Look out, people, look out. I’m not promising anything, but I think my blog silence is about to be buried in an avalanche of words. God is doing something deep and serious in me over the last month or so. I normally think and hear …
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I’m overdue on sharing what’s been going on in worship as we’ve gathered at Newberg Friends. Two Sundays ago, we came to the first (of two!) endings in the book of John. I was very drawn to the word, “life”. “These (the things Jesus did) …
Read MoreRaincoats and losing bravado
Robin gently called me out for lack of blogging in a comment, so I figured that maybe I ought to say what’s going on. Once I was full of bravado Now I’m incommunicado afraid to be bold afraid of the scold If I flash like …
Read MoreOn this day…
Today, I received the traditional bag of “Chips Ahoy” cookies from my friend Jim. Thanks, Jim! A year ago today, I thought I was quite creative and funny. Five years ago today, my grandpa died. Twenty years ago today, I sprained my ankle badly in …
Read MoreEaster People in a Good Friday World
Good Easter worship today! Here’s what I shared from John 20…WARNING: scary 20 year old pictures enclosed! 🙂
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Hot woman in the tulip field! Originally uploaded by gkoskela. Hot woman in the tulip field!
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I’ve been thinking about yesterday’s meetings for worship most of the day, and I’m still not sure I am clear about what it was all about. The first two services, we had good sharing in open worship, and I shared this message from John 18 …
Read MorePretty good…
I had fun tonight. Loyal blog readers will remember a movie I saw back in September, “Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus.” It spawned this review. A couple of weeks ago, Amazon delivered the newly released DVD to my door, and tonight, I hosted a viewing …
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Louisiana 46 Originally uploaded by gkoskela. Louisiana 46
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