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The Lord Has Come: Lace Up Your Boots (A Sermon for Christmas Sunday)
22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses,Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is … Continue reading
Posted in Advent, Bible, Christmas, holidays, religion, spirituality
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American Christianity’s no-cost discipleship
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, leader in the German Confessing Church Today one of my … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, church, politics, religion, spirituality
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17 thoughts on not being a pastor
1. I never much liked the title anyway, so that’s lucky. 2. When I first heard that I might not be relicensed this year I was panicked, angry, hurt, and desperate to get the Credentials Board to change their mind. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Ministry, Christianity, church, religion, spirituality
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Home
I grew up in a mid-sized town in central Missouri. I suppose I felt about my hometown as most children do. It’s playgrounds and schools and corner stores were the geography of my world. My notions of wealth were drawn … Continue reading
Has endless winter ended?
I’m hopeful. I can hear a flock of birds outside my kitchen window and it’s supposed to get up to 70 today. Maybe spring has come to stay. One of my dearest friends is coming to visit tomorrow, along with … Continue reading
Posted in aging, Daily Life, family, Lent, religion, spirituality
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A letter to our sisters, on biblical womanhood in heavenly places
Yesterday Julie Anne at Spiritual Sounding posted this response to an article at cbmw.org. That’s the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, the flagship organization for complementarian theology. I was alarmed by the excerpts in Julie Anne’s piece, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Ministry, Christianity, church, feminism, gender, patriarchy, religion, spirituality, theology
Tagged Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, Patriarchy
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Homeschoolers, we can do better
I’m going to keep my input short and sweet today, and then turn the mic over to the gentleman in the photo above. That’s Kevin Swanson. He’s a homeschool graduate and a homeschooling father of five, a minister in the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, education, family, feminism, gender, homeschooling, homosexuality, parenting, patriarchy, politics, religion, spirituality
Tagged Boy Scouts, feminism, homeschooling, homosexuality, Islam, Kevin Swanson, Obama
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5 of My Favorite (Recent) Things
One of my favorite blog friends issued me a challenge after reading my last post: “…tell/show me five things you stumbled across that left some sort of good taste in your mouth. I find we often need to talk about … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, media, movies, music, religion, spirituality
Tagged Frozen, Josh Garrels, Phil Vischer, Veggie Tales
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5 Things That I’d Like to Talk About….
….but I’m not sure that’s possible, without starting a ruckus. I’ve seen so many interesting things over the last few weeks, during my blogging break. So can I just leave a few of them here to share with you? And … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, feminism, gender, Links, media, patriarchy, religion, spirituality, videos
Tagged Answers in Genesis, Bill Nye, Duck Dynasty, John Piper, Ken Ham, Matt Chandler, Phil Robertson
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Radio Silence and Advent Hope
Day 2 of Advent, my favorite season on the church calendar. Yesterday I taught a lesson on Zechariah and Elizabeth and one of the commentaries I read mentioned the “400 years of prophetic silence” that Israel had endured before, suddenly, … Continue reading
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