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Saturday’s Saying
Post Views = 2438“Avoid dividing the world into “us” and “them.” If you do, you will harden your heart. There are not two worlds, one in God’s hands and the other one not. There are not two species of people either, one totally under God’s rule and the other completely outside of it.” (Christoph Friedrich…
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Thursday’s Thankfulness
Post Views = 2255 Psalm 42:7-8 (The Voice) 7 In the roar of Your waterfalls, ancient depths surge, calling out to the deep. All Your waves break over me; am I drowning? 8 Yet in the light of day, the Eternal shows me His love. When night settles in and all is dark, He keeps me company—…
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You’ve heard it said….
Post Views = 2354 I’ve heard it said: Christians need to be more aggressive, standing up for the truth, fighting for it. I’ve heard it said: the only way to change things is through violence. Attack the enemy, with words or guns or legislation. Don’t back down. An eye for an eye. I’ve heard it…
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A Bright Darkness
Post Views = 2487 There is in God (some say), a deep, but dazzling darkness.[1] Enter this darkness, a darkness so bright you cannot see; a darkness that takes your breath away, swirling with colors and ribbons of light. I said to my soul, be still, and let the dark come upon you…
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Ramblings on Mercy and Justice
Post Views = 2209 Mercy and justice. Are they opposites? Does God’s justice contradict his mercy? Is he sometimes merciful and sometimes exacting of justice? Is he merciful now, but later will be full of judgment? Was he once a judging God, but now has decided to become merciful? Is he two-faced? So many questions…
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Wabi Sabi
Post Views = 3818 Wabi Sabi (wah-bee sah-bee). What a fun word! But also a word I’m trying to understand and embrace and live. Wabi sabi is a Japanese concept that is difficult for us Westerners to understand. It is a Japanese way of thought that finds beauty in the imperfect, in the impermanent, and…