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Trespasser Strike
Words can frame our thinking, smooth over the rough edges of reality, and divert our sympathies while dulling our revulsion to the mental vision of unspeakable tragedy. Someone had died that night. The rest of us were simply inconvenienced. Someone… Continue reading
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Loose Pictures and Reflections from Recent Years
From Israel, 2014: Continue reading
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I Just Don’t Fit In — GOOD!
You may not “belong” here, but while you are here, you can make a difference. If you are a Jesus Follower, you tend to filter every notion, cliche, issue, and nuance through that one basic commitment and …… and you… Continue reading
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Fear or No Fear
We have the the need to stand dumb-struck in the presence of Anselm’s “that than which nothing greater can be thought.” When we confront that fear and are overwhelmed by it, we see that it is enveloped in love and… Continue reading
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Life Lessons and Tools from a Salesman
My grandfather was a master, finish carpenter. His son, my father, was not. He dabbled and actually had some very fine projects like a room addition and an attic conversion. He liked the idea of using tools to make toys… Continue reading
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Where Are You Going?
In Psalm 66:12, The psalmist decla res that God let men ride over their heads, that they, his people, went through fire and water, and then, "you brought us to a place of abundance." The simple question today is… Continue reading
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Good Morning Tonight and Tomorrow
I have missed you. That is what happens when I go silent. I miss you. When I am silent, it is difficult to hear you breath or listen or respond. I thought about you and wished you today what… Continue reading
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Morning Worship – June 18, 2017
Welcome to a time of worship online with Pastor Tom Sims and the Fellowship of Joy at 4141 Ministries. Continue reading
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Demands and Dread
How do we make DREAD work for us in meeting the demands of my life each day? Continue reading
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