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November 09, 2006

The Hardest Words of All

‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ‘Blessed are...

November 07, 2006

Nobody’s Crying

Who writes a song like Patty Griffin? Nobody. Here are some lyrics from her song...

October 2006

October 23, 2006

Hide and Seek

I guess I always knew church was a place folks came to hear assurances about...

October 15, 2006

Literary Truth

Don't you love it when you're reading for pleasure and one sentence or two strikes...

October 11, 2006

Bring Many Breads

World Communion Sunday at Calvary found us celebrating communion with all different kinds of bread....

September 2006

September 23, 2006

Faith, Hope and . . . Homer Simpson?

I was rather skeptical. Not unlike my friend Homer I scratched my chin in wonder...

September 22, 2006

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

This morning the air is crisp and the leaves are starting to turn. This is...

September 11, 2006

Here Remembering

The place . . .The people . . .The promise . . . Hebrews 13:5For...

September 05, 2006

Theology on Broadway

Yesterday began a week of vacation in Manhattan. Vacation or no, I swear I can...

August 2006

August 28, 2006

Liturgical Bribery

Over the past two years I've been involved with a program called the Lewis Fellows,...

August 24, 2006

Mis Quince Años

Okay, so if you are a pastor in Texas perhaps this is commonplace to you....

August 22, 2006

Mainstream Blogging

I've been invited to post occasionally over at Mainstream Baptist Blog Site. Frankly, I wouldn't...

August 21, 2006

The Message

Lately I've been listening to The Message on CD as part of my daily spiritual...

August 17, 2006

Changing the Face of Baptist Life: One Entry at a Time

Hey, head over to Ethics Daily to check out this article about "Centrist Baptist Bloggers".

August 15, 2006

Tagged Again

Just the other day I got an email from my friend Paulo, who is a...

August 12, 2006

Rock Star

I gave up the dream of becoming a rock star in sixth grade, to be...

August 09, 2006

I’ve Been Tagged

Thanks to a reader of this blog and new Internet friend, Michael, I have an...

July 2006

July 26, 2006

Lighting the Darkness

I came home a few nights ago to fireflies everywhere. It was just dusk, halfway...

July 20, 2006

The Way It Should Be

"To consider your preaching of more importance than the opening of a flower is to...

July 07, 2006

Favorite Vacation Picture

Centerpiece of the town of Ripon, Wisconsin . . . birthplace of the Republican Party.Condemned.

June 2006

June 27, 2006

Truth-Telling

This litany we'll use as our Call to Worship July 2. I always think hard...

June 02, 2006

I Saw It (Part Two)

In a previous post I tackled some of the critical questions arising from my recent...

June 01, 2006

Journey Through the Ordinary

The liturgical season known as Ordinary Time is right around the corner.I had the chance...

May 2006

May 31, 2006

I Saw It (Part One)

I had to see it, in much the same way I had to see The...

April 2006

April 29, 2006

A Prayer for Allie

I knew Allie Bucy when she was about 8. Her mom, Carolyn was the youth...

April 26, 2006

Everybody Loves You When You’re Easy

The words to Sarah McLachlan’s song Black and White keep echoing in my head today....

April 19, 2006

Vision In the Ashes

I've met some really interesting folks through the interweaving of church and blog life. One...

April 18, 2006

Laugh Out Loud

Hats off to this funny lady . . . I had to reprint a blog...

April 16, 2006

How Can I Keep From Singing?

This song has wandered in and out of my life for some time. Most recently...

April 14, 2006

Loss

"At the temple, there is a poem called 'Loss', carved into the stone. It has...

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