I just got the daily e-mail from Sojourners. Today’s, Sept. 9, isn’t online yet, but it will be here. Read it. An excerpt: As a direct result of Katrina and its aftermath, and for the first time in many years, the media are reporting on …
Read MoreMountains Beyond Mountains- A Review
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=greggsgambles-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0812973011&fc1=000000&=1&lc1=0000ff&bc1=000000<1=_blank&IS2=1&bg1=ffffff&f=ifr If this book had been written, and I had read it in high school or college, I probably would have applied to Harvard Medical School. It’s that much of a radically life changing book. Tracy Kidder tells the story of Dr. Paul Farmer, a …
Read More“What was your favorite seminary experience and why?”- Part 3
It started because I wasn’t comfortable calling the Holy Spirit “it.” After I survived (with Jimmy’s help) the Greek intensive, I proved my masochistic tendencies by taking a Greek reading class in the winter quarter. We worked on translating parts of the New Testament. The …
Read MoreFirst Day of School verdict
First day went about as good as we could have hoped, for all three kids. Aubrey…that girl is about as animated as they come. I wish I would have videoed her. I popped in at home to see how everybody’s day went, and she goes, …
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Read MoreRandom Weekend Roundup
Preaching is a weird thing. We spent a lot of time praying Sunday in worship for hurricane victims, talking about aid, and praying for the Supreme Court and Justice Rehnquist’s family and his replacement. So, we didn’t have time for what I prepared. More and …
Read More“What was your favorite seminary experience and why?”- Part 2
Walking in the heart of the Fuller campus in Pasadena, you can see its origins easily. Houses were purchased on the same street; the street was vacated and grass put in; and that park-like lawn serves as the center of campus. Some of the houses …
Read MoreI better watch my back
So, this post seems a little awkward after the last one, but this is really, really funny. Walt, a reader of the blog and (of more concern to me after he sent me this link) an important part of our church family, sent this story. …
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