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Holy/Maundy Thursday-New Covenant

Posted on April 13, 2017 by richrockwood

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What is Happening:  We don’t know anything about what happens earlier in the day other than Jesus is focusing on the Passover Meal (start reading at Matthew 26:17).  At some point his disciples come…

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A Second-Second Chance

Posted on April 12, 2017 by richrockwood

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A Gust of Grace: blew through my life when I was in the US Army.  I was in during the height of the Vietnam War (1967-1970).  I had finished basic training at Fort…

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Prayer: It’s Just Telling Him What’s Going On

Posted on April 6, 2017 by richrockwood

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The two men were desperate.  They couldn’t see, but they could hear.  A multitude was passing by.  Who are they?  What’s going on? Jesus is passing by.  Jesus of Nazareth…the healer.   They started…

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All That Gray Hair

Posted on March 9, 2017 by richrockwood

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Experience as a Flashlight: I stared at the man in the motel lobby who was talking to some other people.  He was balding and his face had moles, lines, and bumps.  I saw…

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I Put Your Hand in Mine

Posted on February 12, 2017 by richrockwood

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To my dear wife:  I feel a rolling warmth through my being every time I put your hand in mine.  First I feel connected to you and then surrounded by you.  Why should…

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Drawing Jazz and Faith

Posted on February 8, 2017 by richrockwood

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Many years ago my late wife and I visited Justin’s in Albany which features world class jazz musicians.  It soon became a favorite place of ours with cool jazz and hot Cajun food. …

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I’m Still Me

Posted on January 19, 2017 by richrockwood

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Observations About Life: It still requires a few blinks to get used to the elderly man I see in the mirror.  There are only whispers of hair where massive amounts once lived, changed…

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A Tease of Your Imagination

Posted on January 14, 2017 by richrockwood

Dear reader, whomever you are, thank you for stopping by.  For my blog today I wanted to tease your imagination away from whatever you are doing to a place in the (perhaps) not too distant future.  Even with the technological … Continue reading →

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My Life is Passing Like a Shadow

Posted on January 2, 2017 by richrockwood

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“For who knows what is good for mortals while they live the few days of their vain life, which they pass like a shadow? For who can tell them what will be after…

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Three Similar Stories, But Different Coverage for One: Are We Just a Statistic?

Posted on December 27, 2016 by richrockwood

  Over the last few days there have been three news items dealing with unexpected deaths that seem to have been given quite different treatments by the news media in America.  The first was the crash of a Russian airliner … Continue reading →

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