JT’s Thoughts
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First, I want to offer just a quick reminder that since Christmas Day falls on a Sunday this year, we will not be gathering for worship on December 25th. We will resume our worship gatherings at 9:30am at Emmett’s on January 1st.
Now, on to some thoughts about Christmas. I realize there are a thousand different ideas out there as to what Christmas means, so you won’t hurt my feelings …
Today, I am disappointed. One of my hobbies is distance running. I’ve been into it since my dad helped me train for a “1-Mile Fun-Run” at the age or 4 or 5. Last night during a run I stepped in a small trench between the curb and the grass, rolled my left foot, and broke it. Again.
Earlier this summer I had gotten a stress fracture in the same foot …
I’ve been thinking lately of the book “Are You My Mother?” by P. D. Eastman. Those of you with kids in your life are almost certainly familiar with it. For those of you who aren’t, it’s a children’s book about a baby bird who hatches at the very moment its mother has flown off in search of food. The hatchling heads out into the world in search of its mother, …
bar-ri-er - noun
- anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People may pass through the barrier only when their train is announced.
- any natural bar or obstacle: a mountain barrier.
- anything that restrains or obstructs progress, access, etc.: a trade barrier.
- a limit or boundary of any kind: the barriers of caste.
Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry
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This week my family has had the surreal experience of spending a week in Orlando. Walking the pathways of Disney’s Magic Kingdom, I am struck once again by the utter diversity of the human race. We are truly a mosaic of cultures, languages, skin tones, and… religions.
In my previous post I set out my own personal convictions regarding Jesus’ resurrection. As I said, I find the claim of the …
