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Not to Brag

May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything; but a new creation is everything! Gal 6:14-18 In today’s reading, the Apostle Paul’s authority is again being challenged, and Paul again shows…

Tell Me, Show Me, Involve Me

Everyone has trouble remembering things from time to time, especially as we get older. This is natural, there is even research on the things which we all forget most. 83% forget names most, 60% forget where something is, 53% forget words, 49% forget what was said and 42% forget faces. Our problem with forgetting isn’t…

What God Hates

There are several challenging passages in the Bible where we learn what God hates. These are hard to square for all of us who know and pray to a loving God. How could God who Himself is love-hate-which seems love’s very opposite? Well just as bright light casts a shadow, so is love accompanied by…

Araj Asdvadz

I’ve been working furiously on the Avedis newsletter this week since I have been back, so my mind is in PR & communications mode. The essential question for communications is how do you capture people’s attention and the essence of an event, theme or idea with the fewest words & images? Since, as of today…

Stop By, If You Can

I was getting an oil change for the church car last week and by the garage across the street I saw a sign ‘Free brake check, stop by if you can!’ It gave me a laugh and then gave me pause to reflect on a theme of all our readings of these past weeks. The…

South Stars

Last weekend I attended my nephew’s high school graduation. He’s off to college, and understandably at his age, not sure what career he wants to pursue. One thing he says he knows for sure, is that his career will not involve mathematics. At one point he was into the sciences, but just didn’t like or…

613 ‘Can I’s’

‘Can I, can I, can I….’ If you are a parent or spent any time around kids, you have been through this phase with your children. It seems from our youngest days we are hardwired to seek and test the boundaries of what we can and can’t do; it’s how we learn and grow and…