Archive for the ‘Jesus’ Category
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006
Or, Blog On
When I began this blog on January 26, 2005, I had no fully-developed idea why. I thought it would be a place to put my bulletin articles, a few insights on life and scripture, family stories, and entertainment recommendations.
I figured a few people from church would read it, ...
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Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
Or, The Most Important Part of This Story
Two confessions:
I'm not very good at prayer.
I'm not a people person.
Don't get me wrong, I believe in the power of prayer. I believe that there is great benefit and power in prayer. I'm just not very good at it.
I bristle with ...
Posted in How Did I Get Here, Jesus, Loving People, My Favorite Posts, Politics, Social Conscience | 14 Comments »
Sunday, April 30th, 2006
From Zephaniah 3:17
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Thursday, April 27th, 2006
Or, Bombshells
In making the transition from youth ministry to the pulpit, I threw myself into honing the "craft" of preaching.
I submerged myself into learning how to be a better preacher, how to engage the text, and repeat the process on a weekly basis.
I focused on learning how to counsel and ...
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Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
Or, Transistions
When Chloe was born, I knew this: I didn't want to be away from her any more than absolutely necessary.
I also knew that I would lay down my life for her. She exposed me to a depth of love that I had never known before.
She was my child. She ...
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Monday, April 24th, 2006
Or, Compassionate Conservatism
In retrospect, I would like to say that the thoughts and sentiments of Rich Mullins (see previous post) stuck with me, but they did not.
A "savior" emerged that offered the restoration of the greatness of America, the reclamation of all that made America good and right and pure, ...
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Saturday, April 22nd, 2006
Or, Seeds
I was a long way from leaving the party but I did become disillusioned at the time of the Clinton Impeachment.
Clinton was wrong, granted.
But the GOP was not much better.
I began to describe myself as a "Political Athiest." I no longer believed in the god of politics.
I could not ...
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Thursday, April 20th, 2006
Or, How Bill Clinton Taught Me True Grace.
I remained a good little Republican boy throughout the 90's. However, 8 years of the Clinton presidency somewhat muted my enthusiasm for politics.
Sure, I had that momentary feeling of euphoria when the GOP "cleaned house" during the 94 mid-terms. However, that ...
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Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
I want to begin to chronicle, for posterity, the seismic shift that has been taking place in my heart and life over the last couple of years. All of this is a work in progress. I do not know where all of this is going or how it will all ...
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Tuesday, April 18th, 2006
“You can safely assume that you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.” Anne Lamott (Note: If you haven't read Traveling Mercies, what are you waiting for?)
“The best argument for Christianity is Christians: their joy, their certainty, their ...
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