Does God Have Whiskers?

December 14, 2013

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7) Last night Mary and I joined our son and his family for an advent hymn sing.  We were all attending a new church for this experience, […]

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“What’s He Doing There?”

December 6, 2013

Desmond is our three-year-old grandson.  He is everything a three-year-old boy should be.  I experienced the unconstrained reality of this over the extended Thanksgiving weekend.  Particularly when Desmond and his four-year-old cousin, Graham, are together.  Rough and tumble doesn’t quite cover it. With both of these young men I’ve observed a growing fascination with super-heroes […]

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Nothing But Leaves – Part 4

November 22, 2013

On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.  And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves… (Mark 11:12-13a) Have you looked closely at those little stickers that cling to […]

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Nothing But Leaves – Part 3

November 19, 2013

On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.  And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves… (Mark 11:12-13a) Authentic and humble followers of Jesus bear fruit.  We do this […]

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Nothing But Leaves – Part 2

November 8, 2013

On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.  And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves… (Mark 11:12-13a) Without a kiss good-bye, Karen had to cope with the loss […]

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Nothing But Leaves – Part I

November 1, 2013

On the following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry.  And seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves… (Mark 11:12-13a) Nothing but leaves.  No figs. Shade, but no nourishment.  Comfort […]

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Who?

October 25, 2013

As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” (John 9:1-2) Who? Who sinned? The question raised by the disciples in John 9 exposes a flawed and dangerous perspective of God.  It challenges the powerful concept of a sovereign God and […]

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Picture Perfect

October 18, 2013

  “he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him.” Isaiah 53:2b These prophetic words constructed by the prophet Isaiah are scandalous.  As God breathed into the soul of Isaiah these words become the projection of a father declaring that someday the son that […]

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78% – Then Jesus

October 4, 2013

Several years ago I downloaded a great iPhone app that was written by my good friend, James H. Price.  The app is simply and descriptively titled, “ReadingPlan.”  The intended purpose is to create a strategy for reading through various biblical passages in some orderly and defined way.  It’s been a fantastic tool for me – […]

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“I Think When I Get My Black Cape…”

September 20, 2013

Graham Marc Wolgemuth is my grandson.  As a special gift from our Heavenly Father, his birthday falls on the same day as my father, his great-grandfather.  Graham will meet Sam some day. As Graham approaches his fourth birthday, I marvel at what moves in his heart and mind.  Although Graham has never seen any of […]

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