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My Faith is Not in Obama (or why I won’t clap for Tinkerbell)

There is a scene in Peter Pan when Tinkerbell has drunk poison to save Peter. The audience is told that if they believe in fairies they should clap very hard and very loud because if they all believe in fairies they will save Tinkerbell. And everyone does clap! And they clap louder and louder until …[ read more ]

Prophet or Whacko? You Decide.

So, I’m reading the book of Jeremiah and it’s brought to mind a question I wrestle with often. How do we know if someone is a prophet of God or a whacko? Take for instance, Crazy Mary. (That’s not really her name but it wouldn’t matter if I did use her name because she won’t …[ read more ]

Stop Being a Baby and Grow Up, Already!

One practice I appreciate at our karate studio is that of upper belts teaching lower belts. All students begin their martial arts careers as white belts and proceed through a progression of colors until, eventually, they achieve their black belts. At our karate school, or dojo, as soon as you move up in rank, you …[ read more ]

Short, Bald Men Need Love, Too!

“Short, bald men need love too!” These are my mother’s words of wisdom to my tall teen-age daughter when she shares her height standards for any young man she would consider a potential romantic interest. It was wonderful last week-end to find a movie that celebrates that sentiment! In Julie and Julia, Meryl Streep and …[ read more ]

The Day the Pastor Plagiarized

So, one terrible Sunday morning, our church hosted a visiting pastor. I don’t know his story. I imagine he’s a man who loves God and maybe he just got really pressed for time or overtired or something. But on this particular Sunday, his choice to preach someone else’s message had serious consequences. So, he starts …[ read more ]