pastorallende

Oh No, Not Another Opinion on Jeremy Lin!

You don’t have to be a professional basketball fan to recognize the name Jeremy Lin. But in case you don’t, let me introduce you. Jeremy Lin is a point guard for the New York Knicks, a team that has won its share of championships, but in recent years one of the more mediocre teams inContinueContinue reading “Oh No, Not Another Opinion on Jeremy Lin!”

Meditations on Martin Luther King Day

He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?–Micah 6:8 In our adult Sunday school class yesterday, I showed a clip from the PBS series “God in America” that focused on theContinueContinue reading “Meditations on Martin Luther King Day”

The Prettified Manger

I learned a new word today – prettify. “Prettify,” according to an on-line dictionary, means, “To make pretty or prettier, especially in a superficial or insubstantial way.” I came across the word in a reflection I was reading as part of my daily devotion. It was used in reference to the manger scenes that becomeContinueContinue reading “The Prettified Manger”