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Paul, a late-comer who “got the word” on the road to Damascus rather than directly from Jesus but was then sanctioned by His Disciples, wrote to the early Christian Church in Corinth and said a lot of things. 34 Women … Continue reading
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After a first pass through my previous list of “first person Gospels” — those written or dictated by those who directly knew Jesus, see HERE — my gut told me some of these were somewhat less than direct. For example, … Continue reading
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Note Added Later: My list of “direct books” is revised in a later post on this topic. See http://flat5.net/2012/09/first-person-gospels-revised/ for that update. Jesus didn’t write the New Testament. The New Testament books were written by those who knew Jesus, and … Continue reading
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Lord, Help me this day to become aware of the opportunities you put before me. Give me the strength to act upon them, the patience to see them through, and help me find the humility to accept your plan over … Continue reading
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A parent, watching their child take its first steps, knows it may fall. As a result, we stand ready to catch them when they do. But the fact remains that the child does, indeed, stumble and fall. The parent limits … Continue reading
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Everything I can see, touch, hear, find in fossils or discern in the extreme reaches of the most distant super galaxies and quasars all tell me that everything changes according to “cause and effect”. Cause and Effect. Everything. The … Continue reading
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In the paper, “Science and Religion” as published in Science, Philosophy and Religion, A Symposium (1941), Albert Einstein wrote, That is, if this being is omnipotent, then every occurrence, including every human action, every human thought, and every human feeling … Continue reading
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A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger … Continue reading
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It’s time to revise the first part of my daily To Do list. Several years ago I adopted a three-tiered organization. To Do’s were divided into Must, Should and Could categories. And within each, things were in priority order. I … Continue reading
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Joe is almost 90 but tows his trailer around the west visiting different relatives. I asked him, “When you’re not traveling, Joe, where’s home?” He answered, “My ex-girlfriend is living in my house so I don’t go there.” I met … Continue reading