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I am enjoying this book and agreeing with it (like "yes!", "write on"...laughing that Jesus wouldn't get hired because he was single...silly but prob would be true). There are some parts that uses particular language to describe leadersh...
Category Archives: life
Thoughts on life’s temporary nature
Death of friends often makes us think on life’s temporary nature. As I was running this morning, I reflected on how fragile and temporary life is in our current “fallen state” (referring to the first man Adam through whom death came). Paul used the metaphor of a tent to refer to the temporary nature of […]
<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> 2 Corinthians 5, Death, life, life after death, living eternally, new bodies
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Brief review of Inhabiting Time by James K. A. Smith
Inhabiting Time by James K.A. Smith It was an enjoyable book dealing not with just time in general but our time, how we live our lives in this world God has placed us. God created time and we are part of it. This is significant. We must live keeping this reality in the forefront. […]
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Who Decides Who Lives or Dies?
I began reading the book of Jeremiah the prophet. It begins by stating the following: “The word of the LORD came to me, saying,“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” “Alas, Sovereign LORD,” I said, […]
<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> Death, Jeremiah 1, Jeremiah the Prophet, life, Psalm 139
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My First Marathon: Thoughts from an amateur runner
Today I ran my first marathon. I’d like to offer some thoughts which aren’t probably new. But first a little background of how I got here. Eight months ago I started running. I started running out of necessity. My weight was reaching 190 lbs.(I have lost over 25 pounds since then) I have always worked […]
<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> exercise, first marathon, life, marathon, running
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Random Thoughts About Children and Life
What happens to our kids when they grow up? We wish for them to be those we use to hold by the hand when walking, those that sat on our laps to hear a story, the ones we tucked in bed and saw each morning. But nothing that is will remain the same. Time passes. […]
<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> children, goals, life, plan for my life, Rocky Balboa
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Ethics No More: Why Moral Absolutes Matter
The title of this blog seems to have an apparent contradiction but it does not. Let me explain. The first part is what I believe is our current condition as a society in the United States, whether you are religious or not. Ethics, what is right and wrong has become obfuscated in the vast sea […]
<span class="entry-utility-prep entry-utility-prep-cat-links">Posted in</span> abortion, ethics, life, moral absolutes, moral relativism, values
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