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Some People Don’t Count
You can tell a lot about a culture and the powers who rule it by the people it doesn’t count. When Jesus fed the 5000, the gospel writer notes that 5000 is the number of men. Matthew ends his account with this verse: “The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides …[ read more ]
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Abandon the Culture Wars, In the Name of Jesus
What is your life worth to you? to someone else? The value of one human rises and falls through the ages depending on the market for flesh and soul. In ancient times, life was cheap. One marauding tribe slaughtered another. Captive women and children were sold as slaves. Disposable, interchangeable, discounted when damaged. Every day, …[ read more ]
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There Should Be More Weeping
It’s not a political issue for me – really. Whatever that means. It’s a source of unspeakable sadness. To appreciate my perspective, understand I came up through the sixties, seventies, eighties, and nineties. I was there for the dawning of the age of Aquarius when all the long- haired, tie-dyed promises of the future came …[ read more ]
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There Should Be More Weeping
It’s not a political issue for me – really. Whatever that means. It’s a source of unspeakable sadness. To appreciate how I feel, you must know that I’ve grown up through the sixties, seventies, eighties, and nineties. I was there for the dawning of the age of Aquarius when all the long- haired, tie-dyed promises …[ read more ]