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Order: https://amzn.to/4gTyIWP Download The-Complete-Works-of-Oswald-Chambers Oswald Chambers Scottish teacher “Oswald Chambers was born to devout parents in Aberdeen, Scotland. At age 16, Oswald Chambers was baptized and became a member of Rye Lane Baptist Chapel. Even as a teenager, Chambers was noted for his deep spirituality, and he participated in the evangelization of poor occupants of…

On this day in 1811 – A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable. In all, the fire, at the Richmond Theater, killed 72 people including many government officials. It was the worst urban disaster in…

On this day in 1811 – A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National Bank of Virginia Abraham B. Venable. In all, the fire, at the Richmond Theater, killed 72 people including many government officials. It was the worst urban disaster in…

Merry Christmas! May this and every day be a Mass of Christ, Merry, joyful, and filled with celebration. May you be blessed today with Light dawning upon your souls. May you be lifted by the reality and meaning of incarnation that … You. like Mary, can carry, in your being, the presence of God ……

https://unsplash.com/photos/stainless-steel-spoons-and-spices-on-gray-wooden-table-1VSK-jsU_co What treats will you be tasting this season? What background music will you be playing? It will depend upon your personal tastes. How about your taste in fashion? There are 34 references to the word, "taste" in the New International Version of the Bible. While several boos used it three times, the most frequent…

Our perennial fear of bad news is unfounded to the extent that we are grounded. Steadiness comes with balance. It is an interweaving of trust in the mercy and grace of God with an ethic of obedience, generosity, peace, love, and justice played out in our choices. The grace of God saves us. His Spirit…

Until the TimeMicah 5:1-5 (NRSV) Now you are walled around with a wall;siege is laid against us;with a rod they strike the ruler of Israelupon the cheek. But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah,who are one of the little clans of Judah,from you shall come forth for meone who is to rule in Israel,whose origin is…

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Download “I and Thou” by Martin Buber I am mulling Buber’s concept of “self-contradiction.” “Buber did not strictly follow Judaism’s religious laws. Worried that an “internal slavery” to religious law stunts spiritual growth, he did not believe that revelation could ever be law-giving in itself, but that revelation becomes legislation through the self-contradiction of man.…