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The Modern Dangers of Mob Rule

In Roman times, when Jesus walked among us, it was customary at Passover for the Roman government to allow the crowd to free one prisoner. When the people were given the choice between freeing Barabbas, a “notorious criminal” and freeing Jesus, incited by the high priests, the crowd chose Barabbas. Thus the wisdom of mob …[ read more ]

Taking the Long Way in a Shortcut World

So, you know I work in the fitness center at the Y (God’s still laughing at that one). I’ve lost over twenty pounds in the process and was enjoying the loose fit of my sweat pants until I had an unfortunate encounter with a recumbent bike and pantsed myself before a shocked room full of …[ read more ]

Auntie Em! Auntie Em!

I have been a nervous wreck lately. I know, I know. When you visit the blog I seem so centered, so calm, sort of, Zen with a Jesus twist but if you know me in real life you know my prayer cloth is looking a bit frayed around the edges where I keep worrying God …[ read more ]

Jesus Was a Disappointment

Recently a friend told me, “I used to think you were so together and perfect. I was just in awe of you.” “And now?” I asked with not a little trepidation. “Oh, now I know that a lot of the time, you’re just as messy and clueless as the rest of us.” Yes! I thought …[ read more ]

Robbed!

On Sunday, millions of television viewers witnessed a robbery. A popular rap star robbed a teen-age singer of her moment to shine. Taylor Swift was awarded a VMA award and Kanye West, indignant that Beyonce did not win the award, rudely interrupted Taylor’s acceptance speech and robbed her of her moment to enjoy her victory. …[ read more ]