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A Bird in the Hand, Jack Kerouac and the Dangerous Idolatry of Certainty
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. This is a saying for people who like certainty. I am continually amazed at people who are certain of things. Have you met these folk? They abound in all walks of life but seem particularly drawn to the church and they are sure of …[ read more ]
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Living Emmanuel – Day Two in the Advent of a New Tradition
Being WITH. So, Sunday was the first day of advent and the advent of my new Christmas tradition – choosing daily for the 40 days of advent to be WITH God and to be WITH another. It’s easy to begin such a venture on a Sunday. There was plenty of time to focus on God …[ read more ]
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The Advent of a New Tradition
It’s that time again. All of us who love the Lord will wrestle with the coming season. How best to honor this time we’ve chosen to celebrate the human birth of the Son of God? Some of us will bemoan the commercialism that has overtaken the holy day and scale back. Others will pull out …[ read more ]
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A Lethal Weapon Type of Faith
So, you know the story about the blind men and the elephant where several blind men touch different parts of the elephant and try to describe what an elephant is like? Yeah, OK. So, from one blind man to another, here is part of what I think friendship with God is like. Ever watch the …[ read more ]
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Deeper
Have you ever noticed the bugs we have on freshwater ponds and lakes in Rhode Island called water striders? These insects spend their days skimming the surface of the water. I know people like that. They spend their days skating across the surface of life. They enjoy chitchat. They sample God and dabble in matters …[ read more ]