Taking the Hill with Grandma
This is a repost of an article that first appeared here in May 2010. Recently I have been working with clients who are struggling with congregations who want the pastor to be a 'chaplain' care-taker of...
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Awkwardness from the 1967 movie Easy Come, Easy Go… (via Cosby Sweaters)
View ArticleThe Font and the Tiny Casket
Baptism of Our Lord Sunday January 13, 2013 Recently, in my role as a hospice chaplain, I baptized a beautiful little three-month old baby girl, as she was being held in the arms of her mother in their...
View ArticleSobriety is Life Giving
If one has been into porn for a long time and has now decided to quit once and for all, he must understand that his willingness to maintain sobriety from his weakness. He has subjugated himself to...
View ArticleA Sunday Scripture
Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage [...]
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Four Steps to Building a World-Cup-Worthy Career
All leadership experts tell us the same thing, according to Fast Company writer Kaihan Krippendorff: “We can have anything we want if we are clear about what we want and focus on it.” But that almost...
View ArticleWhy Christians must compromise on gun control
The gun-control discussions that emerged after the Connecticut school shooting a month...
View ArticleDaily Prayer ~ January 12th, 2013
JEHOVAH YAHWEH, our GOD the Creator of Heaven and Earth, who exist outside of time, we thank You for Your Plan of Divine Salvation, which was implemented from the Foundation of Creation. I AM that I...
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Keeping the faith: It’s time
Imagine that tomorrow morning I deposit into your bank account $86,400. This money is all yours to do with as you please, no strings attached. Now, not only am I going to deposit this amount into your...
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2013 -- The Best Year Yet?
I knew that 2013 was going to be an interesting year for me, and that is certainly proving to be true (if the first couple of weeks are any indication). It is time to say "goodbye" to some things,...
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Jesus Sings
Jesus sings. If Scripture didn’t say it, I wouldn’t either. But it’s true. In four places in Scripture we read that Jesus, the Son of God himself, raised his voice in worship.1 Which is immediately...
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Jesus above all things…including football.
In case you don’t know, Seattle has football fever. And for a city that hasn’t had much to root for, it’s an exciting season for the city of Seattle as the Seattle Seahawks advance to this Sundays’s...
View ArticleDont forget Haiti says priest
A Jesuit priest has pleaded with people in the UK to remember the plight of Haitians three years after a powerful earthquake devastated much of the country
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Looking for Love
Years ago when I was in middle school I longed for love. Not the average everyday middle school crushes but love. I was searching for it, desperately seeking for what seemed to missing. This search...
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We Belong to God - Lectio Divina
But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.When you pass through the...
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He will not permit us to live on in “Prosperity”
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. (Psalm 35:27 KJV)...
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The Intentional Christian Community Handbook (Book Review)
The vision presented by Janzen for these radically counter-Christian-culture communities is very compelling and appealing and I feel that walking away from reading this book that I have gained valuable...
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Why is God described as Father to the fatherless? – Response to a question
The question was asked: “Why is God described as Father to the fatherless?” (Ps 68:6). The brief response is because at the core of His Divine Heart, He was, is and will remain, supremely, a Father....
View ArticleWeekly Roundup 1/6-1/12/2013
This is our weekly roundup of posts for 1/6-1/12/2013 If you have any feedback on how we can serve you our readers better, I would appreciate it. Thank you for reading and allowing us to minister to...
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