The movie Something’s Gotta Give has a great moment of conversation on the beach between the characters of Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton. ”So what’s with the younger girls?” ask Keaton’s character. “Just like to travel light,” Nicholson’s character responds. For a life built on chasing younger women, which to me seems more about self-gratification… [Read more…]
January 13, 2012
It’s interesting to me that the folks always seem meet at the well in Genesis. Certainly it’s a life-giving place, so it has powerful symbolism in the story that way. Abraham’s servant finds Rebekah at the well; Jacob finds Rachel at the well. It’s very romantic and well-timed: the right people at the right place. Great… [Read more…]
January 10, 2012
“To be a disciple means that we deliberately identify ourselves with God’s interests in other people. ‘That ye loved one another; as I have loved you….’ The expression of Christian character is not good doing, but God-likeness. If the Spirit of God has transformed you from within, you will exhibit Divine characteristics in your life,… [Read more…]
November 24, 2011
“A woman was out shopping one day and decided to stop for a cup of coffee. She bought a bag of cookies, put them into her purse, and then entered a coffee shop. All the tables were filled, except for one at which a man sat reading a newspaper. Seating herself in the opposite chair, she… [Read more…]
November 22, 2011
We have access to an amazing life in Christ, for everyone who believes.
November 20, 2011
So, we continue from yesterday’s post (“He Laid Down His Life, Part 1“). Now, maybe our thought process doesn’t really work like that, “What about me?” But do our lives show that we understand that love. John has more to say about this: “Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let… [Read more…]
November 19, 2011
“We have some close friends who spend their summers in the same town in Vermont as does Paul Newman. The lady of the family got up very early one Sunday morning to take a long walk and to go bird watching. When she got back home, it was just 8 a.m. and the rest of the… [Read more…]
January 14, 2012
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