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Monthly Archives: October 2010
The billy goat next door
Grandad had a small house he rented. I remember the bright red paint that gave off a certain sweet smell in the hot sun. I remember the screened-in porch, a barrier from the bugs that beat on the fabric, looking for … Continue reading
Posted in billy goat christians, Pride, stubbornness
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Zombies, a cautionary tale
We all have things in our past that we would rather forget. The ugly.The dirty.The shameful.The painful. Things we thought buried, sunken in the earth’s core. Rotting. Decaying. Forgotten. Then, like zombies rising from the dead, they come back at … Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, zombies and christians
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U-turns permitted. Here’s one story you need to read.
Image via Wikipedia This is not a post about sports. This is a story about redemption. This is for every person who thinks there’s no hope. The Texas Rangers are going to the World Series to play the San Francisco … Continue reading
We don’t have a "right" to happiness, but a life well-lived will get us there
Today, Bonnie Gray over at Faith Barista posed this question for her ongoing blogging jam on faith: How does your faith connect to your happiness? I must confess that I have aversion to the term, “pursuit of happiness” and I bristle … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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What do we laugh at?
If you know me only by the words on this page, you might think I’m a somber man, writing these weighty tomes. Looking back at the hundreds of posts in this blog, I sometimes gasp at the tone. That’s one serious … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Laughter. holy joy
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The four words I don’t want to hear — "I never knew you"
He spent the dawn’s early light walking, thinking, wondering. He wondered why this particular message had to be so hard, so grievous. It had been months since he had stood behind a pulpit. Why couldn’t he have preached on something … Continue reading
I don’t have time for what really counts
My life is filled with time management tools. I have a cell phone, a Blackberry, a watch and a computer that all help to remind me of the steady march of time. And wouldn’t you know it? I’m still late … Continue reading
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