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July 24, 2019
Seminary Confidential
Some of my #umc friends will likely dismiss the article I cite below because of its source in a place called The American Conservative, but I hope they don’t. It is the unsettling account of a seminarian at a modern, mainline school of theology. One of the thirteen official United Methodist schools? Maybe. Or one
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“The Hooks On Which Paul Hangs His Argument”
As part of our ongoing series “The Fine Art Of Belly-Aching” we’re encouraging the people of Good Shepherd to begin their days in the Word and not in the world. I am devoting this space to reading prompts so that we can resource the same people we encourage. This week’s readings reinforce last Sunday’s bottom
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July 23, 2019
More Pronouns! And More Grace.
As part of our ongoing series “The Fine Art Of Belly-Aching” we’re encouraging the people of @goodshepherd to begin their days in the Word and not in the world. I am devoting this space to reading prompts so that we can resource the same people we encourage. This week’s readings reinforce last Sunday’s bottom line:
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July 22, 2019
The Pronouns Have It! Romans 1:1-17 Reading Prompts
During the “Fine Art Of Belly-Aching” series, we are inviting the people of Good Shepherd to begin their days in the Word and not in the world. I am devoting this space to reading prompts so that we can resource the same people we encourage. This week’s readings reinforce last Sunday’s bottom line: God is
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July 18, 2019
All Together Now … James 4
For the people of Good Shepherd Church and in support of our current series “The Fine Art Of Belly-Aching,” we’re reading through the book of James this week. Each morning, I’m devoting this space to reading prompts. Today, James 4 Whew! James 4! We could spend a week just on these verses. Again, James has
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July 17, 2019
What We’re Doing Every Day In This Series …
For the people of Good Shepherd Church and beyond we are beginning the day in the Word rather than in the world. In support of “The Fine Art Of Belly-Aching” series, we’re starting each day this week in the book of James. As part of that project, I am giving daily reading prompts. Here is
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July 16, 2019
Top Five Tuesday — Top Five Movie Scenes That Make Me Cry
I cry at odd movies, at scenes most other people don’t find so traumatic. But anything having to do with fathers and sons or divorce or unexpected death . . . well, pass the kleenex, please. 5. Walk The Line. In this biopic of Johnny Cash there is a scene in which despite the level
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July 15, 2019
The Fine Art Of Belly-Aching, Week 1 — The “Mine Eyes Have Seen The Gory” Sermon Rewind
Yesterday’s message … Started a series based on a book many long-time church goers did not even know was in the biblical library — Habakkuk; Explained that Habakkuk’s genre is that of complaint or lament; Required some knowledge of the Babylonia siege and subsequent exile, as well as the internal moral compromises that made Israel
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July 12, 2019
“The Fine Art Of Belly-Aching” Launch — “Mine Eyes Have Seen The Gory”
Have you noticed that when you ask someone, “how are you doing?” and they answer, “can’t complain,” that they’re REALLY telling you that if they COULD complain they sure WOULD? Complaining. Whining. Belly-Aching. Whatever you call it, a lot of us are good at it. In fact, some of us have elevated it to an
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July 11, 2019
Believe It And Not
One of my favorite verses is Mark 9:24, where a father who has asked Jesus to heal his son has the honesty to say this: Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!” I love it! I have faith and no faith. I trust and I don’t. I’m with Jesus
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