Sometimes… When caught in the rush of all that we cannot grasp or change, We sense what it means to live in the moment One breath at a time In the strength and weakness that has been given to us… Without having to see or to know, Or to understand all that is going on […]
Today is Yom Kippur. An article in the Washing Post describes what it means this year as a nation recognizes its sins, in the presence of its enemies. Also known as The Day of Atonement, this is a day of national repentance with a view toward national forgiveness and deliverance. I’ve often been moved by […]
In our last post we used a “dog shoots hunter” news piece to talk about how God shows mercy for unintentional wrongs. But there are other examples of animals who are put down and destroyed after having aggressively attacked a child, stranger or owner. A UK paper tells the sad story of a woman who […]
Don’t know whether you caught the French news piece a couple of days ago about the young hunting dog that playfully jumped on its owner in a show of affection. A paw caught the trigger of the deer hunter’s, gun, resulting in the loss of a hand. The victim later blamed himself for not having […]
In our last conversation we talked about whether it is helpful to compare and contrast what the Bible says about Samson and Jesus. I raised the issue because I’ve been thinking about the way New Testament authors see Jesus in the Old Testament; whether we should see parallels only when the New Testament tells us […]
