Face!
I have a patient whom I’ve taken care of for several years, ever since her elementary school days she would always come with a bystander. In the early days, it was always her mother. And I’ve gotten to know this parent quite well. Now a high-school senior, she brings a friend—always a new one every time. We even play a game: I walk into her room asking, “Who have you brought with you this time?”
Last week, I repeated my line as I walked in. “Yes, I have a friend,”
Healing?
The UK is under strict lockdown in light of the increasing cases of COVID-19, particularly of its new virulent strain.
What you should do, according to the BBC:
You must stay at home. The single most important action we can all take is to stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. You should follow this guidance immediately. This is the law.”
There are exceptions, of course. Here’s one, according to the Church of England:
Under the current regulations the Government
Positivity?
Glass half full or half empty? That depends on the mindset of the one looking, right?
For the “half empty” folks, there is a term for the pessimism they espouse: toxic negativity. We intuitively know that toxic negativity ain’t good for you or those around you.
Then there are those “half full” folks, who always see the shining light on those storm clouds, claiming, “Well, at least it is not …” or “Look on the bright side ….” Etc. That kind of attitude
Nostalgia?
In the West Midlands of England, in Hagley Park, you’ll find what looks like big ol’ ruin. Kinda like a Gothic castle, complete with four corner towers, three of them falling apart, one still standing with battlements and turret. Many walls connecting the towards have collapsed.
What ancient building is this, you wonder? Who lived here? What stories could the walls tell, if there were more walls? And why was it abandoned?
You would wonder for ever, because there is no
Ephesians 2:11–22
All (believing) humanity has been united in one body, the work of Christ removing the condemnation of the law for sin, winning access to God, and building believers together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit.
Believers are “co-citizens” with the saints (Eph 2:19), an edifice “co-fitted” (2:21), and being “co-built” into a divine dwelling (2:22). This incorporation of all humans into one new body reconciled to God, i.e., the church, continues the grand design
Direction?
Oops!
Recently, a Nepalese airline, Buddha Air, accidentally flew to the wrong airport!
(Yes, there is such an airline. It began flying in 1997 and operates a fleet of about a dozen turboprop aircraft out of cities in Nepal, mostly doing domestic runs, plus the occasional international flight to neighboring India.)
A week before Christmas, on December 18, 2020, Buddha operated flight U4505 with 69 passengers. It was supposed to fly from the capital Kathmandu to Janakpur,
Abe Kuruvilla is the Carl E. Bates Professor of Christian Preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, KY), and a dermatologist in private practice. His passion is to explore, explain, and exemplify preaching.