MONDAY MEDITATION: “Thoughts and Prayers” (August 19)

We mention you constantly in our prayers. –1 Thessalonians 1:2b Sometimes hearing, “You’re in my thoughts and prayers,” sounds pretty feeble. It conveys that, while you say you care for the other person, you don’t care so much as to get directly involved. You’re thinking nice thoughts while standing on the sidelines. But in a …

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MONDAY MEDITATION: The Bible Tells Me So (August 12)

Every scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for showing mistakes, for correcting, and for training character, so that the person who belongs to God can be equipped to do everything that is good. — 2 Timothy 3:16-17 The absolute worst understanding of the above Scripture is thinking that it says the Bible …

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MONDAY MEDITATION: Spiritual Illusion (August 5)

Doom to those who call evil good and good evil, who present darkness as light and light as darkness, who make bitterness sweet and sweetness bitter. — Isaiah 5:20 Optical illusions are fascinating. They make you believe that what you’re seeing is real, while it’s really just a trick your eyes are playing on you. …

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MONDAY MEDITATION: EQ People (July 22)

Many people saw them leaving and recognized them, so they ran ahead from all the cities and arrived before them.  When Jesus arrived and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. — Mark 6:33-34 One of the theories about why Neaderthals went extinct was that they had …

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MONDAY MEDITATION: In Such Times, It Begins With Us (July 15)

Be happy with those who are happy, and cry with those who are crying. Consider everyone as equal, and don’t think you’re better than anyone else…Don’t think that you’re so smart. — Romans 13:15-16 I’m writing this the day after the attempted assassination on former President Trump. That horrific event seemed to epitomize the reality …

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MONDAY MEDITATION: Two Prepositional Phrases (June 24)

Words spoken at the right time are like gold apples in a silver setting. Wise correction to an ear that listens is like a gold earring or jewelry of fine gold. — Proverbs 25:11-12 I think a good writing guideline is to use prepositional phrases judiciously. The writer of Proverbs (some think Solomon wrote many …

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MONDAY MEDITATION: More Mice (June 17)

Stay awake, stand firm in your faith, be brave, be strong. –1 Corinthians 16:13 The 8 a.m. worship service was always interesting. I liked it as a warmup for the other services, and also because you knew the people there were committed. Trade in extra sleep for a chance to sit in a pew? Dedication. At …

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Modern Commandments (June 10)

Jesus replied, “The most important one is ‘Israel, listen! Our God is the one Lord, and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You will love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”— Mark …

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