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Category: Thoughts

  • Joel 2

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    This whole passage is striking. I was just particularly struck by verse 14 Who knows? He may turn and have pity and leave behind a blessing— grain offerings and drink offerings for the LORD your God. The blessing hoped for caught me off guard.

  • Truth Lies in Paradox

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    I’m in the midst of a quick reread of The Universe Next Door by James W. Sire. I’d read this worldviews catalog for a worldviews class a few years ago at Messiah College. I appreciate the way Sire traces the way different worldviews flow into and out of each other both historically and philosophically. The…

  • No Turning Back

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    I just wrapped up a reading of a prepublication draft of No Turning Back. You should read it (I’ll loan you my copy or you might be able to get one from BICWM). Think “Blessed Be Your Name” with skin on. The book tells the story of the Zook children. Four of them went to…

  • Seussical

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    Waynesboro High School did an excellent job of putting on the show. The fun story was complemented by lively costuming and great delivery. My brothers, excuse my bias, were outstanding. One of the stories weaving through the musical was one of Gertrude (a bird self conscious about the plainness of her tail) and her love…

  • Spring Cleaning

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    I feel like my life is a big, unfinished cleaning project. At its start everrything was pulled out. Nothing was put back into place without careful thought. Piles were gone through; things were given their proper place. Gold was treasured. Trash was trashed, and clay pots were put to good use. Then somewhere along the…