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Read More“Emmanuel” Round One
1 Whitney Houston vs. 16 Rob Halford Whitney came with her A game, demonstrating effortless range and never missing a note. Sometimes a big favorite comes out flat, but not here. Just over the top domination. Halford impressively stuck with his game, and executed it …
Read MoreCelebrity Bracket Analysis
Evie: Come on, ring those bells! I’ll be your cheerful host tonight as we break down the “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” bracket. I’m not even bitter that I didn’t get selected for my humble little offering. Not at all. Well, maybe a little, tiny, teensy …
Read MoreVote for your favorite version!
There has been some push back that me deciding everything takes the fun out of this endeavor. So, I’ve made an adjustment. I will still decide my bracket how I want; but I will let all of you vote on your winners in the bracket …
Read MoreBracket Released for Advent Caroling Madness #1
Without further adieu, I present you with the bracket for the battle to discover the best version of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”: Bethany Bylsma nominated Whitney Houston’s version, which I must confess I had never heard. Her peerless pipes earned her the #1 seed! …
Read MoreAdvent Caroling Madness
You just never know when you might have the best idea in the history of, like, ever. I was driving to lunch today, listening to this: Elaine and I have been binging on Pentatonix lately. I’m really enjoying them, and “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” …
Read MoreCloud of Witnesses…Ruth
(Message given at Newberg Friends Church on December 1, 2013) I love story. I love tradition and repetition. I love finding the threads and themes that carry through lives and generations and history. Last summer on my sabbatical, one of the surprisingly fun pieces of …
Read MoreCloud of Witnesses
(Message given at Newberg Friends Church on November 17, 2013) Two things kept poking the back of my mind while we were going through the series on identity. A firm foundation for our identity is best built on the never-changing truth that God’s love for …
Read More#tbt Why I identify as a Christ-centered Quaker
(Throwback Thursday or #tbt has become a social media convention for posting old pictures. For the next few weeks, I want to use it to re-post some old pieces of writing from my blog that stand out to me as some of the best of …
Read MoreIdentity Killers
(Message given at Newberg Friends Church on Nov. 10, 2013) Colossians 3:12-13 You are God’s chosen people. You are holy and dearly loved. So put on tender mercy and kindness as if they were your clothes. Don’t be proud. Be gentle and patient. Put up …
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