Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Wedding Message
Recently, we celebrated the wedding of my oldest son and his girlfriend, both members in our community. I was privileged to give this homily on that wonderful day. Trier, Germany, a city with an ancient history is situated on the banks of the Moselle river in the important Moselle wine region and is located near…
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Solar Eclipse, 2017
On Monday, August 21, many of us gathered outside to watch the greatly anticipated eclipse. Some made eclipse-viewers out of cereal boxes and tinfoil; others laid out paper underneath the trees in order to see the crescent shadows that occur during an eclipse. One of our members discovered that a welding mask could be used…
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Losing our Marbles
Recently, we put our engineering skills to the test as we constructed marble towers out of cardboard, paper, and boxes. Creativity abounded as teams designed and crafted their various structures; no two were alike! Some teams built freestanding structures and others used chairs, tables, and walls to support their towers.
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Two Parties in One
This spring, we had our Annual Bake-Off. Each Family creates a dessert and an accompanying commercial, showcasing their tasty creations. However, this year’s Bake-Off involved a twist. We combined it with a surprise anniversary party for two of our members, John and Margie, celebrating their twenty years of marriage. We still baked desserts, but instead…
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Caricatures
Leah makes us all smile with her cute and quirky caricatures. These sketches feature herself, her sister Ellie, her cousin Sammy, and her friend Andrew.
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Leah’s Cross Sculpture
Leah designed and created this gorgeous cross with Super Sculpey. Super Sculpey is a clay that can be shaped and hardened by baking it in an oven. Leah painted the cross with acrylic paint after it was baked.
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The Revelation of God is the Cross
“The revelation of God is the cross. This is the image in which we are to be transformed and this can only take place in the context of relationships.” – Alec Brooks
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Haikus
One tenet of our membership covenant is: Uphold the standard of a Christ-honoring environment On one of our previous retreats we focussed on this tenet. As an exercise we came up with haikus to capture the meaning of it. Here are few of them: With entertainment Proactivity is key Think through your choices – Margie…
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We are the kingdom work
“The local body of believers is God’s kingdom work. We don’t do that work; we are that work! God is building a kingdom, Jesus is the cornerstone, and his people are the building.” – John C. Nugent, Endangered Gospel
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Satan’s Attacks On Devotion
Every Christian has to decide how he best can serve God. On this point he will most likely receive plenty of advice from friends, family and the world in general. One particular source of “advice” will surely be the enemy of his soul – Satan. Satan is not asleep or incompetent as some may imagine.…
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