“In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” [Read More…]
Author: BOB BECK for The Chronicle
Robert’s Ramblings: ‘I believe; help my unbelief’
“Then one of the crowd answered and said, ;Teacher, I brought you my son, who has a mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it[Read More…]
Embracing change: A season for everything
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot …” — Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2 “Sunrise, sunset, sunrise, sunset, swiftly flow the days.” — “Fiddler on the Roof” In[Read More…]
A new beginning awaits the Becks
“The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will[Read More…]
LTE: We owe Heyman, veterans much gratitude
Thank you for the articles about Col. Dick Heyman, one of our last remaining heroes that participated in Operation Overlord, known to many as D-Day or the Normandy invasion, June 6, 1944. So many in our younger generation do not realize the importance to our history and our freedoms. Europe[Read More…]
Robert’s Ramblings: God is more than ‘He’ or ‘She’
“Praise our God, all peoples, let the sound of His praise be heard;He has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.“ — PSALM 66: 8-10 Over the past several decades I have heard[Read More…]
A rising tide lifts all boats, God’s word
“O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. … Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it. Then shall all the trees of the[Read More…]
Lent’s lesson: A time to every purpose, under heaven
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a[Read More…]
Watch for miracles this Christmas season
“In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for[Read More…]
Defend the oppressed
A ‘ramble’ on justice “Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”– Isaiah 1: 17 Over the past couple of years I have been thinking about justice. What does it mean? How should our society do[Read More…]