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October 2006

October 22, 2006

shane, alli & fake republic

Last night Lisa and I were invited to dinner by people who are a part...

October 21, 2006

breakfast byte: wilderness

"The wilderness episode for Jesus means suffering transcendently the versatility of death's aggression against human...

October 20, 2006

3 levels of theology

Iâ€™ve been reading a very meaty book, Alister E. McGrathâ€™s, T. F. Torrance: An Intellectual...

October 20, 2006

breakfast byte: dance!

"Ah, life is terrible, but you can learn to be lucid and dance and be...

October 19, 2006

the pumpkin patch

So I went out with one of my leaders to help members of our congregation,...

October 19, 2006

breakfast byte

â€œYou have no idea of where God is going to engineer your circumstances, no knowledge...

October 18, 2006

Jesus is a Christian!

AND he lives in Houston! I got this lead from my fellow-blogger over at Smartpastor....

October 17, 2006

the separated son continued

Several weeks ago I posted this story on "a separated son" about a woman who...

October 16, 2006

Fantasy and The Island of Marna

I entered a contest on another blog, Pomomusings, and won a book by the bloggers...

October 15, 2006

rainbows and hope

Last night, after a stressful day, I grabbed my pipe, loaded it with Executive Blend...

October 13, 2006

faith, darkness and some light

Anne Lamott has written a wonderful book called Plan B: Further Thoughts On Faith. You...

October 12, 2006

consistency or dialectical tension

Oswald Chambers wrote something that I always keep before me: â€œBeware of being obsessed with...

October 11, 2006

N. T. Wright’s counsel for our various vocations

"You are called, prayerfully, to discern where in your discipline the human project is showing...

October 10, 2006

enigmas and anomalies

Years ago at the Clinical Pastoral Education course that I took, another student who was...

October 08, 2006

driving east and cousins

Tomorrow, Monday, I'm driving at least 15 hours from Toronto to Saint John, so I...

October 04, 2006

visiting another pastor

Well, it's thanksgiving weekend in Canada coming up, and we've driven all the way from...

October 02, 2006

religious aspirations and death to self

I preached yesterday. Basically my message was this. In Matthew 5:23, Jesus talks about someone...

September 2006

September 30, 2006

creation, incarnation & dualism

T. F. Torrance, a modern theological heavyweight, lays great emphasis upon the Incarnationâ€”God become manâ€”as...

September 29, 2006

a one sentence definition of the Trinity

Here is what I think is one of the best one-sentence definitions of the Trinity:...

September 27, 2006

Tentmaking Ministry Sucks Sometimes!

Doug Mawer and I, good friends and co-partners in ministry, have been â€œtentmakingâ€ in ministry...

September 26, 2006

faithful living, critical thinking

This is a good quote from William Placher, "Helping Theology Matter: A Challenge For the...

September 25, 2006

September 24, 2006

a separated son

I want to tell you a story about this painting. A woman who has previously...

September 22, 2006

contradictions and paradoxes

This may be my last comment on Jack Goodâ€™s book, The Dishonest Church. In it,...

September 22, 2006

my top 5 favorite “how-to” blogs

How To Waste Your Money On Ebay! How To Survive the Marine Corps When You...

September 21, 2006

cat-fight over Jesus

Hey everybody! Just a little note that the argument between my very good friend Jeff...

September 20, 2006

nickels, dimes, America, & Jesus

Hereâ€™s something Iâ€™ve been delinquent with, so itâ€™s about time I got to it. Lisa...

September 19, 2006

How To Live With Teenagers

1. pay them rent (you live in their house & your money's theirs) 2. let...

September 18, 2006

Is Jesus Really Laughing?

Iâ€™ve been loaned a book by a good friend of mine called The Laughing Jesus,...

September 17, 2006

youth, missions, and inspiration

Hannah Grant, one of the young people from our church (Rothesay Vineyard) is back to...