Monthly Archives: February 2014

Fun

Now, the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the produce of the land, you shall keep the festival of the LORD, lasting seven days; a complete rest on the first day, and a complete rest … Continue reading

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Progress

I first visited Disneyland around 1971. My father, then in the Air Force, was back from his second tour of duty in Viet-Nam and got stationed at a small town in Nevada called Fallon, about sixty miles east of Reno. … Continue reading

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The New

I am what would be called an “early adopter.” That is, if I can afford it, I tend to quickly embrace new technology. I purchased my first computer in 1980, a Commodore Vic-20. At the time, I was in my … Continue reading

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It’s Enough

The LORD said to Moses, “Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance will have these boundaries: “‘Your southern side will include some of the Desert … Continue reading

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Giving Thanks

From there the Israelites traveled to Beer, which is the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Assemble the people, and I will give them water.” There the Israelites sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Yes, sing its praises! … Continue reading

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Abandoned

Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulders and then sent her off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in … Continue reading

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Who Sinned?

As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born … Continue reading

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What to Do

The people who had stayed on the east side of the lake knew that only one boat had been there. They also knew that Jesus had not left in it with his disciples. But the next day some boats from … Continue reading

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Waiting

Recently my youngest daughter had to study some of Emily Dickinson’s poetry. Her poems tend to be short, and one that I found particularly appropriate to my current state of mind was If you were coming in the Fall: If … Continue reading

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The Tower

At one time all the people of the world spoke the same language and used the same words. As the people migrated to the east, they found a plain in the land of Babylonia and settled there. They began saying … Continue reading

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