Archive for the ‘Asides’ Category
Friday, October 5th, 2007
I have 3 Sundays with no place to go. I hope to use that as an opportunity to check out some of the other faith traditions in the area.
I really hope to visit our cousins at a Disciples congregation.
There is an Anabaptist church that looks cool but it's about ...
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
so much to tell
but no time to tell it
be looking for an important update very soon
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
So, what are you guys doing for Ramadan?
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
All contacts in my email address book that use gmail are gone. All my chat friends raptured into the air. What is going on?
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Jesus never placed doctrine at the center of his good news. If anything he marginalized notions of doctrine (e.g., the sabbath is made for man). Thus, IMHO, I think any talk about doctrine (as typically conceived in our fellowship) as a central concern is a grave error. Wrong right out ...
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Monday, September 17th, 2007
This is a three hour class. I don't know if I'm continent enough to sit her through this.
I may have had the best barbecue ever at lunch.
JTB is teaching this class with 3 white guys.
OK, I'm bored with this.
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Monday, September 17th, 2007
We will see how this goes:
Amos: Experiencing God's Lament
Reassuring thought: God's primary characteristic is NOT anger.
As a matter of fact, God's anger in scripture is out of character.
Question: How does a preacher communicate God's anger without being dismissed.
Amos 1-2: God's Oracles Against the Nations (Aram, Philistia, Phoenicia, Edom, ...
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
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Thursday, September 13th, 2007
Tracy and I just registered and plan to be there this Sunday afternoon. Any of my blog friends planning on being there?
For those who waited until the last minute we just scored Courtyard By Marriot for 55 bucks a night on Priceline. Seriously, why would you go anywhere ...
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Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
A lot of headlines have been generated today about Kathy Griffin's acceptance speech for the Emmy she won this past weekend. Apparently she had some off-color comments about Jesus in that speech.
The headlines have focused on E's decision to edit out that part of her acceptance speech when it ...
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