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Forgive them Father, For They Have Spinned
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:12, NRSV Sometimes, my wife really knows how to push my buttons. When she wants to effectively get under my skin, she calls me SpinMaster.… Continue reading
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More than skin deep
“Hey… is that a tattoo?” The question caught me off guard for a moment. I was sitting there in my car, arm extended, offering my credit card to the woman in the cute little tollbooth there at the front end… Continue reading
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My Truth
It’s finally happened! That million dollar idea I have been sitting here waiting to pop into my head JUST DID! POP! So before I dash down to the U.S. Patent Office and secure this brilliant brainstorm under legal lock and… Continue reading
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The idol of safety
They were just sitting there at their table in that Waffle House… chatting, drinking coffee, and reliving adventures from earlier that night. They were just out for a stroll on the sidewalk on an unseasonably beautiful spring day… drinking in… Continue reading
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What I’ve Learned Recently…
It is totally possible: That when things happen to you and you describe them as “unwelcome,” or “weird,” or “unexpected,” or even “disastrous,” that these events actually conform perfectly to God’s will. It is equally possible: That when things happen in… Continue reading
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The Superhero Next Door
I see the next big superhero movie is about to hit the multiplexes near us very soon. “I see” as in, “I had my eyes open and somehow did not miss one of the 4,862 recent airings of the trailer.”… Continue reading
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Beloved
It happened again. Sunday morning… there we all were; about 10 minutes before the worship service was scheduled to begin. I walked in, set my stuff down, and made my way back down the brown-carpeted center aisle – exchanging pleasantries… Continue reading
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James? or David?
What do you do when your world is out of whack? This morning I woke up with a nasty head cold. It feels like someone snuck in during the night and stuffed my head full of cotton while I was… Continue reading
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The Path He Chose
Want to see the future? In a way, I think we all do. I would like to know – for example – when the Kansas City Royals will next play relevant baseball in the month of October… or which stocks… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 