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Jesus died outside the gate. The High Priest carried the blood of animals into the Most Holy Place as a sin offering, but the bodies were burned outside the camp. And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through His blood. Jews associate holiness and purity with places. God’s…

Looking at medieval art, of religious devotion, you see many random halos on various characters from the accounts of Jesus’ life. Because we can’t recognize who is who, the artist is assigning diety. Mary usually has a halo but she is never mentioned as part of the church past the gospels. She is not mentioned…

It’s been a week. I lost a friend. I am dealing with an injury. Sleep is elusive and I actually took a catch-up nap that was wonderful. I am still in the land of the living but all of this makes me quiet. I don’t want to write but I have heard some wonderful stuff…

Some denied the murders of Jews by the Nazis but the October 7th attacks by Hamas is proven. We have ‘eyes’ on the world with camera/cell products in most hands and the internet, waiting to publish anything. To attempt justification on lives stolen is a sin on top of the atrocities. But, I don’t want…

I listened to that catchy tune as I drove around town, quite happy with my week. My life runs on a schedule and this week was full. Full of things I love doing but busy. My attention returns to the future. It is Friday and my calendar says to have fun on Fridays. I’m rejoining…

Psalm 16 reflects on the days that are harder than others where joy is the last thought. This chapter is summarized by, ‘The hope of the faithful, and the Messiah’s victory’. The later inspires the hope of the faithful on a difficult day where it feels more like damage control than living. “Preserve me, O…

Today is another purge day. I’m holding in my hand a wooden bead and a 7″ narrow green ribbon. You are my witnesses that I just put both in the trash. Repurposing is better but who wants my little bits and pieces left over from my life? I know I can’t take it with me…

John 1:29, “The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world’”! I noticed that, according to John the Baptist, Jesus did not come to look at your list of sins to consider each, mark them against you, and enter a…

There is a self-conscience element to the person who is regularly five minutes early. I do not like to waste another’s time. I think it’s rude. Every person deserves consideration no matter the ‘status’. So what is happening to me? Don’t I care? I do but I’m retired. I was in a class recently and…

During my last travel for missions (or Jesus focus) we spent more time in prayer and worship than is my habit. I have mentioned to many that I returned feeling “cleaned up”. That phrase does not express feeling light after a season of dark. I don’t want to lose that. Yes, we have days and…