It is very important to listen to what a person says in the final months, days and hours of one’s life. It can tell us a great deal about that person. But if we cannot actually hear what a person says, if we are not in his or...
Read MoreImagine if you will, that you took a copy of the morning newspaper, turned it upside down and then tried to read and make sense of it. This example actually comes from the French philosopher Simone Weil when she attempted to...
Read More“By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days.” (Hebrews 11:30) This verse from the Letter to the Hebrews refers to the well-known Old Testament story of the fall of the walls of Jericho....
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As these winter months drag to a close, many of us have become familiar with, or been reminded of,...
Read More“Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness.” (Matthew 9:35) I heard someone say recently that the...
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