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The Quotable Leonard Sweet
I’m chewing on this today and finding it resonate with so much of the geography of where my own walk with Jesus has led me to… “As Moses found out on the peaks of Mount Sinai, the closer he journeyed … Continue reading
Paint By Numbers
I’ve been thinking lately about the tendency we have to want a paint by numbers way to follow Jesus rather than the jazz improv he calls us to. I love the picture above. I don’t know if Van Gogh would … Continue reading
What is “Sin”?
I’ve been thinking lately about the English word, “sin”. I’ve been thinking about what we mean by that word. And it’s funny and sad all at once that just like the word “love”, it has come to mean so many … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, definition, language, modernity, postmodern, sin, story
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On The Run
Hi, swamped with my to-do list at the moment. Will return to regular posting soon. Lots to talk about and stories to tell but no time to do it right now!
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How Weird Am I?
These days it seems like the Church in the western world is going through a little identity crisis. Without doubt it has gone through all the phases of Elvis (young, revolutionary, drunk on success, bloated, comeback, old, country, etc.) and … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, community, emerging church, guilt, organic church, vacation
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How Does A Marriage to Crumble? (part two)
The other day I was watching a movie. It’s was written by Paul Haggis and it focuses on a group of inter-connected relationships that are all in some state of transition. One couple, who aren’t married because the guy just … Continue reading
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Tagged divorce, judging, marriage, Relationship, simple answers, the last kiss
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You Can’t Say That! …continued
“If I had said, “I will speak thus,” I would have betrayed your children.” – Asaph I heard a story once about Amelia Earhart. According to the storyteller, Earhart and her husband would, on their anniversary, have a frank discussion … Continue reading
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Spaced Out & Gathered In
That’s the title of a tiny book I read 25+ years ago. Just what I needed at the time. The creative stuff has all been going other places lately. I still love to write but most of my writing is … Continue reading
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