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  • 3 Healings 3 Souls Mark 5

  • For God’s Goodness and More

    Simon Simon What Did We Learn in Egypt? Questions for me to ponder from the text: 1. What can I learn while I am in "Egypt?" What am I in danger of forgetting? 2. Do I have unrealistic expectations when I suppose people will see the hand and deliverance of God in things that happen?…

  • Three Healings

    Mark 5————————- Each of these had an identity crisis. One man was so torn by the forces within him that he no longer knew his true name. A woman had allowed herself to be defined by a persistent illness. A little girl was being defined by a death that would not ultimately prevail. Get Up…

  • Full Proof of Ministry

    Full Proof of Your Ministry “… make full proof of thy ministry.” – from II Timothy 4:5 Ministry is a full and rewarding life. Every day can be different and exciting and working with people can be a heart-warming and gratifying experience. I love the ministry and wouldn’t trade it for any other work on…

  • Lingering, Longing, and Living

    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." -Robert Frost Something in us longs to linger. Something in us loathes to labor. Something draws us to a quiet place. Something peaceful, musical, and calm. The sirens…

  • Balancing My Feet in a Stream of Consciousness

    Hermon Stream – Banias Balance is that quality that keeps us from falling over … most of the time. Assume less than you suspect. Inspect even what you expect. Squint the eye examining minutia. Ask more questions than you answer. Preface your declarations with wiggle room for change of mind and heart. And yet, somehow,…

  • The Cheese in the Trap

    We are creating new cheese, better cheese, sustainable cheese.

  • Forrest Gump Stupid Is As Stupid Does How to Avoid Rash Stupidity April 16, 2015 When we act out of gut reactions, we often say and do things we either regret or should regret. Acting on instinct does not say much about setting us apart from other mammalian creatures. Instincts are useful, but are not…

  • To Be Fair

    I really do want to be fair, so I am going to examine one or two of my assumptions – yet again. I do that every time I am challenged … … well, most every time. We are not primarily critics of culture as citizens of God's Kingdom – but we are not outside of…

  • George Orwell and Truth-Telling through Stories. | by Tom Sims , Cultivator of Big Ideas | Jun, 2024 | Medium

    Born this day in 1903 — George Orwell, British novelist, essayist, and critic (d. 1950), a very complicated and creative mind whose works have been cited by many who would not have agreed with his views then or now. via medium.com