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Shaken

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here On November 1, 1755, the citizens of Lisbon, Portugal were crowded into churches. They were celebrating All Saints Day. At 9:40 am the world as they knew it came to an end. Somewhere offshore there was a sudden lurch at the intersection of two massive tectonic plates. What followed was one… Read more »

The Parable of the Stranger

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To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here..The most telling argument against the Judeo-Christian understanding of the world is the silence of God. Prayers go unanswered.  Children get sick and die.  Dictators drag their countries into meaningless wars.  Natural disasters claim thousands of lives. I recently had lunch with a friend who has had enough.  The last two years of his… Read more »