Grace and Truth
Grace and truth, effort or earning, works or faith, justice or mercy, these are the conundrums of my life. I know that Jesus came into this world full of grace and truth and ever since, we who follow his example have desired to be people of grace and truth. I can never seem to find…
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Truth
“Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.” – Blaise Pascal (French Mathematician, Philosopher and Physicist, 1623-1662) “In De l’Art de persuader (“On the Art of Persuasion”) “What is truth?” Pontius Pilate CE 33; John 18:38. I feel like I may have…
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Great Moments in Music History
Great Moments in Music History If I were a music DJ (does such a thing still exist?) I would curate a show that focussed on some of the greatest moments in music and radio history. There would be plenty of room to talk about first radio transmissions and music innovations, but I would also address…
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Chained to the Rhythm
I have a confession: I like one of Katy Perry’s songs. “Chained to the Rhythm” is her latest single and she debuted the song on the Grammy Awards Show. Why do I like this song? The message of the song is aimed at the average person in North American culture, and the message is that…
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Big Picture
Song-writers can be keen social commentators that help us see the bigger picture of issues in our world. They may comment in cryptic and sometimes crude ways, but it is worthwhile hearing what they say. The Eagles wrote and performed a song for the 2007 album, Long Road Out of Eden. The lyrics of “Frail…
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Walking in the Light
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we…
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“It’s only words.” “Actions speak louder than words.” “How can you tell if a politician is lying? His lips are moving.” We make these statements and many more like them; but there is another reality. Our words are the only true currency of character that we will ever have. Let me say that again, “Our…
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Leaving the Incarnation aside, the very notion of God’s existence is not emotionally satisfactory anymore for great numbers of people, which does not mean that God ceases to exist. M. Sartre finds God emotionally unsatisfactory in the extreme, as do most of my friends of less stature than he. The truth does not change according…
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Ben Harper is a great singer songwriter and “Diamonds on the Inside” is one of his best. Diamonds on the Inside (Listen to this song here) I knew a girl, her name was Truth She was a horrible liar She couldn’t spend one day alone But she couldn’t be satisfied When you have everything You…
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I happened upon an article at BioLogos which directed me to an article at www.respectfulconversation.net which caused me to reflect on theology, poetry, and Children of God. By the time my brain had come in for a landing it had gone on quite a merry chase. The theme that runs through these perambulations is one…
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