Tag Archives: bible

Synchronicity

Posted on March 1, 2020 by labeak52

Synchronicity – the simultaneous occurrence of events which appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection. I’m a Sunday School teacher.  I’ve been teaching at my church – an American Baptist Church – for over 35 years.  The class … Continue reading →

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Cain and Abel

Posted on March 11, 2018 by labeak52

So many of the stories in the Book of Genesis leave me wondering. What is wrong, for example, with humanity gaining the knowledge of good and evil?  Isn’t that the very thing that separates us from all of the rest … Continue reading →

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Little White Lies?

Posted on February 19, 2018 by labeak52

    In yesterday’s class it became obvious that most if not all of us subscribe to the idea that a little white lie never hurt anybody.  Hiding the truth or inflating things a little bit can keep others from … Continue reading →

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Jordan Peterson, Eugene Peterson and The Apostle Paul

Posted on February 8, 2018 by labeak52

What kind of book is Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life?   Is it self-help, or is it a book about faith?  Does it prescribe self-reliance or does it point to Christ as the means of salvation – as the … Continue reading →

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Morning Poem, December 7, 2017

Posted on December 7, 2017 by labeak52

          In winter I can see Orion through my window There in the southwest sky before dawn He stands above Mrs. Finn’s great oak His hounds knee deep in the naked, reaching fingers of the tree … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen and The Book of Ruth

Posted on June 12, 2017 by labeak52

  Hey, summer comes along and you switch gears and – in accordance with much protestant tradition – head for the Old Testament to slow things down a bit for the vacation season.  I’ve gone straight for the Book of … Continue reading →

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“It is finished . . .”

Posted on April 14, 2017 by labeak52

    John 19:28-30 28 After this, Jesus, knowing[a] that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” 29 Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour … Continue reading →

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Grace

Posted on February 3, 2017 by labeak52

It’s the biggest deal in all of history.  So staggering and illogical to our minds that it is often, if not usually, misunderstood.  I’m talking about the biblical doctrine of grace.  But right now, I am not quoting scripture, but … Continue reading →

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The Unjust Steward

Posted on November 19, 2016 by labeak52

The parable of the unjust steward is not new to me.  I’ve spent almost my whole life as a regular church attender, hearing sermons based on scripture passages, week in and week out.  I can’t say that I remember any … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Poem, November 11, 2016

Posted on November 11, 2016 by labeak52

  A self-ordained professor’s tongue Too serious to fool . . . . . Bob Dylan       I dreamed I rode beneath the clouds Above the rooftops of the town And I rode fast and I rode long … Continue reading →

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