Category Archives: Faith and Theology

The Rod, The Rock, and The Water-Beach Meditation 10

Exodus 17:1-7 17 The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us … Continue reading

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Life, Death, and Living – Beach Meditation 9

The epistle reading for this Sunday contradicts the character in Kenny Chesney’s song. Philippians 1:21-30 21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. 22 If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for … Continue reading

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Jesus Didn’t Fall for It. Why Should We?

It is heartbreaking to hear on the news that there are pastors who will encourage their parishioners to risk death in order to attend Easter services. In Matthew 4:5-7 Jesus was tempted in the wilderness to risk death to prove … Continue reading

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Living Graciously in Our Fallen World

I write this on the weekend between the national conventions of the two major political parties in the USA. The Republican nominee for the next president of the USA was Donald Trump. In his closing speech, he laid out what … Continue reading

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The Church I Never Knew (But Wish I Did Know)

There really aren’t very many terrible churches.  I’ve travelled around the nation and visited probably hundreds of them. The closest I ever came to going to a church that I considered to be ideal was Forks-of-Cheat Baptist Church in the … Continue reading

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