Tag: eternal present
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Household: Reviewing the Big Picture (Part 1)
We have now taken a whirlwind tour of fictive family and fictive household metaphors found in the Bible. This wide-ranging discussion can get us lost in the proverbial trees to the point we lose sight of the forest. So before we go any further, let us step back with a wide-angle lens and recapture the…
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What is the Difference?
Author Dick Keyes once wrote, "In seeking to become like God, we have become less than human." The biblical story says we were created to be in a relationship with God. When humankind rebelled, we lost our orientation, and we lost our immortality. There was nothing left to give order and meaning to our existence.…
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World is Flat: The Other Half
I have written in recent posts about globalization as articulated by Thomas Friedman in his “The World is Flat.” I visited the impact this is having as cultures collide. I have hinted at what this has meant (and will mean) for the US and other technologically advanced societies. But there is yet another question. What…