There have been many times when I have gazed across the table at gray hair, at a face lined with care and years, and heard a variation of the following: “I pray for our country. I pray for our church. I can’t believe how things …
Read MoreRandom thought bubbles on a Wednesday night
In the last 24 hours, I have had deep conversations with 5 different people, and intriguing online interactions with 3 more. Deeply grateful. Not that anyone asked, or that I have any qualifications to make such decisions, but if I were the Newberg High track …
Read MoreWriting Prompt 1
They were doing it again, chugging down the same track they had a thousand times before. Not really a train track… more like the track worn in their avocado green shag carpet, the path beaten down between the bedroom and the couch in the living …
Read MoreNew beginnings
I started this blog exactly five years ago, as a tool to prompt me to write more. My peak in terms of frequency of posts happened a little over a year later. I think my favorite post of all time is this one, and the …
Read More“I don’t feel the Holy Spirit…Am I saved?”
Message given from Titus 3:3-8 on Aug. 23, 2009.
Read MoreDiscipleship is doing what Jesus did
Here’s the message I shared on March 15, from Mark 6: 6b-13. Jesus sending out the disciples is, I believe, a model for us. We’re called and sent to do what Jesus does in the world. Discipleship is doing what Jesus did
Read MoreBlogging workshop at FWCC
Last Friday night was a great experience. I was at FWCC’s annual gathering for the section of the Americas. Robin Mohr invited me to join her in leading a listening group on how blogging is helpful in the Quaker discussion. I really enjoyed the opportunity …
Read MorePsalm 103:2-12
From my reading-thru-the-bible plan today: Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits– who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with …
Read MoreHow I see the bible
(Thank you for the enjoyable comments and discussion! Sorry for the slowness between posts. I’m going to bite off less than I originally said I would in this post, so that I’ll actually keep moving forward. This post will be some of my presuppositions about …
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