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Monthly Archives: November 2017
Stress
Life is stressful. The news is stressful. All forms of social media are stressful. Finances, college funds, finding a new job, car repairs, relationships, family — the list goes on and on. Internal issues like fear and insecurity can create … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Faith, Scripture, Uncategorized
Tagged Don't worry? That's easy for you to say, Holmes-Rahe, Jesus, Matthew 6, Stress, Will Rogers
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Jesus, Mary and Joseph, and a cat
During the week before Christmas last year, my Facebook page lit up like a Christmas tree. Every hour the interaction and reach grew, and then grew faster. Increasing by more than 1,000 percent. The page reached 2.3 million people and … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Uncategorized
Tagged cat in the manger, Cats in Egypt, domesticated cats, Immanuel.
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What masks do you wear to hide your authentic self?
What makes us who we are? I’m not talking about the roles we fill — doing work, raising children, being a spouse, a friend, or a member of the choir. What person are we as we perform the roles of … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Faith, Uncategorized
Tagged Bob Dylan, family genogram, Family systems theory, masks, Romans 8
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Who is thankful for you?
If that’s how they talk to each other in public, I thought, I can’t imagine how they speak to one another at home. I was at the grocery a few days before Thanksgiving. Another middle age couple passed by, arguing … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Faith, Uncategorized
Tagged counting our blessings, Faith, family, God's Love, marriage, respect, Thanksgiving
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American patriarchy
Across the American landscape men are losing their jobs amid revelations of sexual misconduct, some of it illegal, all of it immoral examples of a bigger issue. Republican politicians face accusations of sex crimes, and a pathetic portion of Christians … Continue reading
Posted in culture, in the news, Uncategorized
Tagged American misogyny, American patriarchy, bad theology, patriarchy
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Celtic Christianity
I had a great conversation recently with John Philip Newell. John Philip is one of the world’s leading experts on Celtic Christianity. All Celtic Christian services I have attended have been similar: quietly contemplative, prayerfully pensive and filled with moving … Continue reading
Resolutions
In recognition of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, and Martin Luther nailing his 95 thesis to the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg, my church recorded our hopes and wishes for the future of the congregation and … Continue reading
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Tagged 95 thesis, All Saints Church in Wittenberg, Martin Luther, Protestant Reformation
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Reformation
When I was in seminary, I learned my theology was a product of the Protestant Reformation. When Martin Luther wrote his 95 complaints against the Catholic Church he was opposing the selling of “indulgences.” Indulgences allowed people to pre-pay their … Continue reading
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