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Milestones
First of all, thank you for all of your kind remarks about the sermon I preached yesterday–including those you left here, on RevGals, on Spacehook, and in person. I preached it in a church that holds a...
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If the world ended tomorrow…
And I had a little warning… I would spend every moment I had with the people I love. Even the people who find me a little annoying from time to time. I would not exercise, probably. I only exercise...
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Hope In A Jar With Feathers
A couple of days ago some lovely women sat at table with me and sang me a little pre-birthday tune, based on the first verse of the Emily Dickinson poem “Hope”: Hope is the thing with feathers That...
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If The Way Be Clear
About 16 or 17 months ago, when my sense of humor returned after going through a rough spot, I was able to joke that I’d lost 5,000 pounds and been able to keep it off. It’s the kind of tongue-in-cheek...
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Surrender Expectations
I bought the pin in the photo above a little more than two years ago. It has been sitting in a drawer since the day I bought it, still attached to the little paper card that held the price tag, and...
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With My Own Two Eyes
I’ve had a couple of pretty exciting weekends. I’ll write about last weekend (the one over a week ago) some time soon, but today I want to tell you about the weekend that just passed. I’ve written...
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Ten On Tuesday
In the style used by a friend of mine, I offer Ten on Tuesday: I have been spending time away from Facebook and Twitter recently. Not on purpose. I have just been busy and forget about those things....
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The Longer Version
So, I slapped together a quick post from Collegeville last week, kind of a bloggy place-holder. Just to let you all know that, yes, indeed I did go to that magical place. But I’ve been back from...
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Fancy on the Inside
This song, by the late, great Reverend Fred Rogers, has a special place in my family’s lore. Perhaps I’ve written before, in a different venue, about how a friend once told me what this song is...
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Controlled Burn
While my colleagues were proclaiming the Day of Pentecost this morning, I sat on my back deck, under the shade of the gazebo and contemplated flames. I used to live in California, where the summers are...
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It Started With Food
Today is the final day of a little food experiment I’ve been trying for the past 30 days. About 18 months ago I became disenchanted with the Standard American Diet. I felt miserable, fat, bloated, and...
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Ten
Ten years ago today was my first day of professional ministry. I wasn’t ordained yet–that event was still five days away–but it was my first day on the job. I remember exactly what I did that first...
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Seeing My Face Again For the First Time
Many, many things have already been written about Renee Zellwegger and her recent “transformation” after being out of the public eye for about four years. Many, many people have surmised on social...
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