Christmas is over and the New Year approaches. We find ourselves surrounded with year-in-review lists – biggest news headlines, blockbuster movies, celebrity passings and remembrances. Especially fun are the lists for predictions in the New Year and a look back to the prediction results of the prior year. As I ponder 2014, I see the…
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Happy Holidays?
I look forward to the holidays, a time that I gather with friends and family for festive meals and a celebration of God’s goodness. We enjoy our time together, sharing the spread that my mom has typically put together (and an obligatory walk before our pie). No, it's not perfect. I’ve brought my own angst and…
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For you
“The pig, because it divides the hoof but does not chew the cud, it is unclean for you.” Deuteronomy 14:8 For you. Those two little words add tension. There are instructions in Torah that set the Jewish people apart from their neighbors. They dress differently, eat differently, and worship differently. Is a pig inherently bad? I…
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Let’s Play
God built into His creation the ability to play. We see this especially in babies. Learning occurs while they play. Lion cubs hone their hunting skills through interacting with siblings. Our own children learn to speak and begin to discover the world through play. Clearly, there is a design for this. But is it only…
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