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Do I Have a Choice?
The one rule about church we had growing up was that we had to go on Sundays. Not that we had to pay attention or like it. We didn’t have to memorize or make public commitments. There was no witnessing or professing our faith. I never saw this as a hurdle or an unreasonable expectation.…
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Searching For the Organic Jesus is a Life-Giving Pursuit
For years, I’ve been trying to think of a way to help people find the essential Jesus of faith. To strip away all the extra, accumulated stuff of Christianity so that they can focus on the core of the faith. Asking questions, finding what is essential to the faith. And in the end, to decide on what’s…
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Bigger Than the Gap Which Divides Us
Rose and I would watch the show Parenthood each week, wrapt to the Braverman family. Two aging parents, their adult children with children of their own. And one particular storyline divided our household. Proper 21 | Luke 16:19-31 One of the Braverman kids was having marital trouble. The husband, who had sacrificed his career throughout their marriage,…
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All Life is Motion
ALL LIFE IS MOTION All life is motion. Movement, progress, not in the progressive sense, or the ever building, rising toward an infinite power, but as in making movement one step in front of another. All life is motion. Movement in our cells, the very building blocks of life, moving constantly and permanently vibrant buzzing,…
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Why Arguing Against Protesting Police Is a Bad Idea
I support the institutions of our community. Both in my word and through my tax dollars. I want a healthy and just community. That’s the reason I also support public outcry and calls for justice in the midst of injustice. And the current concerns over police brutality are just such an example. Whether it’s marching…
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Telling Someone To Get A Real Job In the Gig Economy Doesn’t Help
Some people know the power of joy. My friends at Starbucks do. We greet each other, How are you? – Awesome! Big smiles brighten my day. Today, one of the biggest smiles was being pushed around. I’m supposed to be praying the morning office. Well, I am, but I can’t help but hear them passed my earbuds. She’s…
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Debt Sucks the Life Out Of Us
There’s a moment at the end of a night when the sounds have disappeared and conversations fade. You look around and see the stragglers are all that’s left of the party. Often ones who helped set up or planned to help clean up. Ones who wait until everyone else is gone so that the real conversation can…
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How to raise kids you can be truly proud of
I’m sure you want really good kids. Or you love someone else’s kids and want them to be good. Here’s a poem which I hope helps you. HOW TO RAISE KIDS YOU CAN BE TRULY PROUD OF The first step is to try having sex. This won’t work for everybody, however. Some have bodies which…
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