Author Archives: Kerry

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Thanksgiving – family devotion

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday posts Happy Thanksgiving! Before or after watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, discuss some scriptures about giving thanks: 1. Psalm 50:23. What may we do that will prepare our hearts to see God’s salvation revealed? … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving as color vision

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday posts Thanksgiving is a window to reality; our chief means of spiritual perception. Imagine a country where everyone was gradually becoming color-blind (to borrow from H. G. Wells). As more and more people were … Continue reading →

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Water cycle – globe model

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Kerry

Nearly 3/4ths of the surface of our Earth, “the blue planet,” is covered with water. Water is characteristic of biological life in the universe as we know it. To more clearly see how much water there is in the Earth, … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving – being now passed over the vast and mighty ocean

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Kerry

Index of Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday posts “Here beginneth the chronicle of those memorable circumstances of the year 1620, as recorded by Nathaniel Morton, keeper of the records of Plymouth Colony, based on the account of William Bradford, sometime governor … Continue reading →

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Living books

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Kerry

In a recent post, Laura lists some of the books and resources they’ve been using this year. She mentions that they have been reading My Side of the Mountain and some other books this year. Check out her post here; … Continue reading →

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Even to the least of these

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Kerry

Watch this 2-minute video on Dung Beetles: https://youtu.be/4vp0ayLeifM Then read “Blessed are the Dung Beetles” by John Halford: https://archive.gci.org/articles/blessed-are-the-dung-beetles/ “God must be extraordinarily fond of beetles.” (Charles Darwin) 
 Sometimes God shows his divine nature, with great eloquence, through the … Continue reading →

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John Halford on a visit to a planetarium

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Kerry

This brief video from GCI is hilarious – I think you’ll agree it’s well worth 2 minutes of your time, especially if you knew me when I was a planetarium director. I can tell several stories of what happened when … Continue reading →

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As Good As It Gets

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Kerry

Sunday night the blue S-10 pickup pulled into our driveway from Albuquerque, bearing my nephew James on his way home to Missouri. We miss James a lot, for many reasons, one being that because of his work he’s not frequently … Continue reading →

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Reading Karl Barth: Preparing to read the Church Dogmatics

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Kerry

In a previous post, I explained why someone might choose to read through the Church Dogmatics. This brief note is for those who are persuaded that a commitment to read it through over the course of several years will be … Continue reading →

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Reading Karl Barth: Select Short Works

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Kerry

For Karl Barth’s mature theology, one must turn to the Church Dogmatics. Yet tackling the Church Dogmatics is more like undertaking a continental expedition than setting off for a weekend vacation. Therefore, even for those with minimal interest in the … Continue reading →

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Susanna at 15

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Kerry

Oh, Susanna, has it been 15 years already? When you were born, I sang “First Lullaby” to you in the delivery room, mangling the French, I’m sure. You can’t remember that, of course, but I’ll never forget it. Instead of … Continue reading →

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Onward into light

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Kerry

Rachel, thank you for sharing your wonderment at nature, with a daily stream of beautiful nature photos! Here’s the story behind the lion hug:

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