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round and round you're turning me A sermon on Paul's (non) practice of collecting compensation : Have you heard of Stockholm Syndrome ? The term comes from a real -life 1973 bank heist in, you guessed it, Stockholm, Sweden. What happened was the robbers, in a bid to secure their escape, took four of the bank employees hostage .   In the end, though, it was all for naught . The scheme was foiled when authorities released tear gas via a hole drilled from an apartment above  the bank. Happily, everyone was rescued. In fact, none of the hostages were even injured during the harrowing rescue.   Strangely , though, afterward, not a single one of the hostages would testify against the robbers. In fact, if the hostages held any ill will, it was to the authorities , not the robbers themselves! Some of the hostages even went so far as to raise money for their captives’ defense !   A quick online search will tell you Stockholm Syndrome is a coping mechanism or an emo...

i'm aware that you're cheatin' A sermon on the creation and fall of Adam and Eve : In these days of COVID, Amanda and I have taken no small amount of pleasure by dusting off old records and giving them another spin.   Lately, we’ve been playing Diana Ross’ album, “Diana,” nearly non-stop. As you may know, the first track on this excellent album is the outstanding single, Upside Down .   “Upside down / Boy, you turn me / Inside out / and round and round,” Diana sings. Celebrating that her world has been flipped on its head!   As Diana and Nile Rodgers swagger and strut their way through the song, it’s clear that although it may be disorienting to be turned upside down, inside out, and round and round. It’s the best kind of disorienting. Which I reckon you have your own hunch about. After all, isn’t that why you’re searching out the Word? If you’re anything like me , all week you’ve been trying to do everything in your power to keep a handle on your time. Schedulin...