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Archive for November, 2008
- You Make this so Worthwhile! |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Nov 29 2008
Am still thinking this morning about some of the comments written to this blog yesterday. I agree so much with what SFDBWV wrote when he said,
“The Bible is many things, one thing it is, is a story. Not just a story, but a story about God and man’s experiences. Apart and together…Life without others [...] - Black Friday and Terror in Mumbai |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Nov 28 2008
Something about the news on this morning after a Thanksgiving holiday feels like being on the wrong side of the road in fast traffic. So much is coming at us too fast even to process.
Black Friday with doorbuster deals. Developing terror in Mumbai. Warnings for NY subways, and a president-elect facing such economic and [...] - Second Thoughts About Giving Thanks |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Nov 27 2008
There’s a down side to public expressions of thanksgiving.
It’s one thing to privately thank our God for what he gives us individually. It’s also only right that we would publicly, within the appropriate circle, thank him for what we share together. As we saw in our last conversation, acting as if we are entitled to [...] - Entitlement and the Holiday |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Nov 26 2008
Started thinking that entitlement and thanksgiving are mutually exclusive, and that what’s at risk, if I don’t see the difference, is not only a heartless holiday, but also a shrinking spirituality.
Then the most basic Google search gives me definitions that complicate my thoughts. For openers, I find,
“The state of meeting the applicable requirements for receipt [...] - Auto CEOs and Labor |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Nov 24 2008
As CEOs from Detroit’s Big Three appealed to Congress for government relief, a friend sent me a link to a short 3 and 1/2 minute piece of video journalism by the Detroit News.
What I found was a compelling story about one of the most sophisticated and efficiently run car manufacturing plants in the world. The [...] - Yogurt, Yeast, and the Bible |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Nov 22 2008
Made a batch of yogurt this morning. At least I think I did. Packed away a gallon of brew in a couple of thermal containers and will wait now for about 30 hours to find out if the little animals multiplied. The long wait is because I like yogurt extra sour. I’ve had it that [...]
- A Team of Rivals |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Nov 21 2008
By showing their regard for Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, President-elect Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton have reminded us that, in the face of shared need, former enemies can come together around a cause far greater than themselves.
Nowhere, however, do I find a nobler expression of this [...] - Who Will the President Pardon? |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Nov 19 2008
In the final days of the George W. Bush administration 2,300 convicted felons have applied for presidential clemency (a reduction of sentence) or pardon (the forgiveness of a conviction and suspension of legal penalty).
According to an article on ABC News, a long list of hopefuls are waiting to see if the president will grant their request [...] - What Does it Mean to Live by Faith? |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Nov 17 2008
Everyone has faith in something.
But the author of the New Testament letter to the Hebrews has a specific kind of faith in view when he writes, “Without faith it is impossible to please [God], for he who comes to God must believe that he is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently [...] - Doing Ministry in a Business-like Way? |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Nov 15 2008
Well, after having second thoughts about this post early this morning, I’ve tried to take another approach to it. I doubt that I’ve got it right yet, but would be interested to hear some discussion.
Some of us believe ministry and business are mutually exclusive. I’ve seen the sincerity in the eyes of those who are [...]
