Monthly Archives: July 2010

is this offensive?

You know how certain verses you’ve read many times suddenly smack you upside the head?  I just read this from Paul:  “If anyone does not love the Lord–a curse be on him.  Come, O Lord!” (1 Cor. 16:22).  I suspect that … Continue reading

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ohio gets it. Go Bucks!

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competition

This is a dangerous message that could easily be taken the wrong way, but I think that it may be useful–at least Paul seemed to think so (2 Cor. 8:8).  Here is another trial balloon for Our Daily Journey. read … Continue reading

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it could be a tiny bit worse

This story is an exaggeration, but not by much.   And here’s an idea if you’re shopping for a Clevelander who’s hard to buy for.

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regret

I just returned home from a talk given by Miroslav Volf at Eerdmans’ bookstore—and I want to relay a story he shared. Volf said that once he was having dinner with his dissertation supervisor, Jurgen Moltmann. Moltmann is widely held … Continue reading

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witness this

Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse, Art Modell was on a Cleveland TV station telling us all to “deal with it quickly and move on.”  So before I go to bed, here are my random thoughts. 1. … Continue reading

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the kids aren’t all right

This weekend a new movie opens which would have been unimagineable (both scientifically and morally) just a few years ago.  In The Kids Are All Right, the children of two lesbians search for their biological, sperm-donor dad.  I obviously haven’t … Continue reading

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amplified

Here is my latest entry for Our Daily Journey.  It’s a thought that occurred to me, perhaps by the Spirit of God, as I attended Acton last week. read > Matthew 12:22-37 “A tree is identified by its fruit.  If … Continue reading

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