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It is no accident that when the apostle Paul was grappling with the eternal purpose of God for humanity, he chose the word "adoption" to describe it. The basic idea of adoption is to include. It means that one who... Continue reading

Posted Nov 19, 2015 at CONNIKA

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...WHEN GOD WAS ALONE...

What the doctrine of the Trinity is telling us is that God is fundamentally a relational being. When we recite the Nicene Creed or the Apostle's Creed and affirm that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, we are... Continue reading

Posted Nov 18, 2015 at CONNIKA

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ESPECIALLY IN THE WILDERNESS...

“To be commanded to love God at all, let alone in the wilderness, is like being commanded to be well when we are sick, to sing for joy when we are dying of thirst, to run when our legs are... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2015 at CONNIKA

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WHAT GIVES ME HOPE THOUGH...

What gives me hope, though, is that Jesus worked with whatever grain of faith a person might muster. He did, after all, honor the faith of everyone who asked, from the bold centurion to doubting Thomas to the distraught father... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2015 at CONNIKA

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IF THERE WERE NO ROOM FOR DOUBT...

Buechner takes for granted that a relationship between an invisible God and visible humans will always involve an element of doubt. Without somehow destroying me in the process, how could God reveal himself in a way that would leave no... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2015 at CONNIKA

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ONLY VERY MUCH MORE SO...

...C S Lewis gives further illustrations of times when trust pays off, even in conditions that seem to argue against it: In getting a dog out of a trap, in extracting a thorn from a child's finger, in teaching a... Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2015 at CONNIKA

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NOW WE UNDERSTAND...

My roommate for two years at a Christian college was a German named Reiner. Returning to Germany after graduation, Reiner taught at a camp for the disabled where, relying on college notes, he gave a stirring speech on the Victorious... Continue reading

Posted Feb 26, 2015 at CONNIKA

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YOU DID FOR ME!

Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me... Continue reading

Posted Nov 24, 2014 at CONNIKA

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THE FIRST WAY AGAIN...

I am re-reading for the umpteenth time Marilynne Robinson's essay on Psalm Eight. What a gift writers are to us, opening up what we see, hear and know in an ever deepening way. Here she describes not only a seed... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2014 at CONNIKA

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THE FINAL WAY

Thus, the final way he gladly chose to reveal himself is in his own Son, existing before the stars, who would become a limited human being with a body like me, an emotional life like mine, a thinking loving spirit,... Continue reading

Posted Oct 17, 2014 at CONNIKA

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A MORE SIGNIFICANT, PERSONAL WAY

But he chooses to bridge the gap in a more significant, personal way. He chooses out of many nations one people and in the years of their history discloses - progressively from Abraham and Moses on, but most specifically in... Continue reading

Posted Oct 16, 2014 at CONNIKA

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THE FIRST WAY...

...Marty chooses for our consideration one of the great currents of scripture: Jesus, the supreme revelation of the Father. The insights I gain this week become central categories for my future thinking and teaching and preaching. Marty moved in the... Continue reading

Posted Oct 14, 2014 at CONNIKA

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WHEN I CONSIDER

I am re-reading Marilynne Robinson's essay on Psalm Eight in her book THE DEATH OF ADAM (Essays on Modern Thought). "One Easter I went with my grandfather to a small Presbyterian church in northern Idaho, where I heard a sermon... Continue reading

Posted Sep 30, 2014 at CONNIKA

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THE DRUMBEAT OF FREEDOM

"...if the drumbeat of freedom excites my heart, my head remains extremely wary...I strongly fear that the siren song of independence, attractive and alluring as it is, will lead less to any new and tangible freedoms and instead will turn... Continue reading

Posted Sep 18, 2014 at CONNIKA

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A TALE OF OPULENT GRACE

"The families of both my parents settled and established themselves in the northern mountains, where there is a special sweetness in the light and grace in the vegetation, and as well a particular tenderness in the contact of light and... Continue reading

Posted Sep 6, 2014 at CONNIKA

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BOOK WEEK

Rowan of Rin and Clementine Rose Continue reading

Posted Aug 26, 2014 at CONNIKA

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ALL THIS...

...I can do all this through him who gives me strength. (Phillipians 4:13) Continue reading

Posted Aug 26, 2014 at CONNIKA

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LEONA'S OTHER QUILT

Again, all appliqued by hand. What a treat these two quilt were when they were brought to the group a week or so ago. Inspirational you are Leona. Continue reading

Posted Aug 11, 2014 at CONNIKA

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LEONA'S QUILT

Isn't it beautiful? Leona (on the right) hand-stitched the applique on this quilt. Beeeutiful! Continue reading

Posted Aug 11, 2014 at CONNIKA

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THE LEAST...

A prophet? Yes, I tell you more than a prophet. Truly I tell you, among those born of women, there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater... Continue reading

Posted Aug 11, 2014 at CONNIKA

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DON'T BE AFRAID

...even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid... Matthew 10 Continue reading

Posted Aug 10, 2014 at CONNIKA

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100 YEARS TODAY

To no man does the earth mean so much as to the soldier. When he presses himself down upon her long and powerfully, when he buries his face and his limbs deep in her from the fear of death by... Continue reading

Posted Aug 3, 2014 at CONNIKA

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HOW MUCH MORE...

Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or, if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil know how to give good gifts to... Continue reading

Posted Jul 31, 2014 at CONNIKA

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RISKS ARE INVOLVED

...For compassion means to build a bridge to others without knowing whether they want to be reached. Your brother or sister might be so embittered that he or she doesn't expect anything from you. Then your compassion stirs up emnity,... Continue reading

Posted Jul 27, 2014 at CONNIKA

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ACCEPTANCE

When you give, you are the master of the situation - acceptance is something else. Often people feel 'obligated' when they receive a gift. Perhaps the challenge of the Gospel, lies precisely in the invitation to accept a gift for... Continue reading

Posted Jun 17, 2014 at CONNIKA

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