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2024-03-10T18:51:41-04:00

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Strong Women

Last updated on: March 10, 2024 at 6:51 pm By Rob Giannamore

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Girl Dad I am a girl dad. I have been one for 21 years. Four girls. Badass women of strength, courage and love. My wife is pretty badass too. She is working on her Master’s degree right now. I am surrounded by strong women, mostly, two of my kids are out of the home for college right now. When I was a young pastor, my wife and I were really into Proverbs 31 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+31%3A10-+31&version=NRSVUE) and while... Read more

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Strong women

2024-03-08T14:38:44-05:00

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A Day in the Life

Last updated on: March 8, 2024 at 2:38 pm By Rob Giannamore

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Five Weeks Out I am five weeks out from my main spring events – Bald Eagle Gravel Grind on April 14, a 46-mile grave bike race in the central mountains of Pennsylvania and Hyner Ultra 25k on April 20th. I have written about the marathon monks of Tendai Buddhism and while my regimen is not this strict, my days start early with lectio divina, prayer and breakfast. After the kids go to school, it is usually a 1... Read more

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2024-04-08T14:20:21-04:00

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On Hospitality

Last updated on: April 8, 2024 at 2:20 pm By Rob Giannamore

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Chapter 53: The Reception of Guests The Rule of Saint Benedict is quite clear when it comes to guests. Borrowing from Matthew 23:25, this chapter opens that all guests are to be welcomed as Christ. I find the wording of Matthew 23:25 and the use of this verse theologically significant as to how we are to treat guests. In other places, for example in the transfiguration story, we get a vision of Moses and Elijah, but here, we are called... Read more

2024-02-28T10:44:41-05:00

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Thoughts on Aging

Last updated on: February 28, 2024 at 10:44 am By Rob Giannamore

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My dad turned 76 last week and it really put things into perspective for me. I suspect I will have my dad around for at least 12 more years, given his dad hung around till his late 80’s and my grandma died at 91. As a pastor, I have assisted many families through the dying process, to think about this for my family, it seems incomprehensible. With both my mom and dad and my in laws, we have been... Read more

General Christian

Health, Fitness and Religion

2024-02-25T17:50:07-05:00

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The Spiritual Practice of You: Chronic Conditions

Last updated on: February 25, 2024 at 5:50 pm By Rob Giannamore

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A Long-Distance Runner with Long Covid I went for a 12-mile trail run today. It was strong and I really felt the effects of yesterday’s three-hour spin in a good way. I call runs like this rebound runs. My goal this year is to return to running 50k’s. I ran my last 50k in 2020 and was still posting personal records (PR’s) in 2019. All this changed with COVID-19. After the second shot, I felt like I aged 10 years,... Read more

Health, Fitness and Religion

2024-02-20T10:59:52-05:00

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A Profound Relationship

Last updated on: February 20, 2024 at 10:59 am By Rob Giannamore

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My news feed and my pastor friends are all talking about the “He Gets Us” ad that was played during the Superbowl this year. I am not a football fan and therefore did not see the ad, though I have seen enough clips of the ad and have read enough commentary to get the idea behind the ad. A Christology Primer The fancy study of Jesus and his divinity is known as Christology. Scholars and thinkers since around 100... Read more

Contemplative

Politics and Religion

2024-02-17T09:52:22-05:00

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The Spiritual Practice of You: Healthy Relationships

Last updated on: February 17, 2024 at 9:52 am By Rob Giannamore

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I had a long workout planned this morning, 6-8 miles. I did not get it in, I have a lot of excuses as to why. The biggest excuse was that I just enjoyed spending time with my wife a lot more than I would have enjoyed running in the 25-degree, 11 mph wind this morning. We do not get moments like this much anymore. I work 8-10 hours most weekdays and at least 5 hours on the weekends. She works... Read more

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2024-02-14T10:05:54-05:00

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Clanging Cymbals and Thrashing Gongs: Thoughts on Love

Last updated on: February 14, 2024 at 10:05 am By Rob Giannamore

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There are nine types of love according to the Greeks: Philia, Pragma, Storge, Eros, Ludus, Mania, Philautia, Agape and Meraki. If we have taken any traditional Sunday school class or marriage encounger class, we have seen at least three of these, eros, philia and agape. This week, as we celebrate Valentines Day, I want to write two posts looking at love, one from a broader, contemplative perspective and one from a personal growth perspective. What does it mean to... Read more

2024-02-11T15:22:34-05:00

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Blessed are the Peace Makers: Thoughts on Nonviolence

Last updated on: February 11, 2024 at 3:22 pm By Rob Giannamore

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We are hearing a lot about violence these days. Has it ever gone away? Will we ever find peace? As we celebrate Black History Month, I want to briefly highlight the nonviolent thinkers and doers of the Civil Rights movement, I then want to narrow my focus to how we can cultivate nonviolence in ourselves. Blessed are the Peace Makers Jesus was a nonviolent prophet. He used power carefully. But what is nonviolence? In digging around for something I... Read more

2024-02-11T15:12:24-05:00

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Blessed are the Peacemakers- Thoughts on Nonviolence

Last updated on: February 11, 2024 at 3:12 pm By Rob Giannamore

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