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Radical Changes

Exodus chapter three presents the story of a radical change in Moses’ life. His story is fascinating because of all of its twists and intriguing turns. Born a Jew during tremendous persecution, he is floated down the Nile to an unknown fate. He was eventually found by a Princess and finally fathered by Pharoah. He thus spent his first forty years in luxury.  Moses could not endure the strife that his blood-brothers were suffering, and because of that anguish and a quick temper, he murdered a man. Thus he became a fugitive to his adopted people. The next forty years were relatively uneventful as Moses learned the humble trade of shepherding. He met his bride at a well, had a son, and herded sheep. Then, after forty years of shepherding, he met God at the burning bush, and another radical change took place.  Chapter four tells the story of Moses’s many excuses and his attempt to avoid God’s will for him. God had an answer for each one, and He used Moses to do the impossible duri...

Fleeting February

February flies by doesn't it. Last year we didn't know that the fastest month was leading us to the brink of worldwide panic. Funny how that worked out. Maybe "funny" is not the best descriptor. Strange would be a better choice. Where is this short month taking us this time? Last year in February, President Trump was a sure second term winner, there would be four more years of good economy and plenty of jobs to go around. Last February we personally were headed toward a scary move to a different city. One which I had said throughout the years that I had no desire to live in. Last year we thought that all of those Chinese wearing masks that we always saw in the news were weird.  Fleeting February had us fooled.  Now here we are again. In the seeming blink of the eye we're nearly half way through February. Biden is in White House. The economy is questionable and we're in Tatui. Romans 8:28 comes to mind. That verse that is often quoted to people in the midst of ...