You have been a refuge for the poor,     a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm     and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless     is like a storm driving against a wall     and like the heat of the desert. You silence the uproar of foreigners;     as heat…

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Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners. — Luke 7:34. If you didn’t know the verse you might think the above was about anybody but Jesus. But it was, and the sources were practicing the age old adage, “If you don’t like the message, attack the messenger.” During this political…

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Love is the only way to rescue humanity from all ills. — Tolstoy. I’m a big fan of the cartoon Pearls Before Swine. The strip has had a lot of fun with the Covid virus and it tries to point out humor even as we all struggle with the consequences of this virus. Humor is a way to…

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… love is wise, hatred is foolish. In this world, which is getting more and more closely interconnected, we have to learn to tolerate each other. We have to learn to put up with the fact that some people say things that we don’t like. We can only live together in that way and if…

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A man reaps what he sows. — Galatians 6:7 Sow for yourselves righteousness. — Hosea 10:12. What do you plant in your garden? No, I’m not talking about tomatoes or cucumbers. What seeds to do you plant in your life? Do you cast out joy, kindness, and peace everywhere you go like Johnny Appleseed, or do you…

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