This is a community song. The theme, from the first verse, is praise, praise and more praise. Psalms in Book 5 affirm that God does answer prayer, God's promises are valid and it includes a long love song for God's laws. 113-118 are called the Hallel or Egyptian Hallel and come between the acrostic songs …
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Debunking Autism Myths: The Case of Identical Twins
MEDIA WATCH From mid-April in the USA comes a story of 19-year-old autistic identical twins who couldn't be more different. Both are autistic, both have the same DNA, both look similar and are of similar height. There the similarity ends: Sam Fetters is at college, wants to double major in history and political science, and …
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Not afraid of bad news—Psalm 112
So, they say bad news spreads like wildfire, right? Well, there's good news too, but it doesn't get the same attention because bad news is just so dramatic. My example is data from the Royal College of Midwives: Between 1995 and 2020, the rate of stillbirths in the UK reduced from about 1 in every …
An invitation to dance
Trinity Sunday 2024 I don't do a lot of fancy footwork on the dance floor. My lack of moves is courtesy of my disability, and the teasing I received for my stiff groove when I did attempt to dance. Stiff groove is not a euphemism. The Wedding Dance of God Sometimes Christians have the opportunity …
Station XIX: Jesus appears to Saul (Paul)
Biblical Stations of the Resurrection Let us walk this pilgrimage of faith as daughters and sons of the light and as witnesses of the Risen Lord. Let us meditate upon the resurrection of Christ and discover the pathway of light that Christ blazes through our lives. Let us walk this pilgrimage of faith, as daughters …
God’s share in us
Pentecost This well-spread-out series of posts is all about Jesus having the roles of God and humanity at the same time. So why on earth am I slipping in a post about Pentecost? Surely that's not Jesus' gig. Descent of the Holy Spirit by TedShared on a Creative Commons licence Jesus is our example The …
Station XVIII: Pentecost
Biblical Stations of the Resurrection Let us walk this pilgrimage of faith as daughters and sons of the light and as witnesses of the Risen Lord. Let us meditate upon the resurrection of Christ and discover the pathway of light that Christ blazes through our lives. Let us walk this pilgrimage of faith, as daughters …
Station XVII: The ascension
Biblical Stations of the Resurrection Let us walk this pilgrimage of faith as daughters and sons of the light and as witnesses of the Risen Lord. Let us meditate upon the resurrection of Christ and discover the pathway of light that Christ blazes through our lives. Let us walk this pilgrimage of faith, as daughters …
Station XVI: Jesus commissions the disciples
Biblical Stations of the Resurrection Let us walk this pilgrimage of faith as daughters and sons of the light and as witnesses of the Risen Lord. Let us meditate upon the resurrection of Christ and discover the pathway of light that Christ blazes through our lives. Let us walk this pilgrimage of faith, as daughters …
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Station XV: Jesus appears to over five hundred at once
Biblical Stations of the Resurrection Let us walk this pilgrimage of faith as daughters and sons of the light and as witnesses of the Risen Lord. Let us meditate upon the resurrection of Christ and discover the pathway of light that Christ blazes through our lives. Let us walk this pilgrimage of faith, as daughters …
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Making an ass of myself 