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Posted in Inspiration on Feb 29th, 2008
Pastor Thom Shuman, a Presbyterian from Cincinnati, writes beautifully in response to this question:
“Is it inappropriate to ask for prayers for my kitty?” [...]
Posted in Community, Photos, Random Thoughts on Feb 27th, 2008
Teachers and students huddled around TV sets in the early morning hours the past two days, hoping and praying their school system had called a snow day. For Olmsted Falls schools, there were two in a row. The church office follows school closings, so we’ve had a break too. It looks like [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts on Feb 16th, 2008
The U.S. Government, through FEMA, admitted this week that the travel trailers in which they housed thousands (millions?) who lost homes during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are toxic with formaldehyde. People who have lived in them–even for short periods of time–have become sick. We’ve known this for quite a while. It’s a story [...]
Posted in Family, Photos, Random Thoughts on Feb 12th, 2008
When I was young, my aunt took family pictures with her special camera. Polaroid cameras provided an instant picture. Pop a flashbulb on top, look through the little viewfinder, and push the button. No focusing, no finishing the roll, no waiting for developing at the drug store. She snapped the picture [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Scripture on Feb 11th, 2008
I’ve never really understood the standoff between conservative Christian faith and science. I have no problem reconciling my faith with the findings that science brings; in fact, I see them as mutually helpful. Where science tells me how things work, faith tells me why. God is behind creation and within it, [...]