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There are two specific terms for time in the New Testament language of Greek. One is chronos: linear time that moves from past to present to future. It’s symbolized by the newborn baby that ushers in the New Year and finishes the year as grizzled, old Father Time. That’s the only way most folks in…
Read MoreBeginnings of the Hebrew People 1850 BCE Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph 1450 BCE Moses, Exodus from Egypt 1200 BCE Joshua, Conquest/Settlement of Palestine The Old Testament Kingdoms 1020 BCE Saul, David, Solomon – the United Kingdom 930 BCE The Divided Kingdoms: Israel and Judah 721 BCE Northern Kingdom (Israel) ends – Isaiah, Micah 586…
Read More“When we celebrate Christmas,” says awesome author Madeleine L’Engle, “we are celebrating that amazing time when the Word that shouted all the galaxies into being, limited all power, and for love of us came to us in the powerless body of a human baby. My faith is based on this incredible act of love, and…
Read MoreHere is a beautiful prayer we can use as the grace at our Thanksgiving table or as a prayer to give thanks any time of the year. Delightful stewardship consultant Cesie Delve Scheuermann shared it in her Inspiring Generosity column on November 24, 2021. Prayer of Thanksgiving By Vienna Cobb Anderson …
Read MoreI The Age of the Earth II The Age of Human Beings III The Age of the Written Word Prepared By Robert W. Moon, 1980
Read More“God fashions the hearts of them all” Psalm 33:15 God has made every one of us to live as a part of God’s entire creation. Life itself is a wondrous gift given to us moment by moment, to shape and to use as we see fit. This is stewardship: whatever we do on God’s behalf…
Read MoreLord, grant me a simple, kind, open, believing, loving, and generous heart worthy of being your dwelling-place. ** — From prayer by John Sergieff, 1829-1908, in The Harper Collins Book of Prayers: A Treasury of Prayers Through the Ages (HarperSanFrancisco, 1994); cited in When True Simplicity Is Gained: finding Spiritual Clarity in…
Read MoreWe can choose to live a simpler lifestyle as an act of: Personal integrity and commitment to a more equitable distribution of wealth in the world. Self-defense against the mind-numbing effects of over-consumption. Sharing with others what has been given to us, or returning what we have unequally received at the expense of others around…
Read MoreWe can choose to live a simpler lifestyle as an act of: Personal integrity and commitment to a more equitable distribution of wealth in the world. Self-defense against the mind-numbing effects of over-consumption. Sharing with others what has been given to us, or returning what we have unequally received at the expense of others around…
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