Archive for July, 2015
Immeasurable Vastness of Being
Sunday, July 12th, 2015
It seems that one of man’s great obsessions is to quantify the realm around him. How far is the nearest star? What is its mass, density, brightness? How many lumens does it produce? How fast does the star go? How many BTU’s does it produce? (more…)
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Harmful Patterns
Saturday, July 4th, 2015
Before I had knee surgery I had a plan. I would walk for a period of time, then stand to give my knee a rest and finally, the discomfort would require that I sit for awhile. And it usually worked. After a break, I would repeat the cycle—walk, stand, sit. As long as it eased the pain, it worked for me. At least that’s what I thought. Actually, it wasn’t doing anything to relieve the problem; it just made me feel better. The author of Psalm 1 seems to be familiar with my pattern. In the first couple of verses he talks about “walking, standing, and sitting.” The context, however, has nothing to do with a painful joint. He’s talking about a bad heart, not a bum knee. (more…)
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