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Marvin Repinski: Maybe just on the fringe of suffering
“I am forgotten like a dead man out of mind. I am as useless as a broken pot.” (The Bible, Psalm 31:12). “Pilate therefore said ...
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Marvin Repinski: Involved with others moves me to involvement with myself
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, April 1, 2022 5:10 pm
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Marvin Repinski: What are things that can bring us together?
“Our differences define us but our common humanity can redeem us. We just have to open our hearts.” (Karen Armstrong) We currently share more turbulence, ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, March 25, 2022 6:17 pm
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Marvin Repinski: Devotion that has many forms and practices
The Bible: I Kings 17:6 “The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening and he drank ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, March 18, 2022 5:39 pm
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Marvin Repinski: When it hurts, it hurts all over
A Jewish prayer booklet prints the following: Eternal God, source of healing, Out of my distress I call upon You. Help me to sense Your ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, March 11, 2022 4:04 pm
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Marvin Repinski: When life tumbles in
A line from the Bible, in the book of “Esther”reads: “How can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?” (Verse 6 of the ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, March 4, 2022 6:04 pm
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Marvin Repinski: Again, we cry out for peace
“Thou dost keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee.” (Isaiah 26:3) “Happy are those who work ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, February 25, 2022 5:21 pm
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Marvin Repinski: Another look at the practice of love
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” (John 6:8) Lessons from ...
by Marv Repinski, Tuesday, February 22, 2022 6:03 pm
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Marvin Repinski: A review of the novel, ‘The Final Case’
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, February 4, 2022 5:45 pm
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Marvin Repinski: Choosing a world to live in
My research has brought me to some lines from Shakespeare in the drama “As You Like It.” “And this our life, exempt from public haunt, ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, January 28, 2022 5:34 pm
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Marvin Repinski: Sometimes it’s life in the trenches
Thank God that life is more than the trenches! But most of us are accustomed to difficulties that were pounded into our heads, and joys ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, January 21, 2022 5:52 pm
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Marvin Repinski: Words may get to the heart of a person
“(Pray) also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.” (Ephesians 6:19) ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, January 14, 2022 4:39 pm
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Marvin Repinski: Character: The fruit of pledges and resolve
The following story prompts me to think. It is a reinforcement for me, maybe because of some Polish blood in my veins, of a pastor ...
by Marv Repinski, Friday, January 7, 2022 5:11 pm
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Marvin Repinski: Some day is not a day on the calendar
“Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.” (The Bible, Matthew 10:8). “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy …” (Luke ...
by Marv Repinski, Thursday, December 30, 2021 8:14 pm
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Marvin Repinski: A promise for today
“I will leave as a remnant in your midst, a people humble and lowly, who shall take refuge in the name of the Lord.” (The ...