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The Old Testament: Numbers IV – Towns of Refuge

As a server, I, along with most of the staff, worked with someone who I didn’t think was particularly bright.  This other employee, who was about my age, didn’t know any of the cultural references with which my generation would … Continue reading

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The Old Testament: Numbers III – Bloodshed Soils the Land

In kindergarten, I constructed a feather and Native American headband from construction paper.  Right before Thanksgiving, we were learning how our country was settled. Throughout the colonies, our brave first settlers had to guard against the evil, mean Native Americans.  … Continue reading

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The Old Testament: Numbers II – God Can’t Make up His Mind: Moses, Aaron, and Balaam

Any clichéd TV sit-com, especially one that centers on a husband and wife, invariably trots out this tired plot line: the husband—the poor lug—can’t please his wife, no matter how hard he tries, in part because she keeps changing her … Continue reading

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