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Month: September 2016

Strong Personalities

Strong Personalities

Over the last 35 years I have had the chance to meet a lot of Christians. Some were ok, some were sweet, some were interesting, some absolutely adorable and then there were a few that were just NOT my cup of tea! After going through that essential “know it all” seminary phase, I really began to dislike legalistic and dogmatic people, even though people like Isaiah and Ezekiel were that mindset to a “T.” As a matter of fact, some…

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I know it’s not Christmas

I know it’s not Christmas

When I was a kid we used to make fun of some of the Christmas songs that were sung. One of them was Good King Wenceslas” and our favorite phrase was “Good king Wenceslas looked out on his feet uneven!” For some reason that song has stuck with me and I find myself singing it from time to time, smiling when I do. It wasn’t until years later I found out about the man himself. Although Wenceslas was, during his…

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Biblical Differentiators

Biblical Differentiators

The Bible is the most famous book of all time and it continues to be the bestselling book of all time. It is classically a Hebrew text. The 39 (Old Testament) books recount God’s interaction with a race called to be the “Priests among the nations.” The 22 New Testament books were also authored by Jewish believers, but many were written in Greek. There are more copies of the Old and New testament texts than any other historical and sacred…

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Aren’t there religious writings out there?

Aren’t there religious writings out there?

Over the last 269 days I have often quoted the Bible to you as the basis of my reasoning. While it is an essential part of Christianity there are also many other books that presume a proper philosophical way of life. What I would like to do today is give you an overview of other “sacred” manuscripts treasured by religions in the world so my thoughts can be placed into context. Without some sort of context then my use of…

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Succession

Succession

As one reaches my present stage of life, I am sure it is not uncommon for that person to wonder what should be done with what you have begun – and question its overall worth. What is probably the hardest part is identifying what is or would be of value to others, not just what I personally would enjoy or find significance. Thinking about things like that makes you realize each person possesses different standards, ideals and beliefs which will…

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Sweet Bean

Sweet Bean

Last night I watched a move called “Sweet Bean,” a Japanese production that was not fast paced nor did it sport quick and verbose dialogue. It required you to slow down and become involved in the feelings and emotions of the three characters. It caused me to question and try to reason through why people are born into more or less privilege – why some are abused and taken advantage of because of stigmas that are assigned to various disorders…

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