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“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!” (Matthew 23:37) All I could do today, when I saw pictures of the crowds surrounding […]
Read MoreThis year at Annual Conference, there was a very brief recognition of those of us celebrating “five year” anniversaries in ministry. (Five, ten, fifteen, etc…) For me, the actual number is twenty. Twenty years. Back in those days, you were actually first ordained as a Deacon. To get real technical (and, why not?) my ordination […]
Read MoreDear General Conference Delegates: While you are still in session in Tampa, there is still time to ask/answer questions about the nature of our global United Methodist Church. If the questions in this blog cannot be answered through the legislative process at this point, perhaps they can be discussed through informal “holy conferencing.” I have […]
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Far too often, we hide behind masks of status, role, function. Sometimes power. Far too often, we are walking/talking stereotypes. We regress to mean, even those of us who like to think of ourselves as edgy or “alternative.” (Have you ever noticed how much marketing is done to “alternative” people? It’s big business, like everything […]
Read MoreHey Friends: I’ve been telling you what a blast the Winter SolstiCelebration was. There are now YouTube videos of Saturday night’s performance, so you can see/listen for yourselves. “Thanks” with Lainey Bernstein, Rahim Quazi, Shanti Webb, and the Global Heart Band “I Will Sing” with Robin Hackett, Lainey Bernstein, Rahim Quazi, Shanti Webb, and […]
Read MoreTwo days ago, I blogged about not making resolutions, and concentrating on “interior intentions” instead. A friend sent this this great link from the NYT, called “The Joy of Quiet.” Seems to me this would be a pretty good “interior intention” for the year. Two of my favorite quotes from this piece: In barely one […]
Read MoreIt’s New Year’s Eve, which means it’s that time again. Time for the yearly peek at my iPod/iPhone for the “most played” songs for 2011. As with most years, there’s a delicious assortment here. The fun is in looking at the list and determining exactly why these songs made the list, and remembering the times […]
Read MoreDidn’t make any New Year’s Resolutions last year. Won’t this year either. And this is from a guy that used to make them regularly. More than this, I encourage you to join me. And I hold out a strange hope that you might find yourself achieving even MORE of your goals/resolutions if you do…er, don’t. […]
Read MoreAccording to Blogger, this is my 500th blog entry. That’s a whompin’ load ‘o writing, seems to me. Hard to imagine it, really. I started this blog using some software that no longer exists and whose name I can no longer recall. Then, I moved it to Rapidweaver, when I re-did my whole website, using […]
Read MoreIt’s World Series time. What better time to bring out my inner “Bitter P1?” (One of the many voices in my head…) Today’s topic: How Joe Buck and Tim McCarver blew their “call” of Ron Kulpa’s blown call. The original blown call involved Umpire Ron Kulpa blowing a call in Saturday night’s game. He missed […]
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