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Bruce Green Articles

A mailbox, a note and a good neighbor

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION — Our mailbox leads a rather solitary existence. It interacts with our mail carrier once a day, sees either Janice or me the same amount — and that’s it — except for the many vehicles that drive by. Only the vehicles don’t always drive by. One...
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Broken but blessed

OPINION — I worked as a lifeguard for a couple of summers when I was growing up. I got the job even though at the time, I hadn’t taken the course you needed for life-guard certification. The swimming pool where I was hired was in a pinch and needed someone right away,...
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Happily ever laughter

OPINION — Abraham was 75 years old when he left Haran for Canaan (Genesis 12:4). God told him He would give Canaan “to your offspring” (v. 7), so he knew he would have descendants. But it didn’t happen over the next few years so when God spoke to him through a vision...
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Tents, altars and sacred space

OPINION — Even though the land of Canaan would be given to his descendants, when Abraham sojourned there he and Sarah didn’t live in the best house of a high-end neighborhood. They lived in tents—as their son Isaac would and after him, his son Jacob. They were able to...
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Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus

Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus

May 17, 2023

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —  The writer of Hebrews employed a cold opening long before anyone had any idea what that was. Whoever wrote Hebrews...

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Blessed are the Mothers

Blessed are the Mothers

May 10, 2023

RELIGION —  Janice and I are blessed with two adult daughters, one daughter-in-law and one granddaughter. We also have an adult son and four...

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Words for the Wilderness: Part Two

Words for the Wilderness

Apr 27, 2023

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —  (This is part one of a two-part look at Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness.) The backdrop for understanding the...

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Finishing Strong

Finishing Strong

Apr 19, 2023

RELIGION —   Moses’s mission was accomplished. Joshua had been commissioned as his successor (Deuteronomy 31:14, 23). Israel was on the brink...

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Finishing Strong

Be Strong and Courageous

Apr 12, 2023

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —  "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will...

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Blessed are the Mothers

Seven Miles from Jerusalem

Apr 5, 2023

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —  Two disciples who attended the Passover Feast are headed toward Emmaus (about seven miles from Jerusalem). As they...

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Blessed are the Mothers

Food Insecurity

Mar 29, 2023

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — I heard a news report about food insecurity making the point that it is not merely about having enough food; it is about...

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Not Chance But Choice

Not Chance But Choice

Mar 22, 2023

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION —  The book of Deuteronomy is (among other things), a record of Moses preparing Israel for life in the promised land....

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