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The God I barely know
Most of the time in seminary I was not allowed to refer to God as He. In my papers I was not allowed. In my pastoral care class I was not allowed. Many professors would omit any Biblical pronoun referring … Continue reading
What I love about the Robin
Last night we got about 8 inches of snow. We have a large deck on the back of the house with a garage under it. I was shoveling this morning around the back of our home, but I don’t have … Continue reading
Posted in Hard times, Walking the Walk
Tagged bird, bird feeder, blue jay, cardinal, Christian, Church, God, Jesus, nuthatch, robin, snow, Spirit, woodpecker, worry
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Show me the way
Our friend and full time missionary, Carrie Roush, called Diane and I last night to talk to us about a traumatic event she and Haitian friends went through in Haiti. It was something that would have never happened here, but … Continue reading
Posted in Walking the Walk
Tagged Church, deception, God, Haiti, Jesus, missionary, missions, Romans, sin, Spirit, UMC, United Methodist Church
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Are you Spiritually alive?
The most transformative book I’ve read about the role of a pastor is Bill Easum’s A Second Resurrection. The premise of the book is that most of the American church is spiritually dead. Of course, the people are the … Continue reading
Posted in Opportunity, Walking the Walk
Tagged Church, clergy, Jesus, pastor, resurrection, Spirit
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Jesus is crying
When our boys were little Diane would often say to them”Jesus is crying” when they lied. I can’t remember for sure, but I think she may have said the same when they were mean to each other. And this was … Continue reading
Rebel with a cause – the unpredictability of the Spirit
When you make your living off religion like I do, you can easily move from being a Christ-follower who happens to have a religious profession to being a religious professional who happens to be a Christ follower. Continue reading
Posted in Obstacles, Opportunity, Walking the Walk
Tagged Christ, Church, clergy, control, follow, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John 3:8, pastor, Radical, Spirit, UMC
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