Tag: jesus
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Easter Perspectives: Palm Sunday Parade
What is the point of the Palm Sunday entrance into Jerusalem? Think of the big spectacular parades held in the USA. Name them: Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade, Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York, 4th of July Parades all over America. The point of all these parades is…
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Lent: a Baptist POV
I grew up in St Louis County, Missouri. As religious affiliation went, I was in the minority. My parents were quite paranoid that I would choose to marry a Catholic boy. In fact, in college I did date someone who was Catholic. I thought my parents would stroke out. In a short time, we broke…
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In the Cold, Dark Winter
The entire country is experiencing cold and snow, even in the Gulf coast region. My grandson in Beaumont, Texas, is practically in the Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans. He has bemoaned for many years the lack of snow in his region. Yesterday he had snow. My daughter-in-law posted pictures of him and the dogs…
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Christmas is The Gospel Message
God takes human formJohn opens his gospel with these mysterious words: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of…
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2025 New Year, New Resolutions
2025. A blank slate or the same old, same old? Many people use the blank slate to make promises to themselves to do better, be better, start something new, rekindle something old. All of these things could have begun on any random date, but the world encourages us to use the start of the new…
Diane E Tatum, Writer 