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This week we transition into Paul’s second missionary trip.  It starts with a brief controversy with Barnabas over the need to bring along John Mark.  It ends with the ministry multiplied as Mark and Barnabas go one way while Paul and Silas go another.  Timothy is then shortly added to the team.  We’ll close with a [...]

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After a bit of unsettling reflection on the deadly day of shopping at a Long Island Wal-Mart (see previous post),  I think there may be a loose relationship to another recent event – or rather, a category of events, which occur with disturbing regularity.
MSNBC.com
India stampede death toll passes 200
Dozens more injured as 12,000 celebrated key Hindu festival in Jodhpur
The Associated [...]

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No doubt there is a lot that could be said about the following event, but at the moment I don’t even know how to begin.  Check out the links to view the article at a local news website.
Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede
BY JOE GOULD, CLARE TRAPASSO and RICH [...]

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On Thanksgiving Day we can’t do much better than to consider a psalm like this.
 
Psalm 100
A Psalm of Thanksgiving.
1  Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
2  Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
3  Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we [...]

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