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At moments like this…
“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.” Romans 8:26, NRSV Continue reading
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Ash-A-Palooza 2019
“But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.” Matthew 19:30, NRSV I consider myself a committed, albeit deeply flawed, follower of Jesus Christ. I try to live my life by his example, in spite of failing and coming up short… Continue reading
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“The Eagle has – in fact – landed.”
As most of us take a moment today to celebrate the 50thanniversary of the landing of human beings on the surface of our moon, nearly 20 million of our neighbors are standing up yelling, “Fake news!” That’s right. According to… Continue reading
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“Am I Safe Here?”
“Am I safe here?” Think back; how many times have you asked yourself that question… today? … in the past week? … in the past month? Can you even remember the last time you asked this question? If you are… Continue reading
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Picnic Power
Yes, “hot weather,” “swimming pools,” “no school,” “sunscreen,” and “baseball” are all worthy candidates, but I’m afraid none of them say SUMMER quite as well or convincingly as the word “picnic.” We went with some friends recently to see a… Continue reading
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Those Helpers
It’s really amazing, it just blows my mind The incredibly helpful people I find. They don’t even know me, yet they run to assist Offering wise guidance so that nothing is missed. One man appeared on my TV last night… Continue reading
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The Overmow
“… outdo one another in showing honor.” Romans 12:10, NRSV My next-door neighbor and I are in a competition. Not that I’m keeping score or anything, but I think I just went ahead by one earlier today. (Self… Continue reading
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Vegan Evangelism
My niece taught me something about evangelism the other day. And I don’t think she even realized she was holding class. This is not the new college graduate niece I wrote about earlier (in a blog post you can find here).… Continue reading
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Graduation Day
Ah, graduation. I remember it… vaguely. But as luck and family circumstance would have it, I had a chance to relive that magic moment a couple of weeks ago. My wife and I were privileged to travel to Corvallis, Oregon… Continue reading
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Uprooted
There is a controversy raging right now that is sending arcs of electricity dancing through the air between Kansas City and Washington, D.C. If you do not live in either one of these cities, you are probably blissfully unaware of… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 