March 29, 2020 Two dogs live in our apartment this year. You may know about Opie. He’s 11 ½ years old, as far as we know. We discovered him at the Denver Animal Shelter 10 ½ years ago. They didn’t know his name, his age, or much else. He’s white—unless he’s next to a truly… Read More →
Some Things are Just Holy
March 8, 2020 Let’s talk about the Sabbath. The lesson from Exodus also includes keeping God’s name holy and honoring the older generation. So, there are three valuable topics, but let’s talk about just one, the middle one, the hinge between the commandments about how we relate to God and how we relate to each… Read More →
Truth and Lies
March 22, 2020 Long ago, in a Tuscan village in Italy, a woodcarver named Geppetto carved a puppet and named him Pinocchio. He was created as a wooden puppet, but Pinocchio dreamed of becoming a real boy. So much did he want to become a real boy, and wanted people to see him that way, that… Read More →
The Quintessence of True Religion
March 15, 2020 Remember the man who told Jesus he had kept all of the commandments since his youth? How many people do you know who can say that? What I’ve heard is, the easiest, safest way to keep all three of the “thou shalt nots” in today’s reading from Exodus is to stay asleep…. Read More →