The book of Genesis tells the account of God giving Abraham the charge to leave his country and start a journey to possess a land “flowing with milk and honey” — the Promised Land. On the 15th chapter of Genesis, the borders of that land were proximately defined as extending “from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, Euphrates.” The Euphrates River originates in eastern Turkey and it flows through Syria and Iraq, joining the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab River, which empties in the Persian Continue Reading
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There Will Always Be Giants
For more on this passage, read 2 Samuel 21 “Now when the Philistines were at war again with Israel, David went down and his servants with him; and as they fought against the Philistines, David became weary. Then Ishbi-benob, who was among the descendants of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight, was girded with a new sword, and he intended to kill David. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the Continue Reading
La Pelea del Dr. King Buscaba Justicia, No División {Atlanta Journal Constitution}
Esta semana marcó el 88avo cumpleaños del Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Recordé durante la semana de las celebraciones un libro que King escribió, en el cual él argumentaba sobre el “golfo entre práctica y profesión”. En este fragmento en particular, él concluye que los principios a los cuales nos aferramos, no siempre se alinean con lo que decimos o como vivimos nuestras vidas. “Por otro lado, orgullosamente reconocemos ciertos principios sublimes y nobles, pero por otro lado, tristemente Continue Reading
Dr. King’s Fight for Justice Sought Unification, Not Division
This week marked the 88th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was reminded during the weekend of celebrations of a book by King in which he wrote about the “gulf between practice and profession.” In this particular passage, he concludes that the principles we say we espouse don’t always align with what we say or how we live. “On the one hand, we proudly profess certain sublime and noble principles, but on the other hand, we sadly practice the very antithesis of these principles. How Continue Reading
The Devil in the Pew
“Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him. Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king asking for justice, and so he stole the hearts of the people of Israel.” 2 Samuel 15:5-6 (NIV - emphasis added) He sat down to pen one more Psalm to the God of His Salvation. His Redeemer. His defender. As he wrote the words, the thought must not have left him: “I am paying for my Continue Reading
Haga Inventario Antes de Planear el Año Nuevo {Editorial para el Atlanta Journal Constitution})
Mi primera noche de la víspera de Año Nuevo en America fue frustrante. Tal como cualquier recién casada, estaba emocionada de pasar la víspera de Año Nuevo con mi marido, celebrando en estilo. Originaria de Brasil, estaba acostumbrada a las fiestas de fin de año, ampliamente famosas por ser fiestas que duraban hasta la mañana, con gente bella glamurosamente vestidas de blanco quienes llenaban las playas para observar los magníficos fuegos artificiales. Resultó ser que mi esposo anunció que Continue Reading
