When he was a child, a friend of mine whose Jewish parents and he were on an elevator with an African-American man said, “Look Mommy, a Schvartzer!” which is a pejorative term, in the category of the “N word.” His mom shushed and rushed him off the elevator at the next floor. Kids don’t know …
Countdown to Black Friday
Halloween wasn’t even over when I received my first “Countdown to Black Friday” notice from all manner of insidious sources. Since I hide my darker side from public view fairly well, you might think I’m a pretty nice person, but I confess to a flood of peeved thoughts, none of which involved anything that would …
Being More or Less Like Jesus
The other day I asked someone if he was a Christian. “More or less,” he replied. I asked him if it was more “more” or more “less.” He admitted he was more less than more more. I am trying to be more, more like Jesus. My guess is that you are too. So, what does that …
The Vegetable Garden Church (A Yelp Post)
“I grew up in a Candy Store Church where we consumed spiritual candy to obesity and competed with other churches of similar ilk. For sure, there were many things at my CSC that commended itself, but I found that we were only growing in girth and not so much in God. My fondness for sweets …
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How to avoid dying before you’re supposed to (Part 3 of 3)
“Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.” Proverbs 19:2 (NLT) So this is my final piece on King Josiah’s unnecessary and premature demise (2 Chronicles 35:20-25). It might interest you to know that Judah never again had a righteous king. From Josiah’s death onwards, the nation went down the tubes. His unwise decision …
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