http://Godspeacefulsmithy.com This is a meditation about Jonah. Another of my favorite Old Testament stories is about the prophet Jonah. Some might find it difficult to swallow, (pun intended). When it comes to genre, this story is pure Farce! From start to finish it is extreme exaggeration. Nineveh is the worst of cities. Jonah is the […]
The Story of Cain and Able has fascinated me for years. I realize many people believe all of the Bible is literally true. A more reasonable approach is to believe the Bible provides us with truth with many different kinds of writing. The fancy seminary word for this is “genre.” The Bible does have some
The Story of David and Goliath is one of everyone’s favorite. I Samuel Chapter 17 contains the exciting account of David’s battle with the Philistine Giant Goliath. While some of the more fantastic stories of the Bible calls us to stretch our imagination and/or our credibility, the events described in the story of David and
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Once upon a summers dream . Once upon a summer’s dream I watched a butterfly It’s wings were bright and beautiful A delight before my eyes When suddenly it crashed and burned I came to realize That butterflies in dreams surprise With meaning that describes The fragile state of beauty That wings with in and
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Fishers of Men is a key idea that has struck me from childhood. In some ways this seems like a strange idea. How would these fishermen transfer their skill set to become evangelists? Coach McCarthy helps us understand. I actively participated in several Promise Keeper events during the ‘90s. The Coach was an integral part
Money Changers in the Temple is a striking story. Aside from verbal attacks at religious leaders this is the only example of Jesus getting physically angry. So what is going on here. Notice it is the tables of the money changes that have upset Him. He isn’t directly attacking those selling animals for sacrifice. Most
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The Fruit of the Spirit is an image St. Paul uses this image from everyday life. We all can relate to the idea of forest, good Looking and taste food! In English we really only have the one word. The New Testament, common Greek helps us understand Love in this context. It’s not sexual Eros.
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This is a poem about Cultural Appropriation. It seems to me a silly complaint. I hope you enjoy the poem Of all the wok concerns of late I understand not misappropriate Okay let’s lose the racist names For teams or mascots of the same Holy things should not be used Regardless of faith do not
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The Parable of the Sower is one of the more familiar parables. There have been thousands of sermons about it. I will take a somewhat different approach than is usual. First the scripture. There is an old proverbial story about the settling of the west. A shoe company in Chicago sent a traveling salesman into
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Here we are on How to understand people Part 7: HANDS ACTIVITIES.If you have been following through the 6 five articles you must really be interested. Thank you. If this is your first article by now you know that you have jumped into the middle of something. That’s ok if you want to plow
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