Posts by Deane
Unexpected Side Effects
Did Jesus get tired? We know that God the Father neither slumbers nor sleeps (Psalm 121:4), but did Jesus as the Son of God and the Son of Man suffer physical fatigue? In John’s account of the Samaritan woman at the well, we read about her “happenstantial” meeting with Jesus. …
Read MoreThe Meeting of Opposites
Understanding the complex character of God is one of the believer’s big challenges. The God of the Old Testament seems harsh and unyielding in contrast to the New Testament God of love and grace. This has created such dissonance that many people prefer placing their study focus on the New…
Read MoreWhat’s In Your Hands?
Luke 9:12-17 records Jesus feeding 5000 men with five loaves of bread and two fish. The result was that all ate, everyone was satisfied, and the disciples picked up 12 baskets of broken pieces leftover. Luke didn’t give much detail about the precise way Jesus did this except to say,…
Read MoreSpace Available
Growing families often move residences one or more times to find the additional space they require. A larger house generally means more bedrooms and baths, more storage, and more kitchen cabinets. There is something very gratifying about moving from cramped conditions into what feels so much more spacious. But the…
Read MoreThe Mystique of Being Unconventional
Artists are often thought to be a little peculiar, so in college I took advantage of being an Art Major to be unconventional. My clothes were splashed with my current projects: pottery mud, paint, or ink, and sometimes blood from the slip of an X-Acto knife. I generally wore the…
Read MoreDemanded or Freely Given
Have you ever had the experience of offering to do something nice for someone who instead of thanking you, immediately began making demands regarding the gift? An offer of service might be given a hard deadline along with strict performance requirements. An invitation to a meal could lead to the…
Read MoreUnattractive Package
When our grandson was six, he wanted to gift and wrap his own Christmas presents. Many of his gifts came from his collection of “treasures” that ranged from snail shells, to ordinary small rocks, to weathered glass fragments. His unique wrapping method consisted of half a roll of wrapping paper,…
Read MoreDeconstructing the Lie
Most of us are very familiar with the account of the Fall of Man where Eve was deceived by the serpent into eating forbidden fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. It is tempting to judge her harshly for so easily believing the words of the…
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