Filed under: Quotes
We are reminded at this time of the year that Christ is the “Prince of Peace.” The biblical concept of peace (shalom) is far richer than our everyday connotations of the word “peace.”
Plantinga writes,
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One of my favorites, Rudyard Kipling reminds us that our time on the New Earth won’t be spent sitting around doing nothing. . . On the contrary, it will only be than that we can (more…)
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We arrived back to 5″ of snow in Northern Illinois. . . so I was excited to learn (ht: Green Bagginses, sp?) that I could add a special effect to make it snow on my blog.
Please look at it if you are using a reader because WordPress is only making this available until January 2nd and it’s about as techie as I get.
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Brian McLaughlin often / occasionally has good insights when not talking about Ohio State football.
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Allison (13), Christopher (11), Benjamin (10), and Mary Beth (4 for two more days). . .
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In Light of the Gospel has a fascinating post about Tom Brady (Quarterback for the New England Patriots). In spite of all that he has accomplished, (more…)
Filed under: Missions
One of my prayers for our church in the coming years is that we will become incresaingly missions minded. I dream that on the New Earth, I will meet new friends from the other side of the world, who became Christians becomes of the missions efforts of The Red Brick Church.
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“Ye have only these two shallow brooks, sickness and death, to pass through; and ye have also a promise, that Christ shall do more than meet you, even that he shall come himself, (more…)
Filed under: Christmas
You know the story. A little girl named Virginia wrote a letter to the editor in 1897.
Dear Editor,
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?
Virginia O’Hanlon
What with the Big Elf getting ready to load up his sleigh, it’s an appropriate time of the year to do a little worldview analyis using Virginia’s letter.
