“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Easter hope for the Persecuted Church
Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in […]
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Witness to this
Since February 18, I’ve been highlighting the Persecuted Church and those who are martyred for their faith. But “martyr” means witness, and those that suffer do so as a testimony of their God. Today more than any other day Christians everywhere are witnesses to what Christ has done for us. The suffering of Christ […]
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It’s technically still Christmas, y’all
On the fourth day of Christmas, my Facebook feed is filled with pictures and happy statuses of people who have swept away their Christmas decorations and kicked their trees to the curb. These are also, not coincidentally, the same people who put up their trees two days after Halloween. I get it. If I’d […]
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Ready or not
Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And heav’n and nature sing, Advent is the season in the Church calendar when Christians prepare their hearts to receive their King. December (well, really starting in November) is the time when we prepare for the […]
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The darkest day
Today is the darkest day of the year — or the shortest anyway. Beyond the astronomical event, it seems like a very dark time in our country and around the world. Our natural instinct is to shut out the darkness. We hole up in our well-lit homes, ignoring the darkness in the world by focusing on […]
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The good thing about what Victoria Osteen said
In case you missed it, Victoria Osteen, wife of Joel Osteen, has stunned Christendom with … well, I’ll let you listen to her pronouncement. Amen, Bill. Amen. Here’s a transcript if you can’t watch the video: “I just want to encourage every one of us to realize when we obey God, we’re […]
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Mixed messages
I’ve become something of a podcast junkie lately, and recently my sister turned me on to Hardcore History. (Thanks, sis!) If you’re at all interested in history, you should check it out. The host, Dan Carlin, says he’s not a historian but a history fan. As such, he puts together shows of varied topics that […]
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Happy Easter, EVERYBODY
This year, the Julian calendar used by the Western Church and the Gregorian calendar used by the Eastern Church coincide, so it’s everyone’s Easter Sunday. This includes our Coptic brothers and sister, who use their own calendar system. So many calendars. Despite our calenderic (new word!) differences, we all calculate when Easter falls based on […]
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Fine Arts Friday: Telling THE story
One of the purposes of art is to tell a story. The story of Jesus, particularly his death and resurrection, has been told in art again and again. In painting, drama, song, and literature, we tell over and over again the gospel — that Christ died for our sins and rose again that we […]
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Be smarter
Tuesday morning was the first of four total lunar eclipses that will occur over the next 18 months. The total lunar eclipse is often called a blood moon because. . . science. Something about the light spectrum (explanation here, scroll down a bit). Why is the sky blue and all that jazz. Apparently, some Christian […]
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