For Wilshire Baptist Church
Have you ever noticed how impossibly close ducks can fly just above the water without their wing tips touching the surface or their movement causing a ripple? I observed this and other feats of wonder early Sunday morning at White Rock Lake.
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Some dear friends gave us one of those smart speaker devices for Christmas, and I’ll have to admit it’s been fascinating getting to know it and learning how it operates. It’s also focused a bright light on what is real and what is not.
Ours is a smart clock with a Google interface. It’s not connected to any other devices or home systems such as lights or HVAC, so we use it mostly for its primary purpose — a clock and alarm. But we also ask it for weather forecasts and quick fun facts. Sometimes it comes back with perfect answers, and sometimes it says, “I’m not sure how to answer that but my team and I are working on that.” If we add a “please” to a request, it answers after first saying, “I like the way you asked that” or “I like hearing that magic word.” Sort of reminds me of my grandmother.
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Do you remember your baptism? On Sunday, the church universal observed the Baptism of the Lord, and at Wilshire we were invited to dip our fingers in a bowl of water and recall our own baptism as we departed the sanctuary. It’s a wonderful tradition, rich with meaning and reflection. But what if you don’t remember your baptism because you were an infant? Or what if you don’t have a baptism to remember?
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