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Recycling by James R. Coggins
Municipalities have strange rules. Many municipalities have banned grocery stores from giving out free one-use plastic bags for customers to carry groceries home in. Municipalities have not banned one-use plastic bags containing produce or prepackaged foods from the same stores. … Continue reading
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers by James R. Coggins
Mark 3:21 reports a strange thing in the life of Jesus: “When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, ‘He is out of his mind.’” When they heard about what? There are … Continue reading
The Importance of White Space by James R. Coggins
In my many years in publishing (books and magazines), one of the first lessons I learned was the importance of white space. White space is the space on a page where there is no print (and no illustrations). An environmentalist … Continue reading
The Place of Apostles by James R. Coggins
The Gospel of Mark reports that “Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted…He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority … Continue reading
An Honest Look at Life in the Church by James R. Coggins
I will start at the rather ordinary beginning and assure you that the more extraordinary matter later on is worth waiting for. I first met Dawn Miller by mail many years ago. I was an editor with a church denominational … Continue reading
Pharisees and Teachers by James R. Coggins
While the crowds ran after Jesus, almost from the beginning the Pharisees and teachers of the law (sometimes called scribes) opposed Him. Why? Teachers of the law were essentially rabbis—experts in the Old Testament law who taught in the temple … Continue reading
Would Jesus Go to Church? by James R. Coggins
“If Jesus came to earth today, he would be spending his time on the streets, helping the poor and the marginalized, not in churches.” I encounter such sentiments frequently on social media. This ties in with other attitudes in modern … Continue reading
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Followers of Jesus by James R. Coggins
We sometimes think of the Twelve apostles as a group and suppose that Jesus called them all at once. This is not so. According to Mark 1-2, Jesus first walked along the shore of the Sea of Galilee and called … Continue reading
More Famous Coggins Quotations by James R. Coggins
After a writer is dead, some anonymous scholar often collects the best quotes from all of his written works, reducing his laboriously written tomes to a few sound bites. A while back, I decided to save this anonymous scholar some … Continue reading
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Right and Left by James R. Coggins
In Mark 10, the apostles James and John came to Jesus and said, “We want you to do for us whatever we ask” (Mark 10:35 NIV). In other words, they wanted Jesus to give them an answer before they told … Continue reading
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Ungrateful Kids by James R. Coggins
“Lord,” the man prayed, “it’s these kids you gave me. They’re driving me nuts. They’ve phoned me fourteen times this week, and not once was it anything positive. They only called me to complain or to ask for something: ‘I … Continue reading
A Man with Leprosy by James R. Coggins
Mark 1:40-45 tells an interesting story about a man with leprosy who came to Jesus and begged for healing. Jesus healed the man but then gave him a strong warning not to tell anyone about it. However, the man was … Continue reading
What Is It about the Irish? by James R. Coggins
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland’s Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill is a somewhat older book (published in 1995) that has stayed with me. This … Continue reading
A Day in the Life of Jesus by James R. Coggins
Mark 1:21-35 describes one day in the life of Jesus. He and his followers were in Capernaum. On the Sabbath day, He preached in the synagogue and cast a demon out of man who was present. Then they went to … Continue reading
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Black Angus: A Dramatic Dialogue by James R. Coggins
There are many black tails from the Scottish borderlands, but for shear betrayal, none can bleat the saga of Black Angus. One fine misty morning, Angus was confronted by his brother Peat, saying, “I have a bone to pick with … Continue reading
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