“Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God…The Lord raises those who are bowed down.”
Psalm 146: 5, 8
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strikeouts and curveballs
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Jars, bananas, and other ways to die… (Genesis 13:10-13)
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
“And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar. Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other. Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent even as far as Sodom. But the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the Lord.”
Genesis 13:10-13
In Africa there is a popular fable told of the greedy monkey. One day the monkey went out and found a jar buried in the ground with only the mouth protruding the surface of the earth. The monkey approached and to his delight found that in the jar were fresh bananas. Cupping his hand, he slid it through the narrow opening and grabbed the bunch of bananas. When removing his hand he realized that the mouth was too small for his greedy grasp to escape. Not wanting to let go of his lust the monkey was trapped unto his own destruction as the hunter approached.
Streams in the city (Psalm 46:4,5)
Sunday, April 6th, 2008
“There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God, the sacred home of the Most High. God himself lives in that city; it cannot be destroyed or shaken. God will protect it at the break of day.”
Genesis 46:4-5
Coffee, Lemons, and Lemonade
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
“And he moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord. So Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.”
Genesis 12:8-9
If you had the chance to invite anyone to dinner, who would it be?
Sparrows and Nightingales
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
“This is the genealogy of Terah: Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran begot Lot. And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans…And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan…and Terah died in Haran.”
Genesis 11:27-32
As I read this passage I can’t help but notice how rough life was even for the guys and gals in the Bible.
Followed by the introduction of a dad (Terah), and his three sons (Abram, Nahor, and Haran), we go on a rollercoaster ride of news, rising high on emotion as Baby Lot is born to Haran, and then the devastating fall out of Haran’s death. I’m sure Terah was grieved over the fact his youngest died before him. Soon after these events the family is uprooted to a new place. While en route Terah dies, and Abram is thrust into the position of “Head of the Household”. Not only is Abram trying to pick up the pieces of a broken and grieving family, he’s also in a foreign land separated from everything he was once familiar with. To add insult to injury he discovers his wife cannot bear children, bringing the dilemma of not being able to continue the family name (which was a big deal in the ancient Middle East).
My Vitamin Water (green tea that is)
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
As I was on my way to NYC to visit my abuelita for Easter my family and I stopped at a citgo to get some gas. I was a bit parched so I zipped inside and bought a “Vitamin Water” (which is by far one of the greatest beverages on the market…save Starbucks Caramel Latte and Tropicana Peach Orchard Harvest).Have you ever stopped to read the witty stuff the Vitamin Water company throws on the side of their bottle?Well, as the refrigerator door rested open upon my shoulder I stopped to muse at the wittiness of my green tea. The excerpt was as follows:
“Is it us or is “maturing” just another word for getting old? and who likes getting old anyway? your ears get hairier than your head, your back goes out more than you do, your late night dinners turn into early bird specials, you go from blonde hair to blue hair and your little black book contains only names that end in M.D.that’s why this bottle is packed with fancy science stuff (except without the bubbling beakers), like vitamin c +egcg (a natural antioxidant) to help kick your metabolism up a notch and keep you looking good from now until the day that you’re so “mature” you can put your teeth in a cup.”