Category Archives: Cultural Context

On the Way ~ Or Just ‘In’ the Way?

As a kid, I always wanted to get involved however I could with any chores, tasks, or projects my grandpa happened to be doing. If I came back 

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Defeated by the Specter of Enemies We’re Afraid to Fight

The famous author, H.G. Wells, may have been very gifted in many ways, but prophecy wasn’t one of them. Some of you old timers may recall that 

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Restoring Unity’s Indispensable Element

An illustration introduced in a class I was involved with decades ago crossed my mind again recently. It was designed to clarify a concept the presenter called 

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“Friendship Seeds”, Part 3 ~ It Has to Start Somewhere

Well, it looks like I did it again – as in, somehow I let  💝💕 VALENTINE’s DAY  💕💝  sneak up on me … You guys have never done that, right? You’d think after all the 

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Time for Some Spiritual Counterinsurgency

When I watch the news these days, I sometimes feel a real kinship with Jesus’ disciples, James and John. Given the awful scenes we’ve 

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Revisiting the Christmas Story, Part 5 ~ Magi, Miraculous Missions, and Madmen

SEEING the title of today’s post, which is the final installment of our 2025 Christmas series, probably has some of you wondering whether 

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