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2008-02-07T16:01:00-05:00

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Tote Bag Repentance

Last updated on: February 7, 2008 at 4:01 pm By Christy Thomas

I’m continuing to consider the theme of “do no harm” during this Lenten season. So many resolutions to “do no harm” have really awful unintended consequences that I’ve finding this a particularly prickly path. However, I, along with a lot of others, may be on to something that really “does no harm” and does much good. There are two items ubiquitous to modern American life that are coming under increasing scrutiny as really nasty for the environment: plastic water bottles... Read more

conservation

Lent

2008-01-31T18:15:00-05:00

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Drag Them Down and Drug Them Dumb

Last updated on: January 31, 2008 at 6:15 pm By Christy Thomas

Often when Christians observe the time of year we call Lent, we intentionally give up something we normally enjoy in order to enhance the important rigorous examination of our souls that is called for here.Generally it is a favorite food or perhaps some other habit, like too much TV.One year I gave up playing computer solitaire, something I will often do to relieve tension when I’m writing or working on a message. That was an eye-opener, to be sure. This... Read more

Lent

repentance

2008-01-26T13:44:00-05:00

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HDTV

Last updated on: January 26, 2008 at 1:44 pm By Christy Thomas

“HDTV”—a pretty familiar acronym to anyone who watches TV or follows progress in the world of electronics. It stands for “High Definition TV,” a way of broadcasting that produces a significantly superior picture for those who have the kinds of TV sets that can receive the HD signal. I personally don’t have one, but was at my sister’s house a few weeks ago shortly after they had purchased and installed one. I spent a few minutes watching a football game... Read more

2008-01-19T17:29:00-05:00

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Religion and Immigration

Last updated on: January 19, 2008 at 5:29 pm By Christy Thomas

It’s time to talk politics. As a pastor, and as one who fully respects the separation of church and state, I will not endorse a particular political candidate. I will say, however, that one’s convictions must enter the political arena and guide decisions. The idea that we should leave religion for the private sphere only and ignore religious convictions in public discussions is simply ridiculous. That is like saying that our personal circumstances should be ignored in when making political... Read more

2008-01-14T17:18:00-05:00

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The Gathering Place

Last updated on: January 14, 2008 at 5:18 pm By Christy Thomas

There’s a really good story in one of the more obscure books in the Bible about people coming back from years away from their homeland. When they get home, the first thing they begin to re-build is their place of worship, which had been destroyed many years before. They started with the place to gather and get to know God. Not houses, not stores, not banks, not even gas stations (or in their case, hay stations for their horses and... Read more

Christianity

worship

Krum First UMC

2008-01-09T16:04:00-05:00

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Just for Fun: Chessie’s Plea

Last updated on: January 9, 2008 at 4:04 pm By Christy Thomas

I was looking through some old computer files for something and came across this piece I had written several years ago to my three sons, who, shortly before this was written, had awarded to me temporary custody of their dog, an exuberant Chesapeake Bay Retriever. The “little dark one” is me, and the “big white one” was my husband. My sons got a great kick out of this and it also serves as a reminder that we all look things very... Read more

accountability

God's ways not our ways

2008-01-09T12:06:00-05:00

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Change and LIkeability

Last updated on: January 9, 2008 at 12:06 pm By Christy Thomas

I’ve been watching the political campaigns with a great deal of interest. I know our political system is cumbersome, expensive, tedious, complex and not overly fair. Nonetheless, it is free and open and everyone can express their opinions. I find this liberating and hopeful for us as a nation. Two words keep coming to mind as I watch what is going on: “change” and “likeability.” Clearly, many if not just about everyone are unhappy or frustrated with something going on... Read more

accountability

transformational faith

charisma

electability

politics

2008-01-07T19:46:00-05:00

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The Power of Names

Last updated on: January 7, 2008 at 7:46 pm By Christy Thomas

Starbucks and MacDonald’s are going to duke it out over coffee. Apparently, MacDonald’s is testing the installation of gourmet coffee bars is some of their stores and installing their own barristas to staff them. For those who are not Starbucks aficionados, a “barrista” is the person who takes your coffee order and prepares it exactly to your liking. If you have real status in the status coffee-drinking world, your barrista knows you by name and can begin your special brew... Read more

divorce

keeping name after marriage

misspelling names

2007-12-29T23:03:00-05:00

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The Relationship Tightrope

Last updated on: December 29, 2007 at 11:03 pm By Christy Thomas

As everyone who has ever sought to enter into a loving and committed relationship with another human being has learned, the actual living out of that relationship can be fraught with difficulties. Living in a loving relationship is a gloriously complicated enterprise. And one of the things that makes it so complicated is that we often think we must make the other person in the relationship happy. Trying to make someone else happy can certainly be compared to the act... Read more

happy

"I want to make you happy"

marriage

romantic relationships

2007-12-19T19:30:00-05:00

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A Year of Truth-Telling

Last updated on: December 19, 2007 at 7:30 pm By Christy Thomas

The news has reverberated from coast to coast—the apparently widespread use of performance enhancing drugs among major-league baseball players. If this does turn out to be true, such activity is hardly a surprise by those on the inner circles of these places. It may not have been talked about openly, but lots and lots of people had to know. Many superstars may have their records sullied because of these revelations. Just for a moment, I wonder how many others took... Read more

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