Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. They are perhaps some of the most human passages in the Gospels, the times that Peter and those sons of Zebedee are bumping up against each other. Clearly,… Continue reading So That Our Joy May Be Complete
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Wearying the Lord
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Ahaz was the king of Judah, which sounds pretty mighty and powerful. But taking care of neighboring forces that opposed the young king had a cost. He aligned… Continue reading Wearying the Lord
Fact vs. Legend
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Spoiler alert. Near the end of my favorite Western, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Ransom Stoddard (Jimmy Stewart) finishes his confession to a newspaper editor that Stoddard,… Continue reading Fact vs. Legend
Pausing for the Glory of the Lord
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. You can keep your “Hallelujah Chorus,” Georg Handel. Really. I mean, it’s lovely and all, and tons of fun to sing. (Whether you sing it poorly or well,… Continue reading Pausing for the Glory of the Lord