Eternal Justice

“your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” — Matthew 6:10
As a Christian who happens to be a lawyer, it’s been my practice to lift up the cases I handle in prayer. Rarely would I outright pray for victory. That would be shallow and self-serving. My more [...]

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The Attraction of Truth

“At once they left their nets and followed him.” — Mark 1:18
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” — Galatians 2:20
What made Simon and Andrew drop everything and follow Jesus immediately after he said “Come, follow me?” Was it Jesus’ charisma or the [...]

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Random Pictures 2

More pictures from the shoot this weekend.
A row of lanterns in a Japanese tea garden.
Lanterns of a different kind.
Another turtle, this time hiding away because he senses a big bad photographer near him.

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Random Pictures

I took stroll through the university this weekend to test out my new Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 lens. It’s a beautiful piece of glass. Worth every penny.
Here are just a few of the pictures I took.
A couple of turtles were lounging on a rock to catch a few rays.
A pink flower floating away.
I [...]

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Assured of Love

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” — Romans 8:38-39
There is [...]

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Happy Happy Joy Joy

I ran across a review of the book Gross National Happiness in the Economist. I have not read the book, but apparently it explores the idea of what makes people happy. To me, the most fascinating thing in the book review is this observation:
In 2004 Americans who called themselves “conservative” or “very conservative” were [...]

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The Heart of the Matter

“Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God.” — Exodus 23:19
What God values most about a person is the heart. Read Scripture from this perspective, and much of it will take on fresh meaning. The Bible (especially the Old Testament) is filled [...]

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Nothing to Hide

I read an article today about men who choose not to wear their wedding rings in public either because they want to appear single or to “stake their claim on their independence.” One guy was quoted in the article as saying: “I see it as suffocating . . . like, ‘I have this on [...]

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The Embrace of Beauty and Perfection

“One thing have I desired of the Lord, that I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple.”  — Psalm 27:4
“but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.” — 1 Corinthians 13:10
Have [...]

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Looking For a Hand to Hold

I went into Pixar’s new animated movie, WALL-E, not knowing what to expect exactly. I thought it would be fun because early reviews were very positive, and Pixar has a great track record of turning out quality films. Still, pictures of the main character, a little robot by the name of (you guessed [...]

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