March 2012
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Looking Like Grizzly Adams
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1 min read
Despite the fact that I need a serious haircut, I am pretty proud of the righteous beard I’ve been growing. I started it back at the first of the year and only trimmed it back a few times. The plan was since I was moving to the frigid north again, I’d need a serious beard…
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Turning Points
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a Sermon for Lent 5B Text: John 12:20-33 Turning Points On Wednesday, we talked about this pericope as a turning point. We know turning points as specific moments in time in which things change. Sometimes it is a decision we make or a decision made for us. Or perhaps it is an event in which…
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I Just Broke 300!
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Because this post is 301. Damn, missed another milestone. It seems as ifI did this before…
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With Tragedy, the Rest is Distraction
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This morning I was brought silent. What is tragedy is also now a lawsuit. And the impetus for a new piece of state legislation. A mother giving birth a couple of weeks ago has become an advocate for reform, but not the kind of reform that would bring back her son or protect someone else’s…
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The Imperfect Science
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God is perfect, but our worship isn’t, despite what we might think. The seemingly fixed nature of our worship belies the truth: worship throughout history has been spontaneous and full of joy. We have gone through eras, particularly the medieval period, in which liturgy (the work of the people) was done in a language unknown to its…
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Whites Need to Write About Trayvon Martin
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Whites Need to Write About Trayvon MartinA solid article about the need for a “race case” to be handled by all people as a justice case, rather than delegated to the African American in the room. The killing of a young man and the lack of urgency in the police response is unconscionable and beyond the…