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A couple of weeks ago, during a Sunday morning education class at our church, Vicar Shawn told the following story: A Grandfather from the Cherokee Nation was talking with his grandson. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves." "One wolf is evil and ugly: He is anger, envy, war, greed, self-pity, sorrow, regret, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, selfishness and arrogance." "The other wolf is beautiful… Continue

Some thoughts on God vs Science Throughout my travels, I have managed to meet many interesting people. One was an American woman acting as the managing director for the English subsidiary of a consulting company. That contact has resulted in a continuing flow of email for over 6 years now. That's not really relevant to what I'm posting here, but she was the source of this and many other thought-provoking items over the years. This one is particularly relevant to our discussion theme last week.… Continue

Matthew 14:22-36 Many Bibles have titles for different stories. Each of these titles attempts to reflect a piece of what will follow. As I was skimming my Bible this morning I came across several titles that caught my attention. “The Wise and Foolish Builders”, “Worshiping Other Gods”, and “Jesus Heals Many” were a few. While each of these titles tells a piece of the story to follow, rarely are they able to get the entire biblical message across. One title I came across that I fou… Continue

Mark 11:15-19- "Jesus Clears the Temple" There is a semi-inappropriate television show on FX called “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”. The show is the story of four friends who own a bar on South Street in Philly. The content of the sitcom has led one individual I know to label the show as an “inappropriate version of Seinfeld”. Regardless of the crass nature of the show there is one line that really stands out. When one of the characters goes to the gym and describes the “look”… Continue

“I believe; help my unbelief!” –Mark 9:14-29 The 9th chapter of the gospel of Mark tells us the story of Jesus’ encounter with a man whose son was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit had taken over not only the son’s ability to speak, but his body movements as well. While I am not a father myself, I can only imagine the grief and pain that it caused this father to watch his child be destroyed on the inside and the out. Helplessly, the father brought his son to the disciples, but… Continue