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Introducing the Why: July 2009
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Friday, July 31, 2009. Life is like a New Softball Bat. The other day, while at the batting cages, I had one of those "life-is-a-lot-like-softball moments.". I grew up playing baseball, but as an old man, I've been relegated to softball. For the most part, the two games are quite similar- but there are a few differences. Most notably, the bats. Bigger ball, wider bat right? A lot like us humans, actually. Posted by Jimmy Phillips. Thursday, July 30, 2009. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I LIVE A DOUBLE LIFE. T...
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Sparkling Gems in Scripture: July 2011
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Sparkling Gems in Scripture. Discovering and sharing the lasting beauty in scripture that sparkle more than precious gems. And provide for those who grieve in Zion—. To bestow on them a crown of beauty. Instead of ashes,. The oil of gladness. Instead of mourning,. And a garment of praise. Instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness,. A planting of the LORD. For the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3 NIV. Saturday, July 9, 2011. Links to this post. Labels: Art as a Ministry.
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Sparkling Gems in Scripture: Whose Punishment Is It?
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Sparkling Gems in Scripture. Discovering and sharing the lasting beauty in scripture that sparkle more than precious gems. And provide for those who grieve in Zion—. To bestow on them a crown of beauty. Instead of ashes,. The oil of gladness. Instead of mourning,. And a garment of praise. Instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness,. A planting of the LORD. For the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3 NIV. Friday, April 11, 2014. Whose Punishment Is It? Like most young kids ...
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Sparkling Gems in Scripture: Heaven in Your Heart
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Sparkling Gems in Scripture. Discovering and sharing the lasting beauty in scripture that sparkle more than precious gems. And provide for those who grieve in Zion—. To bestow on them a crown of beauty. Instead of ashes,. The oil of gladness. Instead of mourning,. And a garment of praise. Instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness,. A planting of the LORD. For the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3 NIV. Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Heaven in Your Heart. She did the same to our...
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Introducing the Why: Alternate Reality
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Thursday, July 30, 2009. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I LIVE A DOUBLE LIFE. TO YOU, FAITHFUL READERS OF the Adventist Review, I’m Jimmy Phillips, columnist. However, in my other (more 3-D) life, I’m Jimmy Phillips, marketing coordinator for San Joaquin Community Hospital. Rarely do the two cross over. Today, I’m making an exception. Chatting blissfully with a registration clerk, I pause as the operator’s voice bellows over the PA: “Code Blue, NICU.” In other words, a newborn has stopped br...Taking a short-cut ...
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Introducing the Why: March 2009
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Monday, March 30, 2009. THOUGH LIEUTENANT COLONEL MERVIN WILLETT GONIN HEATED HIS HANDS BY midnight’s crackling fire, the warmth was scarcely enough to counterbalance the horrors of death’s day. Images of corpses piled high, faces indistinguishable. Images of men, women, and children collapsing as they walked—destined for the heap. Awake, these images fatigued him. As he slept, they exhausted him further. Each year millions of dollars are spent trying to convince young people that this shirt, song, or st...
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Introducing the Why: November 2009
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009. AN ALREADY FRENZIED ER JUST FLIPPED INTO OVERDRIVE. HAVING JUST celebrated her forty-sixth birthday two days earlier, Patricia Kane now lies motionless, attached to the racing, four-wheeled gurney. Cardiac caregivers, such as registered nurse Sarah Mills, treat heart attacks daily. The process calls her to stay cool, disconnected, professional. Almost robotic, she weaves the gurney through the hall. The hard part comes when—if—she has to tell the family. You know the guy I̵...
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Sparkling Gems in Scripture: March 2014
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Sparkling Gems in Scripture. Discovering and sharing the lasting beauty in scripture that sparkle more than precious gems. And provide for those who grieve in Zion—. To bestow on them a crown of beauty. Instead of ashes,. The oil of gladness. Instead of mourning,. And a garment of praise. Instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness,. A planting of the LORD. For the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3 NIV. Friday, March 28, 2014. It was fun and I thought I was a good rider.
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Sparkling Gems in Scripture: May 2010
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Sparkling Gems in Scripture. Discovering and sharing the lasting beauty in scripture that sparkle more than precious gems. And provide for those who grieve in Zion—. To bestow on them a crown of beauty. Instead of ashes,. The oil of gladness. Instead of mourning,. And a garment of praise. Instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness,. A planting of the LORD. For the display of his splendor. Isaiah 61:3 NIV. Friday, May 14, 2010. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Monster Meditation: Smart Phones: Batman's Greatest Gadget
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Thinking Can Be A Frightening Thing. Friday, May 7, 2010. Smart Phones: Batman's Greatest Gadget. While teaching, I created in my head a new kind of villain-The Grammarian. A cruel fiend that, like the Riddler, would like leave clues behind. However, his clues would all be something that only a true linguist and language commander would ever have a chance to decipher. I pictured Batman screaming in the night, "Why didn't I learn to diagram? Why doesn't Batman have a smartphone? Is Gotham so outdated?