01 May 04/30/23 Message: “Active Voice”
https://youtu.be/ahGFnYat0a8 ...
01 May Withness
It saddens me to say this, but if you are under 60 years of age it’s entirely possible the following two names will mean nothing to you: Laurel and Hardy. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were a comedic force on film for most of the...
26 Apr 04/23/23 Message: “Signs”
https://youtu.be/EeSGsD-566E ...
24 Apr Active Voice
I am often guilty of something when I write. The passive voice is often used in my writing (See what I did there?). In the active voice, the sentence’s subject performs the action on the action’s target. In the passive voice, the target of the...
18 Apr 4/16/23 Message: “What Do We Do Now?”
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17 Apr “What Do We Do Now?”
It’s one of the greatest movie lines of all time, yet few people are aware of it. In 1972’s “The Candidate,” Robert Redford portrays a young, handsome, idealistic son of a former California governor who is talked into a run for U.S. Senate against a...
14 Apr “Shadow of the Cross:” Good Friday Message 04/07/23
https://youtu.be/dfN1nJHpRIk ...
09 Apr Shattered Shadow
Today is Easter Sunday. To truly appreciate the victory we celebrate today, I believe it’s helpful to revisit Good Friday and the magnitude of Jesus’ sacrifice on that day. First, we need to understand that Jesus is eternal, just as God the Father is. That...
04 Apr Circles: Palm Sunday Message, 04/02/23
https://youtu.be/6Z2vpg-fUUo ...
04 Apr Circles
Social scientists have constructed a set of concentric circles to illustrate the different layers of relationships we all have. Models vary, but generally, they look like this: we’re in the center circle, surrounded by a circle labeled: “people we love.” That circle is surrounded by...