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It’s a conversation that allegedly took place between Abraham Lincoln and his life long friend, Joshua Speed. Speed, upon finding Lincoln reading the Bible, laid a hand on his shoulder and remarked, “I am glad to see you profitably engaged.” … Continue reading →

It is important to note that Jesus shared much of His life and ministry with women. “After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were … Continue reading →

Okay guys, anyone have any trouble sleeping last night after your wife read yesterday’s Catch? I’ve been checking around to be sure all the hammers in our house are where they belong. The biblical story of Jael driving a tent … Continue reading →

by Marti Fischer Dorothy Sayers is one of my favorite writers who never found Christianity or life itself, dull. She once wrote, “Perhaps it is no wonder that the women were first at the cradle and last at the cross. … Continue reading →

 Jump in the mess of human lives undressed  And sin unconfessed… and see beauty.  Look at the sea of misfits and misery  And cry ’til you bleed… and see beauty.  That’s what God does!  That’s what God does!  That’s what … Continue reading →

In Marti’s favorite children’s story, Peter Pan (a children’s story albeit tinged with a good amount of adult psychology), George Darling, father of the three children who have been whisked away to Neverland, condemns himself to taking up residence in … Continue reading →

Marti weighs in on justice/injustice… Do we really have a good excuse for just staying on the sidelines and watching? Do we really need to fear the approaching emotional manipulation with its appeal for what we should be doing? But … Continue reading →

I’ve noticed in this discussion of justice that there are (at least) two uses of the term. One has to do primarily with law, the other with equal rights. One is our responsibility; the other is not. Justice as punishment, … Continue reading →

Is there anybody you’d rather not see in heaven? What if God chooses to extend mercy to that person? Would you go away and pout like Jonah? When Jonah finally got his directions straight and went to preach to Nineveh, … Continue reading →

The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. (Proverbs 29:7) A quick perusal of the use of the word “justice” in the Bible reveals something that is key to the nature of God. … Continue reading →