Fighting the Reflection

robin singing

For the past week, a robin has been attacking our sliding glass door from sun-up to sundown with very few breaks. Obviously, it’s mating season and he must defend his territory against the bird coming at him through the glass who is as tireless and persistent as he.  I’ve tried…

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The Get-Out-of-Jail Free Card

get out of jail card from a monopoly game on top of a folded u.s. flag. A wooden gavel is in the background

Anyone who has played the game of Monopoly knows the value of having a Get-Out-of-Jail Free card.  While a bad roll of the dice can suddenly land a player in jail, presenting this special card allows the holder to continue the game instead of languishing in lost turns while the…

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Let There Be Light

sun rising over a lake

Light and dark are not just opposites, they mark the beginning of time when God launched creation with the heavens and the earth.  Because darkness reigned over the earth, God said, “’Let there be light,’ and there was light.  God saw that the light was good, and He separated the…

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How Pedigree Inoculates Against Responsibility

man with bandage on arm covering inoculation site

In the days of Jeremiah following the first wave of Jewish deportation to Babylon, the remaining Israelites in Jerusalem were admonished by the prophet to obey the Law of the Lord and turn from their evil ways.  God spoke clearly through Jeremiah about the coming disasters of sword, famine, plague,…

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“All” is Hard

Statue of Jesus Christ in Cusco, Peru with arms outstretched

Jesus was a fly in the religious ointment of the Pharisees and teachers of the Law.  As hard as they tried, they could not trap Him or prove Him wrong in anything He said.  So, the week of His crucifixion when Jesus was in the temple being bombarded by these…

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The Mystery of Wisdom

red-pill

In the 1999 movie, “The Matrix,” Morpheus speaks to Neo who is searching for answers.  “The Matrix is everywhere.  It is all around us. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth  —  that you were born into a prison for…

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Who’s In Charge?

rushing commuters

My seventh-grade class was unusual in that the principal of the school was also our homeroom teacher.  He commanded great respect, but when he was out of the classroom attending to school business, the class erupted into a free-for-all.  Occasionally we would get so loud that a teacher from another…

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What the Word Reveals

man opening curtain to reveal bright sunlight streaming through trees

Scripture consists of God’s inspired communication to man that reveals His heart and includes His Law so that we will know how we are to live.  Psalm 119:89 explains scripture’s unchanging nature, “Your Word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.”  The authorship of this Psalm is…

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