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Month: September 2021

The Bridge Is Out

The Bridge Is Out

Not to bore you with a lot of history (heaven forbid), but humanity split with its Creator a long time ago.  The breakup came over the issue of sin.  The Creator called for its avoidance by the total abstinence method.  The created disagreed, preferring to explore the wonders of depravity, plumb the depths of misery and experience the thrills & chills of death and disaster.  There you have it—irreconcilable differences. For those of you playing the home version of the game, sin is lawlessness.   It’s…

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That Which Survives

That Which Survives

Down through the centuries opinions have differed as to the best way to nurture, care for and protect the human soul. One tragic sign of the times in which we live is that the care and feeding of a healthy human soul is neglected or ignored across broad swathes of the populace, all around the globe.  Some would not even agree that a human being has a soul.  Others argue over when a new human life acquires its soul. Still others, intent on pushing moral,…

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Written in Crimson

Written in Crimson

Before sitting down to write this column, I arranged five items on my desk: a Bible, a concordance, my laptop computer, a cup of coffee and a cookie.  Once settled into a chair, I prayed that the Holy Spirit would guide me to choose the Scriptures and the words He wanted me to use. Immediately afterward, I went right to work—on the cookie and the coffee.  As I did, a line in the middle of the cover of the concordance caught my…

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Fret Not

Fret Not

Many if not most Americans, even those who have read little or nothing of the Bible, have probably seen or heard the 23rd Psalm.  It appears on a host of mass-merchandized products from embroidered pillows and wall hangings to table trivets and coffee mugs.  It’s a staple in television shows when the setting is a church service or funeral and pops up in disaster flicks whenever the script calls for a stereotyped religious character to start spouting churchy stuff.  Part of its allure…

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