We tend to believe what we see, right? When I was growing up, and maybe this is also accurate for you, I was told, "Believe half of what you hear; believe what you can see." After all, it's one thing to question what someone else claims to have experienced, but it's really hard to argue… Continue reading When Seeing Isn’t Believing
I promise I'm not a hoarder. Okay, maybe slightly, but I promise you won't see me in a documentary about hoarding. I'll be the first to admit that I get too emotionally attached to things, often things of little monetary worth, but of great emotional value. A few months back, my mother was cleaning out… Continue reading Advent: Passing It On
On my way to work last week, I encountered something unexpected: snow flurries! Now friends of mine who live in Colorado and New Hampshire have already had snow this season, but here in the Ohio River Valley, it's unusual to have snow flurries before December 1. Not unheard of, just unusual. Combine those flurries with… Continue reading Surprised by Christmas
Today is the beginning of Advent, the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. Maybe for you, Advent isn't something you observe, you're just doing regular ol' Christmas things. For others, Advent is serious stuff: the beginning of a new Church year, etc. I tend to fall in between. For me, Advent offers a chance to… Continue reading Advent: In the Beginning
1 Thessalonians 5:22 says “Abstain from all appearance of evil.” (KJV). I think this verse is perhaps one of the most misunderstood and misused verses in all of the Bible. It’s right up there with “Do not judge” and “Money is the root of all evil”, both of which are incomplete and inaccurate statements. If… Continue reading Avoiding the Appearance of Evil?
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