Christianity

On Easter

April 10, 2009

This has been a special weekend for us. As part of the week-long surprise birthday celebration I planned for Anna, after I picked her up from work on Thursday evening, we drove 9 straight hours to spend the weekend in Chicago. Anna didn’t suspect a thing! I even managed to pack her bags for the [...]

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Thoughts from “loot bagging”

March 29, 2009

Today we took our little girl to a birthday party. Towards the end of the party I was watching the little kids as the host parents handed out the “loot bags”, which are little “take away” bags with small toys and snacks . As parents we know there is ONE cardinal rule when it comes [...]

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Conflict

March 16, 2009

Today I looked at the work of an award winning photographer who “specializes” in war photography. In one collection of images he captured the brutal execution of a government soldier in the midst of the conflict in Burma, home of the longest running civil war on the planet. The man who carried out the execution [...]

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The Ted Haggard Story

January 13, 2009

This week I read about the Ted Haggard story, how the one time megachurch planter/pastor and President of the National Association of Evangelicals was treated when it was revealed 2 years ago that he had engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct. Apparently he signed an agreement with his church to not speak about the situation for [...]

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First time "back"…

December 15, 2008

Last Saturday I went to a Christian organization to speak.  It was the first time in more than a year that I have spoken in a “Christian” context.  I really didn’t give it much thought when I accepted the invitation.   A friend of mine works for the organization and they needed a speaker, so [...]

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Lessons Learned at the kettle

December 11, 2008

“…But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny” –Mark 12:42 A couple of days ago I volunteered at a Salvation Army Kettle – the kind you see at shopping malls and other public places at this time of year. Basically the Salvation Army [...]

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A new paradigm (Part 1)…

December 8, 2008

I was looking through some of the comments from my post entitled “A Quiet longing after a busy weekend” and one particular comment caught my eye. “Sis” wrote: …I feel compelled to join a group of people of faith that are standing up for injustice in the world, rather than trying to evangelize to the [...]

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Tuesdays with Morrie

November 10, 2008

Last Friday we went with a few friends to see the play “Tuesdays with Morrie”, based on the book by Mitch Albom.  The play consisted of a series of conversations between Mitch and his old college professor, Dr. Morrie Schwartz.  The visits always took place on Tuesdays, thus the name of the book. When Mitch [...]

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Familiar with grief….

November 6, 2008

“He was a man of sorrow, familiar with grief…” (Isaiah 53:3)I am not sure why, but I have been thinking about these words a lot lately. You know how something can become so familiar that you hardly even notice it’s there anymore? Like an old pair of jeans, it feels so much like a part [...]

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The Danger of Good Intentions…

October 11, 2008

Wow…who would have thought an “innocent” post like the last one would generate so many comments and strong words. I feel as though I should start a new post to say a few things “in response to the responses”… First of all, in case I have not been clear enough, I appreciate everyone who posted [...]

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