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Why I Quit Going to Church
Originally posted on Intermission:
? During the past few years, Sharon and I have visited numerous churches. We were counting just the other day and realized we have been to at least two each of Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist, Assembly of God, Catholic, and non-denominational, in addition to countless Baptist churches. However, for the last two…Verseless New Testament: 1 Corinthians (Part 2)
Also, brothers, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual men, but as fleshy, as to infants in Christ. I gave you milk to drink, not food, for you were not able to eat it. But now you are still not able to eat, for you are still fleshy. For whereas among you […]
Verseless New Testament: 1 Corinthians (Part 1)
This is a translation from the Greek. It is not meant to be a “new translation,” but to encourage those who have chosen to live as disciples of Jesus Christ, that they will also study the text, and do their own “translations” from studying the text in the Koine Greek. I can testify that reading and studying […]
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Tag Archives: love
dreams of love
she’s a bit stiff around the edges….a bit pale, pasty, and tender…but I love her. her aroma sets her apart from the others. when I walk by, I cannot but stop and stare. she’s a looker, that’s for sure. sure, she’s … Continue reading
Pardon my astonishment
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his folly. Proverbs 26:11 pardon my astonishment, but it never ceases to amaze me…when a woman I have known well…who, in her flowering youth, speaks boldly about what she … Continue reading
A New Year in The Middle Ages
I resolve, within the hours remaining before the big hand and the little hand are both on the twelve, to (1) be soberly considering a theme for the New Year (2) be engrossed in some sort of activity that appears … Continue reading
the master of the mirror?
are you living a life to touch the hearts of others, to bring compassion to the downtrodden, or are you living like you are looking in the mirror, in love with the image? where has selfless love gone? where is … Continue reading
who else?
who else out there loves After Valentine’s Day Sales? is there any other time when delicious chocolates, wrapped in pretty red and pink, offer such a tempting winter feast? I think not. consider how regulated exquisite chocolate merchandise is during normal … Continue reading
a microsecond of time…
….you enter. And, everything changes. The world outside changes. The world inside changes. Time passes without your knowledge. You watch clips of randomly passing lives- …the old lady who can’t quite keep her teeth in…the old man with sagging pants … Continue reading
global cooling…a love story
this is the year of March. the month when, with all my hopes…piled like a snowdrift against the roof of the house, the world of white flying spectacular finally ends…and the corresponding frigidness of a multitude thaws….or at least heads … Continue reading
Mister Congeniality
i have never won an award for candor, comedy, or confusion…but i am sure that my followers might consider me for a “Mister Congeniality” award. Or, maybe not. You see, trying to live a life as a disciple of Jesus … Continue reading
your white flowers wait for you
To my unknown love, wherever she is your white flowers wait for you among common leaves. did you know they would be there for you beneath the wild awakening trees? my boots hurt my feet while walking … Continue reading
flowers dying before their days are done
three people i knew died recently- two younger than me, one a year older. one woman i remember as a teenager, the thin little girl with coal black eyes, a few years behind me in school- vibrant, vivacious, the very picture … Continue reading
