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Been spending more time in hell than usual…whoops, that didn’t come out right. What I mean is, I’ve spent more time than usual getting ready for tomorrow’s message. A lot more. I’ve already had to cut out a lot, so I thought I’d do even …

Hell…

So, the first think we’re really going to talk about, next Sunday, is hell. I’ve been reading quite a bit. Whew. I’m amazed at what is out there. Someone gave me this book, which in my brief flip through is quite disturbing to me. I …

Shameless

http://youtube.com/v/DT5E0Qf5V1YI did this video last year, about a week before Christmas. Watching it again with a little distance from it, I think it’s good, worth sharing again. (So, like if Starla likes it she could point Bob to it, and if AJ the emergent powerhouse …

Pre-post-a……

Tonight was really good. Friends over for dinner, excellent conversation, and instead of a white elephant gift exchange, a book exchange. We started talking about eschatology, when Jesus returns. Does the whole earth burn up and we start over? Or does something stay? What does …

Day 2, post 1 at NPC

So how could I sleep in when I had the chance to go to a bible study led by Eugene Peterson? Prayer and scripture, he said, go together and mutually affect each other. Scriptures shape our prayers, and without prayer, we cannot understand the scriptures. …

Bible Quizzing

For years, I’ve heard about bible quizzing. At Newberg Friends, we’ve had teams of middle schoolers and high schoolers studying a book of the bible, and then traveling to tournaments where they compete against teams from other churches in our Yearly Meeting. I’ve not paid …

Today’s tangent

I had a “new to me” thought today, that came to me all on its own. I’ve been living in Genesis 37-50, the story of Joseph. Next Sunday, I’ll be focusing on forgiveness, and this thought has nothing to do with forgiveness, but it is …

My imagined interrogation after last night’s post

(I sit on a stool in a darkened room, spotlights shining in my eyes.) Evangeline Orthodox: “Your previous post on being Christ Centered sounds awfully relativistic. Don’t you believe in absolute truth?” Me: “Yes. Yes I do.” Ms. Orthodox: “Don’t you believe the bible to …

Failure

This coming Sunday, we’ll be looking at Peter’s denials of Jesus, specifically as outlined in John 18. It’s a record of extreme failure. I’ve found myself with a lot of energy as I’ve realized Peter was trying to do the right thing. He wasn’t just …

I’m goin’ to Disneyland!

I didn’t win the Super Bowl or the World Series, but I will still scream out to the blog community that tomorrow I’m goin’ to Disneyland tomorrow until Thursday! My parents are taking all of us to celebrate in the happiest place on earth. Our …