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Ian

Our Blindings

Read: Luke 13:23-30 “For human ways are under the eyes of the Lord, and he examines all their paths.” Proverbs 5:21 (NRSVue) ‌When you read the passage (Luke 13:23-30), what did you focus on? Did you focus on Jesus’ command to enter the narrow door?…

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Happiness and Joy…or Not

Psalm 44; Isaiah 22:8b–14; James 4:4–10 ‌Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? James 4:4 NRSVue ‌…you did not look at the One who did it, nor did you see the One who planned it… Isaiah 22:11 NRSVue We…

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Perspective and Significance

Psalm 144; Ezekiel 19:10–14; 1 Peter 2:4–10 (ISV) In the fictional universe housing the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (written by Douglas Adams), there is a machine called the Total Perspective Vortex. Originally built (per the fictional universe) to provide beings a comparison of themselves…

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Hanging on by a strand

Seth Godin recently posted the following… There are three strands, present for most everyone: Power (sometimes seen as status, or the appearance of status) Safety (survival and peace of mind) Meaning (hope and the path forward) The changes in our media structure, public health and…

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How to Come Back

1 Corinthians 11:17–33 It’s almost over it seems. The time of being masked and constrained nears its end. On the other hand, already another strain of COVID is showing up, but the reality is that we, as an entire world, are at our limits. It…

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