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Jun 26,2009, 2:45PM
Ensign and Sanford: Sex, Power and Public Failure (And how you can protect yourself!)
By Poppy Smith
Governor Mark Sanford and Senator John Ensign recently joined a sad list of public figures who have failed morally. I only have to mention former President Bill Clinton, former Gov. Elliot Spitzer, various mayors, police chiefs, a former CEO of Boeing, military recruiters, senior classmen at the Air Force Academy, prison guards, pastors, counselors, junior and high school teachers, (male and female) for us to recognize the breadth of this problem.
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She Sees Seashells in the Sidewalk
I hate to exercise. Truly, that's not an exaggeration. I hate it. Strange, because my husband, three boys, and daughter-in-law all love it. They find it exhilarating - even stress relieving, but I don't. I find it tedious, taxing and boring beyond belief.
The apartment complex we live in has an onsite gym so I can use any kind of work-out equipment I want. Shortly after we moved in, I went in eve...
Jun 21,2009, 1:53PM
A Fathers' Day Message from World War II
Jerry Oncken's father joined the Army in 1944, a few months after she was born. After basic training he was sent to the war zone in Italy where he served for two years. Jerry had memories of getting together with other service families and playing with the other children. She also remembered her mother's letters that she always sealed with a freshly applied lipstick kiss. On one occasion Je...
Jun 20,2009, 2:23PM
Ant Talk on a Warm Summer Evening
An old allegory came home with added force one summer evening. My daughter Shawna, her little brother Jonathan, and two little friends of theirs were strolling with me through the neighborhoods surrounding our home outside downtown Portland, Oregon.
Jun 19,2009, 12:34PM
Generous
The theme that unites the lectionary passages for June 28 is generosity. The word comes from the Latin generosus, which means "noble, magnanimous." And that word ‘magnanimous' comes from the Latin words magnus (great) and animus (soul): a large soul, one that overflows into the lives of others, particularly the lives of rivals or the less fortunate.
Jun 19,2009, 11:33AM
Beach Graffiti
My life is full of meaningful relationships. In a typical week I probably meet with four or five friends for a quick latte to catch up on their latest and swap the stories of our lives. These friends are a significant part of my daily life, and traveling the pilgrim road with them lightens my load making the journey much more fun!
Jun 18,2009, 11:32PM
The Problem with "Bonnie" and Me
I've recently learned how to use my new GPS unit. But it will never make me a saint.
When I started working with my GPS unit, I tried all of the computerized voices and arbitrarily selected "Bonnie." I checked off several other preferences, keyed in our home address, and loaded several addresses I knew I'd need in coming days. But using a GPS is a little trickier than that.
Almost predictab...
Jun 18,2009, 12:08PM
Humor and Storytelling Can Point Others to God
I remember when one of my older kids hit 18 and went off to university. Their vocabulary stretched by a word or two. I winced, but I didn't offer a rebuke. Instead, I cheated and simply prayed. The Holy Spirit convicted them a while later, and even later during a visit they told me about it. My decision not to say such words had become their own personal conviction--literally without me having to say a word.
Jun 13,2009, 11:30PM
Anointed
One of the many things I love about the reading the lectionary (a group of Bible readings consisting of a passage from the Old Testament, a psalm, an epistle excerpt, and a Gospel reading) is the way it juxtaposes familiar texts and makes me think about them in new ways.
Jun 11,2009, 12:58PM
Eternity: Slow Train Comin' (Part 5)
This week I've discussed how the evangelical church is once again beginning to understand its place within the broader Church, within the much larger family of God, and within the much, much larger kingdom of God.God's kingdom. God's family. God's Church.They're not the same, but how are they different?The fact is, God not only can use anyone to advance His purposes, but God often uses t...
Jun 10,2009, 12:02PM
Eternity: Slow Train Comin' (Part 4)
A few days ago I commented about how the evangelical church is once again beginning to understand its place within the broader Church, within the much larger family of God, and within the much, much larger kingdom of God.God's kingdom. God's family. God's Church.They're not the same, but how are they different?
Jun 10,2009, 7:40AM
Flag Day Matters
Lost Somewhere in France - 1968
Heat snakes like the charmed vipers of Morocco rise off the railroad tracks beneath my feet. We've been walking for miles in the blistering summer heat of France, trying to find a train station to catch a ride back to civilization.Our Opel station wagon, in an untimely display of rebellion, broke down outside of Cavignac leaving me and my family stranded. Th...
Jun 09,2009, 10:42PM
Real Love: A Paraphase of 1 Corinthians 13
If I talk a lot about God and the Bible and the Church, but I fail to ask about your needs and then help you, I'm simply making a lot of empty religious noise.
Jun 09,2009, 10:31PM
Eternity: Slow Train Comin' (Part 3)
A few days ago I commented about how the evangelical church is once again beginning to understand its place within the broader Church, within the much larger family of God, and within the much, much larger kingdom of God.God's kingdom. God's family. God's Church.They're not the same, but how are they different?God's family stretches from Adam and Eve to today and beyond. God's family includes all authentic followers of Jesus Christ who belong to the Church. It also includes many others who live outside the Church.
Jun 08,2009, 12:31PM
Eternity: Slow Train Comin' (Part 2)
Yesterday I commented about how the evangelical church is once again beginning to understand its place within the broader Church, within the much larger family of God, and within the much, much larger kingdom of God.God's kingdom. God's family. God's Church.They're not the same, but how are they different?The first and smallest sphere in our diagram, again, is God's Church.
Jun 07,2009, 5:34PM
Mike Paolicelli's incredible story
My friend Mike Paolicelli gave me permission to share his incredible story. He writes:
I wanted to tell you about something incredible that happened Monday, June 1, 2009, while I was in for my chemotherapy. I know you probably read lots of "stories" and wonder if they are true. This one is true, and I happened to be in the thick of it. I think this will encourage you. The ending is amazing, if yo...
Jun 07,2009, 4:45PM
Eternity: Slow Train Comin' (Part 1)
It's not the kind of phone call you get every day. I had the privilege of doing an interview with Alexandra Alter with the Wall Street Journal. Alexandra called me to ask for feature story ideas. I asked her what kind of story ideas. She said she was looking for ideas for feature stories at the intersection of Christian faith and other spheres of life (besides business). I was intrigued....
Jun 04,2009, 2:30PM
Seeking First God's Kingdom: A Faith That Declutters
By Ed Cyzewski
It's never all that comfortable to live by faith, putting service of God's Kingdom ahead of accumulating wealth. I'm not sure how well we're doing at it, but we're giving it a go. I've been asking the Lord lately about what it means to seek first the Kingdom of God.
Jun 03,2009, 5:39PM
D-Day Prayer
During the evening of 6 June 1944, as American, British, and Canadian troops were fighting to establish a beachhead on the coast of Normandy, President Franklin Roosevelt went on the radio to address the nation, saying, "In this poignant hour, I ask you to join me in prayer." His appeal to God at this pivotal moment in World War II reflected the concerns of families across the nation for their troops in danger on the beaches of France:
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