Classes started this past Wednesday, which means, among other things, that my to-do list has morphed - rather than containing all the shows on our TiVo I haven’t gotten around to yet, it now is a page full of readings and administrative details. All of the sudden Calvin is more important than House and I [...]

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I admit I took a short break from receiving the daily story from storypeople.com during my ‘must-keep-the-inbox-clean-at-all-costs’ phase. But, as my resolve has softened and my response time has slowed, causing a jam-up in my inbox once again, I’ve signed up once more to receive my daily dose of story.
Here’s today’s:
In the heart of [...]

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In one paragraph, state your hopes and concerns regarding the church and its mission.
    The church has always been a place of both comfort and challenge for me. It is my hope that the church remain both of these places not only for individuals, but for the world. At its best, the church provides [...]

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In first grade I memorized many things. So many things, in fact, I can’t even remember them all - clearly it worked well. What I do remember memorizing is the Lord’s Prayer and Psalm 23. Both are prayers/psalms that just roll off the tongue and I don’t ever remembering reading them - as I found [...]

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Ann Tyler wrote a novel called  ‘Breathing Lessons.’ I don’t remember what it’s about, I’m not even sure I finished it, but I’m grateful for her choice of title.
The next seven days look horrible on my calendar. Things are double booked, there isn’t any white space, it’s unclear to me when the eating and [...]

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May God bless us with discomfort
at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships, so that we may live deep within our hearts.
May God bless us with anger
at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that we may work for justice, freedom and peace.
May God bless us with tears to shed
for those who suffer from [...]

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I’m not in the habit of praying much these days. It’s a bad lack of a habit I suppose, but it’s not unusual for me. I guess I’ve never been a regular when it comes to prayer. It comes and goes, and I don’t worry about it too much, though perhaps it’s a sin that [...]

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Link: BBC NEWS | Africa | Angola witchcraft’s child victims.
This is not what i mean when I talk about the need for exorcisms.  Goodness.

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I’ve believed for some time now exorcisms need to be revived as the newest spiritual discipline and I am persisting in that belief (I’m just about ready to make pamphlets).  I’m not talking about some new age craze to make money off of nor the newest fad that will die out in a year or [...]

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“Belief in God, for many of us, is little more than a hangover”- Ronald Rolheisser

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