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DAVID: CHOICES OF THE HEART

It is the choices of the heart, that defines David. INTRODUCTION In the New International Version of the Bible, 1st Samuel, Chapter 16, verse 14 reads: “the Lord had sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people”.  The Good News Translation renders that same verse as follows: “the […]

GOD’S PEOPLE IN THE GHETTO

We have just celebrated another Christmas. Beyond the exchange of gifts, family get-togethers and eating lay the heart of Christmas, God speaking to humankind as “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” In our sentimental celebration of the Babe in the Manger, we often miss the point that Jesus was born in a period of great turmoil, dissension and division in Israel.

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD

Beginnings are special. The beginning of all beginnings has to be the most special. No human was there. This is universally agreed by theologians and scientists, believers, agnostics and atheists. So we who result from the beginning are left to ponder and to wonder. What marked the beginning? The first sentence of John Chapter 1 […]

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