God always gives the very best gifts.  In fact the Bible says that “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” (James 1:17, NKJV)  This is no small truth.
It is also true that Jesus urges [...]

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I believe in Jesus Christ, that he is the Son of God, the Savior of the world.  In fact, I have no problem accepting the Apostles Creed (and a number of other classic Christian creeds) as in line with my own statement of faith.
The Apostles Creed:
This basic [...]

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at sunrise
stars and night
fade then vanish
as bright sunlight
climbs up
to prance about
chasing away
cold winter’s gray
 
the new day
a minute reflection
of larger things
of slow-motion struggles
between seasons and times
spring always winning
triumphantly marching
over wintry death
 
twitching brown leaves
of a midwinter tree
explode suddenly into flight
proving to be
not dead leaves at all
but a restless cloud
of noisy sparrows
 
it’s all a dance
in the present age
all [...]

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