January 2021
January 21
Day 313: Promises and Predictions Leviticus 26 is the Promise and Prediction chapter. The Promises revolve around whether or not God's people will live and act like God's people. Or not. On one hand, God says, "If you will walk in my statutes and observe my commandments," then...abundant blessings will follow. On the other hand, […]
January 20
Day 312: Civility The Babylon Bee, this generation's cynical fake news voice for Christian rightness, had as a headline yesterday: "American Christians Excited to Live Through the Book of Judges Firsthand." (For anyone in our church, this is funny stuff.) The same article ended with, "Experts Predict that this Season of Judgment will Continue for […]
January 19
Day 311: Exceptionalism American Exceptionalism. It's what makes America America. And makes us confusing to the rest of the world. We're not necessarily the best world citizens, because unlike the others we are exceptional. We are certainly willing to be a member of whatever league of nations...as long as that league of nations follows our […]
January 18
Day 310: Feasting I have a friend, a very smart friend, who wrote his PhD dissertation on Papua New Guinea; specifically his research on their annual feasts. He and his family lived in"PNG" as missionaries for several years. Cultural Anthropology is his field, I think. Way way back, the people of Israel were given a […]