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Too Long Coming
It is good to see the United Methodist Church finally “grow a pair,” as they say, and take an unequivocal stand on the side of justice and inclusion. It is just sad that it took them so long to do… Continue reading
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Back to the Grind
All I can say today is a loud, “Whew!” Another Thanksgiving/Christmas/New Year/Hannaukah/Kwaanza/Festivus season has come and gone and has successfully wrung me out like a wet dishrag. And just to make things extra merry and bright, this year Joan and… Continue reading
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Special Delivery
“In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:6, NRSV The doorbell rang. I hopped up from my place on the couch, headed over to the front door to open it. No one was there, of course.… Continue reading
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I’m not sure Jesus could have hit the nail any more squarely on the head than when he said this. But here is the question that keeps me awake at night: Do you and I really want to be set… Continue reading
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More Than Meets the Eye
The word “transformation” continues to be popular in the vocabulary of most Christians today. This seems to be especially true when it comes to the mission statements of Christian churches… “Transforming hearts and minds with the love of Christ,” “Seeking to… Continue reading
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Christmas Difference
Christmas 2019 is going to be very different for me from most Christmases in my recent memory. For one thing, Joan and I will celebrate this Christmas in a whole different part of the country. That is because on November… Continue reading
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Great Expectations
A friend and I were recently talking about our kids… as parents are wont to do. On this occasion, my friend was telling me about an experience his middle son had with a guidance counselor at the local high school… Continue reading
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Does it really matter?
We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you this breaking news: Joan and I attended church yesterday. But not just any church. We attended a (wait for it…) LUTHERAN CHURCH! And after the service, we turned our heads, looked… Continue reading
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Mine/Not Mine
After enduring the rigors of this move, I no longer feel quite so smugly superior to those squalling seagulls from the Finding Nemo movie. Do you remember them? These were the seagulls that swarmed around any discarded morsel of food… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 