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It’s like the Weather
I used to say if I didn’t like the weather forecast, I would just keep changing radio stations until I found a forecast I liked. Now I just check various weather apps on my phone until I find the one that suits me. I understand why different weather apps might disagree on what the weather…
To be Human is to be Tempted.
Forty days, in the wilderness. Forty days, not four, not fourteen but forty. And all he took with him was what he was wearing. He wasn’t part of a tribe, had nobody to build an alliance with, it was just him, a rugged terrain and God. What did he eat? Did he hunt, or fish.…
Disappointed and Thankful
If you haven’t heard, the trip that Greg Drost and I had planned to visit the Wesleyan Church in Bangladesh next week has been cancelled, or at least postponed. Almost two weeks ago, our team had a video meeting with our host from Bangladesh, and he recommended that we delay our trip, for a couple…
Human’s Were Created With a Purpose
Imagine if you will that you own a beautiful and lavish home, not a far stretch for most of us here who live in a style that most of the world can only imagine, but I digress. Imagine if you will that you owned a beautiful and lavish home, a home that you had designed…
A Disrupted Morning
I had my morning all planned. I was going to get a haircut, but when I called the barbershop, my barber wasn’t working. It was a beautiful day, so I thought, I will get my car washed, but when I pulled up to the car wash, it wasn’t working. Then I dropped into my pharmacy…
Fiddling with Fonts
I love a good tiddle, or as you might know it, a serif. It’s that little decorative piece that is a part of some fonts and typefaces. The most common is Times New Roman, and it was the default on Microsoft Word, for as long as I can remember. And then it changed. In 2007,…
Being Human from the Beginning
If you are going to start a sermon series on being human, then it would be best to start at the beginning. And the first words of the Bible are found in Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God . . .And that’s where I want to begin this morning. In the beginning. With God.Now, I…
It’s Just a Picture!
This will be my last Christmas Penn for a while. I promise. This year seems to be the year for public criticism of the family Christmas photos posted by public figures. The president and first lady were criticized for looking too stern in their official portrait. And to be fair, all they were missing was…
The Gift of Life
As she made her way along the road, she wondered about the sense of it all. Although she had agreed she still couldn’t understand why. She lived in a poor country that was occupied by a foreign army. Violence was never far away and often during the night you would hear soldiers entering the home…
Did you Get Your Christmas Wish?
So, did you get what you wanted for Christmas? Were all your wishes fulfilled? Were you ecstatic or disappointed on Christmas morning? Maybe a little bit of both. I know how you feel, for the sixth year in a row I didn’t have a new BMW convertible in my driveway. Actually, for the sixtieth year…