Livermore Wine Tasting, Part II
About a month ago I wrote about two wineries that are near our new home. My plan is to slowly expand the circle around our home and visit each of the Livermore wineries. So here…
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Twenty Five Friends
A friend of mine has been faithfully reading my blog posts about the 25 books that most influenced my life. He wrote me suggesting an idea. I’ll quote him here: “You know some of the…
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Twenty Five Books That Influenced My Life – #20
If you read this blog you know that I grew up working in my father’s junkyard. Many of the people who worked for my Dad were Mexican-American. Spanish was spoken as often — perhaps more…
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The Garden Tomb
I posted a few photos of my 1974 trip to Israel on Friday, but I saved this last one for today. Somehow it seemed entirely appropriate to post a photo of my Mom standing in…
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Resurrection Sunday!
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Today is truly a glorious day! The dread of Friday is past, the silence of Saturday is shattered with amazing news. Jesus Christ lives! The hopes…
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Silent Saturday
Today is traditionally called Holy Saturday, Joyous Saturday, Great Saturday or Black Saturday. Jesus is dead, buried, gone. His body lays motionless in a guarded tomb. God is mute, as Pete Greig said in his…
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Good Friday – The Cross
Today is Good Friday (or Great Friday, in the Orthodox tradition). Jesus is tried, executed, buried, and descends into hell. It’s a sham trial, of course. And a brutal death on the cross. I wrote…
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Towel and Basin Thursday
Today is traditionally called Maundy Thursday and has focused on such things as the sleeping disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane, the anxious Jesus praying fervently, and of course the Last Supper that Jesus had…