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            Recently I completed reading a haunting book that simultaneously captivated as well as horrified me. A Fever in the Heartland, by Timothy Egan relates the rise of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) from the immediate post-Civil War era in 1866, by disgruntled former Confederates in response to the liberation of the blacks. How thisContinue reading “Who’s To Blame?”

            Usually, you would find me informing you of why you should embrace Christianity. But here I’m going to give you some reasons that not becoming a Christian can be advantageous. 1) You don’t need to commit to a particular belief. We all know how hard it is (as well as annoying) to have toContinue reading “15 Reasons Not to Become a Christian”

            Now that it’s officially spring, we all know we’re thinking about warmer weather. And with that, one of the things we think about is clothes, and yes, a bathing suit. Now there seem to be two camps on this bathing suit issue: one camp wants to avoid being seen as much as possible, theContinue reading “For Ladies Only”

“Judge not, that ye be not judged” (Matthew 7:1 KJV) is one of the few Bible verses that almost everyone –Christian or not—can quote. It is often brought into play when someone is offended by another person’s expressed opinion, usually about another person. This verse is pulled out as a definitive statement on the subjectContinue reading “Judging Others?”

A new year—a new calendar, at least for many of us. One of my first functions in January is to pull out my new calendar and start writing important dates on it. I usually start with filling in birthdays and anniversaries, then important dates (last year a new grandson!), then ever-increasing doctors’ appointments, and someContinue reading “Splotches”

One of the joys we have in the 21st century is a number of Bible translations as well as paraphrases. We are often drawn to a version for one reason or another and use that as the basis for our primary Bible reading. However, it doesn’t hurt sometimes to read a selection in something otherContinue reading “Are You a Peculiar Person?”

Robert J. Morgan in his book, “100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know By Heart”, relates the power of memorizing Scripture. He tells about an attorney and his wife who did not consider themselves as having any religious background. One evening a friend invited them to a plane ride, and all went well. Until on landingContinue reading “The Little Red Chair”

Sometimes here in the northern climes we tend to put off things until “good weather” had arrived (which might not be until late May where I live) thinking that we will be able to do it better then. While I don’t think that I can plant a garden under 3 feet of snow, I canContinue reading “Lesson 4 April 2021”

March. This is a season of new beginnings, like the start of a new year. In fact, the Jewish calendar starts in the month of Nisan which is roughly March-April on our (Gregorian) calendar. This is the time when we think of “spring cleaning”, maybe starting a garden (depending on your location), and of thingsContinue reading “Lesson 3 March 2021”