Posts from August 2023

No Backup

It’s been a doozy of a week this week in the University Lutheran church building. Obviously, being under a hurricane warning was a part of that. Also, the HVAC unit for the resident apartment went out and will have to be replaced. Lastly, the network external hard drive that we keep a lot of files…

Diplomacy

I knew a student once whose goal it was to enter into the Department of State as an ambassador. In preparation she learned several languages during her undergraduate degree and took courses in political science and international studies. When we were talking about her course work, however, she noted that it was surprising that there…

Real Bears

Last week, one of the big news stories came out of China as people were accusing staff at the Hangzhou Zoo of putting humans in bear costumes instead of displaying real bears. The zoo’s display of Malaysian Sun Bears got some attention after videos of the bears standing upright went viral. Of course the accusations…

Where is Jesus in that?

Our Sunday morning Bible study from 9:30am to 10:30am chooses their own topics most of the time. Recently we finished up studying the life of Paul the Apostle. Starting this Sunday, we are going to be studying Old Testament Typology and Prophecy — in other words, “Where is Jesus in the Old Testament?”  The question…