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Terrific book: Stuart Murray. The Naked Anabaptist: The Bare Essentials of a Radical Faith. Scottsdale, PA: Herald Press, 2010. Neat website: anabaptistnetwork here Anabaptists emerged in the 16th century on the edge of the Protestant Reformation. (“anabaptist” is their enemies’ … Continue reading →

I’ve spent the past couple hours rounding up a legal document for an application Sandy and I are making for some assistance with medical bills. As any of you know who’ve seen a doctor up close and personal, the dollars … Continue reading →

Since its beginning in 2008, this tiny blog has received 18.875 spam comments! I confess it’s beyond me. Why? I’ve also been hacked once. A new administrator showed up in my files. Fortunately, we caught him quickly. Since then, getting … Continue reading →

Why I am writing about the Rock of my identity: I was a member at First Baptist Church, Richmond (FBC) for several years, on either side of ten years at a rural-urban church in New Kent County. I care a lot … Continue reading →

Writing as worship? Unthinkable. Growing up under the relentlessly withering influence of punitive religion, I learned that the desire to write was godless. My mother loved to compare two famous brothers: one, the writer, suicided; the other was a missionary. … Continue reading →

Jesus teaches clearly that we will recognize our loved ones after death: “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never … Continue reading →

A letter to a friend about death…. My dear Brother, Your question “Is it real that we are not going to recognize each other at the Paradise?” has led me to wonder. You are right to say, “ It is … Continue reading →

Whatever caused my sidebar to migrate was in one page of posts, which I deleted. Two of these I wrote out of pastoral concern and will restore them. Thanks for your patience.

Ken Follett’s 1989 novel Pillars of the Earth is mesmerizing. I happened on the made-for-TV series, episodes 1 & 2, and went to the Kindle book. I love all things medieval, and a novel about building a cathedral is a find. … Continue reading →