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Changing Lives/ Life-Changing

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Luke 3:1-22

One of our shared experiences on our visit to our sister church was a breakfast time reflection based on Paul’s letter to the Philippians.  Pastor Dalia called it a “moving devotional” because there were different people present on different days, and there was always movement– some were serving the coffee, some were clearing the dishes from the table, some were coming and some were going.  Each morning we read in both languages a portion of Paul’s letter, working our way through it over six mornings.  We reflected on the passages together, sharing our varied perspectives, and the ideas we had in common.  We sang and prayed together. Continue reading “Changing Lives/ Life-Changing” →

Poking Holes in the Darkness

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          The first gas street lights were lit in 1807 in London, England, revolutionizing city life.  Just 10 years later, gas street lights showed up in America, with the first lamp being lit on the corner of Baltimore and Holliday streets right here in Baltimore in 1817.  Each gas powered light had to be lit by a lamplighter with a stool or ladder and a torch, and he painstakingly carried the light from lamp post to lamp post each evening at dusk.   

           Watching the lamplighter at work from his bedroom window, Robert Louis Stevenson (of Treasure Island fame) was fascinated.  Continue reading “Poking Holes in the Darkness” →