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It's called the Sermon on the Mount. Christ distinguishes between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law. Summed up with "Love the Lord your God ... and your neighbor as yourself," he reminds us that the life Jesus offers allows nuance based on compassion. The law had run its course. Pentecost happened, and the kingdom of God is spreading beyond a highly structured regional theocracy where worship and ethics can no longer be contained within the specific detail of the Torah.

I never thought I'd see hostile tanks rumbling through a European city. Or hear the wail of air raid sirens. Or watch live video of non-combatants making Molotov cocktails. I can only imagine how Europeans who were alive during World War II feel about Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

I never thought I'd see hostile tanks rumbling through a European city. Or hear the wail of air raid sirens. Or watch live video of non-combatants making Molotov cocktails. I can only imagine how Europeans who were alive during World War II feel about Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

We jump into Christmas with both feet. I suppose when you begin holiday traditions you are bound to them forever -- or at least until the kids leave home. "Dad, when are you going to put Santa on the chimney?" asks my normally silent and elusive 18-year-old.

We jump into Christmas with both feet. I suppose when you begin holiday traditions you are bound to them forever -- or at least until the kids leave home. "Dad, when are you going to put Santa on the chimney?" asks my normally silent and elusive 18-year-old.