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…
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
BOB BECK for The Chronicle
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dad’s influence made ‘good choices’ easier
“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living.…
Robert’s Ramblings: Embracing life’s contrasts
Beck “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and…
Robert’s Ramblings: The season of rebirth always lifts my spirits
Beck The season of rebirth always lifts my spirits “When through the woods and forest glades I wander, and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur and hear the brook, and…
Thanksgiving trip a chance to visit historic sites
“Celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. Be joyful at your festival — you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites,…
Commentary: Praying for rain while planning and helping
Bob Beck Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of…