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Reunion READ Genesis 46:5-34 Joseph prepared his chariot and traveled to Goshen to meet his father, Jacob. When Joseph arrived, he embraced his father and wept, holding him for a long time. Genesis 46:29 What a touching scene! After years and years of separation, Jacob was finally reunited with his beloved son, Joseph. It comes…

Marcus Goodyear, one of my friends and colleagues who works for The High Calling of Our Daily Work, (he’s also a fine blogger!) has completed a two-part interview with Micheal Flaherty, the president of Walden Media. (Note: Micheal is the right spelling.) This company is best known for producing (along with Disney) The Chronicles of…

April 5 100 block of Wollschlaeger Driver, 11:53 a.m., A caller reported that there was a pot-bellied pig on his property tearing up his yard. [MDR: That’s just about a mile from my house. The feral hogs in this part of Texas can do a lot of damage to one’s garden. Photo: An unretouched photo…

Beliefnet.com is hosting a fine “blogalogue” between Bart Ehrman and N. T. Wright on the problem of suffering. Ehrman, as you may know, has published the most recent installment in his series that might be called: “A Popular Scholar’s Attempt to Get People to Stop Being Christians.” This book is: God’s Problem: How the Bible…

Part 5 of series: Ivy League Congress: Discerning God’s Call Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series More Seeds for Discerning God’s Call to “Ministry” In my last several posts I sowed the first eight of eleven “seeds” for discerning God’s call to ministry: 1. Laity: All Christians have a high calling as…

Part 4 of series: Ivy League Congress: Discerning God’s Call Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last couple of posts I sowed the first five of eleven “seeds” for discerning God’s call to ministry: 1. Laity: All Christians have a high calling as ministers of Christ. 2. Surprise: It’s likely…

It’s Not About You! READ Genesis 43:1-7 “Why were you so cruel to me?” Jacob moaned. “Why did you tell him you had another brother?” Genesis 43:6 The story of Joseph overflows with self-centeredness, beginning with Joseph’s dreams, continuing through his brothers’ treachery, right up to Jacob’s self-absorbed response to his sons’ report. They had…

Last Saturday I was driving from New Haven, Connecticut, to JFK Airport in New York. I got of the highway to grab something to eat. I ended up at Friendly’s, one of my old favorites from my New England days. After lunch, I decided to make my way south along a scenic drive that bordered…

Part 3 of series: Ivy League Congress: Discerning God’s Call Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series More Seeds for Discerning God’s Call to “Ministry” In my last post I sowed the first two of eleven “seeds” for discerning God’s call to ministry: 1. Laity: All Christians have a high calling as ministers…

As I mentioned yesterday, this past weekend I participated in the Ivy League Congress on Faith and Action in New Haven, Connecticut – a short walk from Yale University. (Photo: Yale University from my hotel. In the immediate foreground is the New Haven Green, then the Old Campus. The prominent tower is Harkness Tower. As…
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