A Lesson from the Life of Michelangelo: For the last two decades of his long life-he lived to be 89-Michelangelo was the chief architect for the Vatican. As suc, he was responsible for the construction of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, which would become the largest and most famous church in the world. The thing […]
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Most of my dreams are an extension of my daily thoughts, twisted by my subconscious, or the martini I had too close to bedtime, into a bizarre concoction of disjointed images. When I awaken my first thought is, “That was weird.” On occasion I will have the coherent dream, which I quickly recognize as an
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If you have been following this blog for any time at all, you know I am no fan of Donald Trump. There is not much anyone could say to him that would make me feel compelled to call them out That is, until Mariann Edgar Budde’s sermon earlier this week at the National Cathedral in
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The Lord gave Moses very specific instructions about what the people were to do on what would become New Years’ Day of the Jewish civil calendar (the first day of the seventh month of the Jewish religious calendar): “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month
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After another delayed flight and misplaced piece of luggage, we arrived home in the dark early morning hours. We were tired but, as always, glad to be home. That the trip home included airline logistical problems added a strange symmetry to our journey, but perhaps it was fitting. We don’t always know what themes will
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If you are looking for Christian history, the Isle of Man is probably not the first place that comes to mind. The Isle of Man is known as a tax haven for corporations, not a destination of spiritual pilgrimages. When we were here in 2018, we toured Viking burials, the ruins of an early Christian
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It’s easy to speculate about why the Lord in His sovereignty allows certain things to happen the way they do. Day 1 of this journey was without a doubt the worst travel day any of us have ever had in terms of the sheer quantity of things that went wrong. And here’s the thing: before
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I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. Philippians 4:12 The Apostle Paul was adaptable. That is what he is saying to
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As I’ve gotten older and deeper into the kingdom of God, I’ve become more conflicted about Memorial Day. It is not the acceptance or sometimes glorification of war we see on Memorial Day; In a fallen world war is sometimes necessary, and once one accepts that boundaries will be crossed. That is to be expected.
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I’ve always had a high view of the power of the Holy Spirit to enable Christians to live in victory over sin. There is plenty of scripture to demonstrate that those who have been born again and filled with the Holy Spirit have the power to resist sin. The Apostle Paul said that the same
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