Everybody Hurts

It is my favorite REM song; a song about loneliness and suffering and hope that tells the listener to hold on. We all go through this kind of thing –…

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Mary and Martha, Part 2

The second version of this dynamic duo’s story appears in John 12 and is quite different from the version in Luke 10. It is placed as a pivotal event just…

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The New Kristallnacht

I despise terrorism. It is clear that Hamas, and other groups like them, are evil. I also hate seeing what has been happening to the innocent Palestinian people and the…

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Rest and/or Work

The story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10 often creates a lot of controversy whenever it is read. They and their brother Lazarus (we assume he is there) welcome…

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Lilith

You might know this name; Lilith was a music festival (founded by Sarah McLachlan in 1997 that, sadly, only lasted 3 years) focused on female musicians. It was also the…

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King David & Jonathan

If someone said to me, “Joe’s love for John is greater than Joe’s love for women”, I would say, “Cool! I hope they are happy together.” That would be it,…

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