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Paradise Lost and Peace Destroyed
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Mark D. Roberts
I my last post I showed that peace, in biblical perspective, is closely related to the idea of paradise. God created the world as a place of peace: justice, harmony, fellowship. Through the end of Genesis 2, peace prevailed in God’s good creation. Unfortunately, however, the story doesn’t end in Genesis 2. Even as my…
Paradise: A Vision of Peace
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Mark D. Roberts
I have seen Paradise . . . well, sort of. Let me explain. A few years ago my wife and I were camping in Kings Canyon National Park, a deep valley in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. On the first morning of our stay, we packed a lunch and headed off along a trial…
Sunday Inspiration from
The High Calling
: All I Really Want in Life
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Mark D. Roberts
READ Psalm 142:1-7 Then I pray to you, O LORD. I say, “You are my place of refuge. You are all I really want in life.” Psalm 142:5 I grew up in a family of four children. My brother, sisters, and I got along fairly well, though we had our moments of conflict. One of these…
The LeBron Saga Continues . . . With “Quitness” Ale
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Mark D. Roberts
Well, it looks like Cleveland isn’t quite through pummeling LeBron James for abandoning their fair city to join the Miami Heat. Now, the Great Lakes Brewing Co. has released a new pale ale in honor of LeBron. It’s name? Quitness. That’s right, Quitness. (I’m assuming this is based on the name Guinness, but I’m not…
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