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  Thursday, January 2nd, 2014   . We pass by them all the time. Sometimes we laugh. (“Don’t Let Worry Kill You, Let the Church Help.”) Other times we’re reflective. (“Many who Seek God at the Eleventh Hour Die at 10:30.”) Church marquees, those sloganized signs out front to be seen by cars passing by, …

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  Tuesday, December 31st, 2013     . It’s still there, tapped in deep, Antarctic ice. The passengers have been on board for nearly a week with nowhere to go. An Australian vessel has tried reach them. Same for a Chinese rescue boat which came within six nautical miles before turning back because of the …

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  Monday, December 30th, 2013     Sculpture of Marcus Aurelius. “Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not …

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  Friday, December 27th, 2013     Typical crossword puzzle matrix. Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. I see people playing them all the time, mostly to pass the time. On planes, in waiting rooms, on trains, wherever people need something to occupy their minds. Mental health experts says it is one way to stay …

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  Thursday, December 26th, 2013     Flipper flips out of the water. Einstein in a moment of deep contemplation. It’s not even a contest: Flipper v. Einstein. Yet there was a time several decades ago when the brightest and best among us believed that dolphins were super-smart creatures who held in their high-pitched squeaks …

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  Tuesday, December 24th, 2013     This time of year we think a lot about Him and His name. Wonderful Counselor. Prince of Peace. Savior. Jesus. Mary and Joseph knew the Name but they couldn’t have possibly understood what it would really mean. How could they know that His Name would cast out demons, …

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  Monday, December 23rd, 2013     At last the mystery has been solved: How does Rudolph’s red nose glow? Researchers in Sweden caught the phenomenon on a thermographic camera which measures heat emissions. Rudolph’s redness is due to an oversupply of blood to that part of the famous reindeer’s anatomy to keep his nose …

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  Friday, December 20th, 2013     Strange medical procedure to save man’s hand. Honestly, I don’t mean to gross you out. But look at that photo again. It’s not retouched. It actually shows a man’s hand medically attached to his ankle. What’s going on? A few weeks ago a man in Changsha, Hunan province, …

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  Thursday, December 19th, 2013     A family outing in the ’50s. Dinner time of a bygone era. It’s not easy being a parent. I know. My wife and I have three girls, 12, 16 (well, almost), and 19. No matter who you are, what your race or religion, being a good parent is …

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  Wednesday, December 18th, 2013     Sixteenth Century ink and pigment Scripture text and artistic depiction of Christ casting out demons from the demoniac of Gadara. In a new book by Michael Brown, entitled Authentic Fire: A Response to John MacArthur’s Strange Fire (a book I admittedly haven’t read yet), there is an excellent …

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