With Authority

 

They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God." But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, "What is this? A new teaching — with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him." At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.

Mark 1:21-28


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Jesus Teaching in the Temple

Oak woodcarving in the choir stall area of the Cathedral of Amiens

1508-1519

Cathédrale d'Amiens, France

http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51550

 

 

 

 

 

 

Justice and power must be brought together,

so that whatever is just may be powerful,

and whatever is powerful may be just.

~ Blaise Pascal

 




The ultimate authority must always rest

with the individual’s own reason and critical analysis.
~ Dalai Lama

 

 

 

 

 

Linke Sculpture Private Reserve Party

http://www.linkesculpture.com/LinkeSculpture.com/Welcome.html

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Harold “sketches” in wax and had dozens of his “sketches,” or maquettes, on display.

 

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Each of us went home with one of his maquettes.

How cool is that!

 

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Cathy Davis had a House-Warming/Birthday Party to show off

her doggies’ (and her) new home!

 

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Most of the guests owned Burmese Mountain Dogs.

 

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True love.

 

 

Rowdy Rotarians at The Woodcellar Restaurant

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Randy, Gretchen

 

 

At Wednesday Breakfast, David showed his latest painting.

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“Hitched on Horses”
by David Cuin

 

Center for the Arts Evergreen

Salvador Dali

Opening Reception

January 27, 2012

 

“Dali on Tour” is part of the St. Petersburg, Florida, collection.

http://thedali.org/

These are very good prints, not the original art.

An impressive exhibit!

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Carol and Greg Dobbs at the Opening Reception.

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Peggy, Jill Anderson, Sylvia

Jill is the mother of one of my former students!

 

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The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory

by Salvador Dali

 

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VERY nippy for ice-fishing at the lake this morning!!!

 

At Robert’s Memorial Service

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Some of the Rotarians who attended … many had already left when this photo was taken.
A very exceptional Celebration of Life!

 

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Jodene and Wendy were there.

I had not seen Jodene for years and it is always a treat to see Wendy.

 

 

 

 

When I was young, I admired clever people.

Now that I am old, I admire kind people.*

~ Abraham Joshua Heschel

 

 

 

 

 

January 29, 2012 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Previous OPQs may be found at:

       http://www.dotjack.com/opq.htm

 

       * A repeat from 2005.

 

Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein

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Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.org

 

 

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For Dottie and Jack:

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http://www.reverendfun.com/index.php?date=20120123

 

 

Deut. 18:15–20

Ps. 111

1 Cor. 8:1–13

Mark 1:21–28