have no wine.” I smile when I read this verse in John’s story of Jesus and his mother at a wedding. In a very motherly voice, Mary tells her son,...
Read MoreThe language of “common good” seems missing these days. Public servants, servant leaders, and persons working for the good of the whole seem to be in short supply. Paul uses an...
Read MoreWe welcome the light. In 1974, a scientist discovered an ancient burial chamber in Newgrange, Ireland, that has a particular attachment to the Winter Solstice, the day after the longest night...
Read MoreRead this passage again. And then once more, slower this time. Let these words sink into your bones. This is praise. If you need an attitude adjustment today, these verses can...
Read MoreHave you ever had one of those days when everything worked together? The kids ate their breakfast. The car started. You arrived to work early, and you remembered to pack your...
Read MoreWeheia, the word used for “open” in the Hawaiian text of Luke, has an interesting range of meanings: open, untie, undo, loosen, unlock, take off (as clothes). So we can consider...
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