Above: The Baptism of Christ, Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto (1518-1594) —————– Matthew 3:13-17 —  Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for […]
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A modern way of dealing with guilt: JOLLY OLD SIGMUND FREUD  By Anna Russel I went to my psychiatrist to be psychoanalyzed To find out why I killed the cat and blacked my husband’s eyes. He laid me on a downy couch to see what he could find And here’s what he dredged up from
3400) If We Say We Have No Sin… Read More »
   Sometimes when faced with tragedy or trouble we comfort ourselves by saying, “Oh well, it could have been worse;” or, “At least it is not as bad as what happened to that family down the street;” or, we may say, “Being in the hospital was tough, but I saw there a lot of
3399) The Last Word Read More »
   My wife and I are on our congregation’s Prayer Team. Each week we receive an email containing many prayer requests for the needs and concerns of our members and their loved ones. We also receive briefer emails during the week of urgent requests, often accompanied by news of an accident, health crisis, or
3398) The Rumble of Panic Underneath Everything Read More »
  ————————————-    There are not many words today, but lots of music from a variety of sources and types.    Here is a song of gratitude, and a real day-brightener, by South African performer The Kiffness. I had not heard of him until yesterday, but I like the message of this song
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    I always enjoyed my English Literature classes in high school and college, though I cannot remember many of the details. One detail I do remember, however, is that I really liked the poetry of Ogden Nash (1902-1971). He was always creative, usually funny, often off-the-wall silly, sometimes wise, and could, at times, be all
3396) ‘Prepoceros’ and Profound Read More »
   “Do you want to change the world? Sponsor a child.” That was the headline of a Christianity Today article several years ago about Compassion International’s child sponsorship program.     When I read that story I was encouraged, and, a bit relieved. Our family sponsored a child, and I had often recommended child sponsorship
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From chapter 16 in THE IMITATION OF CHRIST by Thomas a Kempis  (1380-1471)    Whatever I can desire or imagine for my own comfort I look for not here, but in the hereafter.  For if I alone should have all the world’s comforts and could enjoy all its delights, it is certain that they
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    Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a Minnesota based Christian organization that provides healthy meals for children around the world. Meals are packaged by volunteers, and all food costs and expenses are paid by donors. This year they will pack and ship over 400 million meals.     FMSC began their work in 1987. One
3393) Full Circle Read More »
    When was the last time you said, “There’s nothing on TV tonight”?     At our house we have Dish Satellite TV (300+ channels), Netflix (5,000 movies), Amazon Prime (20,000 movies, tens of thousands more to rent, and 3,000 television series), and the internet (and its endless opportunities to go down one rabbit hole after
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