History, Real Life, and Faith
I’m at Biddy Chambers interview (Part 3). This has been fun. The first two dealt with the concept of me writing her biography (part 1) and the move to Egypt (part 2). Since I’m inventing these interviews, I took the opportunity to include an amused Oswald Chambers sitting by. In this blog post, I asked about Biddy’s decision to remain…
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What adventures can be found while walking in a redwood grove!
I’d love to conduct a Biddy Chambers interview. I have so many questions. I’m just not sure she’d answer them. (See part 1 of this fantasy here). Take, for example, why she went to Egypt. Traveling to Egypt MU: What were you thinking? BC: “I was no different than any other woman serious about her faith in the early 20th…
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What’s the point of a big black Bible? The advantages to a study Bible.
What would an interview with Biddy Chambers look like? Don’t think I haven’t wondered. Last All Saint’s Day, our pastor began the children’s sermon with a question, “Who do you look forward to seeing in heaven?” He suggested the disciples, Moses, perhaps even Elijah for some excitement. My mind wondered, “Why stop there? Why not Martin Luther himself, Dietrich Bonhoeffer,…
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I got a birdhouse for my birthday. Actually, I got 11 birdhouses for my birthday. It was my idea and I went for it. A lonely backyard The view out my kitchen window is of a backyard we’ve worked hard to make it friendly. The weathered fence around the yard and overhanging trees from my neighbor, give us a closed-in…
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