Category Archives: Cultural Context

Revisiting the Christmas Story, Part 1 ~ Introducing Mary

AS the Christmas season approached last year, we invited our readers to join us in making a mental journey back to 1st Century Israel. Our intention was to

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A Name for that Day after “Black Friday”

Given our proclivity for applying names to certain otherwise ordinary days, I’m not surprised that someone decided to 

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Heroism ~ Behind the Scenes

Earlier this week, my wife and I did something we had only done one other time in all our years together. We 

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A Prophet Takes a Field Trip, Part 3 ~ From Ruination to Restoration

If you’ve joined us in this series during the past couple of weeks, you’re aware that we’ve been exploring an event in 

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A Prophet Takes a Field Trip, Part 2 ~ A Touching Encounter

If you were with us for last week’s session, you’re already aware that a couple of things worked together to form the basis for this series. The first was my encounter with 

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In No Uncertain Terms

Sometimes things happen that are laden with implications that make them far too significant to be ignored. We witnessed another 

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