On a recent visit to The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, I was drawn to a painting I had not seen there or anywhere else before. My first guess was that it was by Rembrandt because the overall hue was that rich dark brown the great Dutch painter used so frequently. And like...
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Let me tell you a story… Since ancient of days, these words have held our collective imaginations captive. We all enjoy a good story: to be drawn into a compelling narrative; to be transfixed by flawed but sympathetic characters; to be swept away by conflict, tension, adventure; and finally, to be rescued by resolution, conclusion,...
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Jesus’ parables are stories Jesus told, stories each with a particular purpose – not disconnected moral fables about how to be better people but rather stories to immerse us in another world, a truer world that he calls the kingdom of God. With each story, Jesus gives us a glimpse into, and helps us perceive...
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Where were you on May 2, 2011? I was at an Usher concert with a few friends. It was a great concert, and I enjoyed hearing Usher perform several hits from his newest album, Raymond v. Raymond. The concert, though, is not the reason I remember that day. I remember May 2, 2011 because of...
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Haitians at the southern border. Afghan resettlement. Mexican families. Caravans from Central America. Syrian refugees. Governors as far north as Alaska demanding meetings to address the ‘unenforced borders’ of America. How to think and respond to people coming to the United States of America is never far from the media’s headlines. Research suggests that many...
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Stories. You have to love them. And most of us do; most of us enjoy hearing a good story, not to mention telling one! Whether it be sitting as a child or adult with grandparents, hearings stories of old, or sitting with a teacher or parent (as a young child) having a book read to...
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