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Good grief?
Grief, a photo by OnTask on Flickr.GOOD GRIEFGiven at One New ManSydney, February 2014When a man plans a talk to be given at a gathering like this, our monthly One New Man meeting, a wise man would...
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Children upgraded
12-5292-EMBAGRAD-588, a photo by BU_EMBA on Flickr.I spent the evening with some people in Sydney from our tennis club. The discussions are always lively about religion and Australia and tennis and...
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Qantas in the air, or not
Another Qantas landing, a photo by bobmendo on Flickr.A few hours ago, in the midst of a week of angst with 5,000 jobs ready to be axed by Qantas, when things couldn't get any worse for the national...
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Queen Esther before the King
Queen Esther before the King, a photo by Lawrence OP on Flickr.My friend and colleague Joe Bell in Eastern Tennessee (USA) wrote this for the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America website. It's too good...
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Nostalgia as a file
Bob41BDay92.JPG, a photo by bobmendo on Flickr.What is it about nostalgia that makes us look back at old photos like this one, or listen to "Come Together" by the Beatles 40 years too late or get all...
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French parade 2014January 27th was “International Holocaust Remembrance Day.” On the eve of that day, 17,000 people in France marched through the streets of Paris shouting: “Jews, out of France!”...
View ArticleNoah, the movie with help from R. Fink
OK, I'm in the US and will see the movie Noah in due course.So many in Tennessee are saying it's not worth seeing. But I'm in the bastion of the Bible belt, just miles from the venue for the Scopes...
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Funerals and living
My brother died on the first day of US spring. He was a fighter to the end as liver cancer beat him. Although it could be said that he drank himself to his grave, my sister wanted to say that he...
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Finding reason in shootings and deaths
The news is just coming in and more will be revealed as the day goes on, but it's clear that a shooter came into Kansas City's suburban Jewish Community Center in Overland Park and shot people, then...
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It's Jewish to believe in Jesus
Lately a couple Jewish men in their 60s have professed faith in Messiah Yeshua. And their stories, half a world from one another, have the same ring to it. Their self-evaluation is twofold. One, they...
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Not good enough?
As a religionist I often am met with questions about God's approval from those who are either seeking such or who used to do so. "Will God be happy with me if I ..." or "I'm trying to be a better...
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Who is the messiah? Jesus in the Older Testament
This is usually delivered as a public addressIntroduction: Comments from textMay you understand more about our Redeemer and Messiah Yeshua. May you have more confidence in His Holy Word, the Bible. And...
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Life changes and photography
I was tagging some photos from the past on my Flickr page and saw this shot I took of my neighbors as they celebrated their success in the chamber of commerce voting in Bondi Junction. It was only two...
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The problem: Speaking the truth
Sometimes speaking out is costly. It might cost you or those who happen to know something. Do you remember the movie, “Man of the Year” (2006)? Lewis Black’s character is talking to the Robin Williams...
View ArticleWhen final means final
Malcolm Glazer died at 85 years old this week and his teams at Tampa Bay and at Manchester will no doubt send their farewells in significant and appropriate means. (Debt aside)#1 Serena Williams and #2...
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Yeshua and the Sabbath
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Holy Communion/ Ordinary things
Opening Ceremony: (Holy Communion)Message OneBy Bob MendelsohnGiven at Moscow, Russia1 June 2014Shalom, and thank you, to each of you who has come to join together to make a difference for God in...
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