hope
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‘Scratch any cynic…’
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1 min read
We often talk about the fatalism of our character. Or who we’ve become because of our experience. But there’s a beauty in this thought: “Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.” -George Carlin That we might actually see what’s underneath. What’s still there. Idealism never left. It got turned toward something else.…
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A room full of clergy learning about changes to their pension fund is the last place I’d look for inspiration. And it’s a pretty safe guess you wouldn’t look there, either. But a funny thing happened. You don’t need to know anything more about the situation than that. It’s the sort of place which suffocates…
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What Christians can do after the election is over
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5 min read
I know the feeling. All that energy focused on the big event. Working, planning, praying for it to work. And the day comes and before we know it, we’re done; it’s over. And we realize there’s a tomorrow to worry about. We were so busy thinking about the day, we didn’t focus on the day…
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A Righteous Mercy
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9 min read
We are continuously tempted to betray Jesus’s vision of GOD for the devil’s. The Temptation’s distorted view of GOD Lent 1C | Luke 4:1-13 Son of GOD This story which we call The Temptation is one of the most important stories in the gospel of Luke. It reveals the character and recurring themes of the…
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Broken
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1 min read
The mangled parts of a red stroller strewn across grass and concrete a tire in the middle of the road and I pray to God no one was in it.
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Rob Bell on Politics and Guns: “We don’t do despair”
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2 min read
In a series of episodes on The RobCast called simply “Politics and Guns,” Rob Bell deals with many of the issues surrounding the politics of guns in the United States. He begins with perhaps the most important starting place: politics. [bctt tweet=”‘Don’t pretend that nothing can be done.’” nofollow=”yes”] Through the arc of the series, Bell…