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Jul 29,2009, 12:50PM
Haunted by the Prayer of Mother Teresa
A while back I had the privilege of joining Suzie Slonaker, Dr. Tony Campolo, Dr. Paul Louis Metzger, Clark Blakeman, and about 20 others for dinner at the Aquariva Restaurant just south of downtown Portland, Oregon. The funny thing about meeting at a hip restaurant on a Monday evening is -- you just about own the place. To say the least, we didn't have a problem hearing each other. And that's a good thing.
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I'll Take a Mocha...And a Miracle, Please
McDonald's is offering free mochas again this Monday. Every day, Jesus Christ offers much, much more. The following story is from my good friend Ann Dunagan, a missionary, homeschool mom, and author of several excellent books:Last Friday morning, I woke up to an urgent phone call regarding a troubled teenage girl. She'd run away from home, been found wandering along the highway, barefoot, and...
Jul 18,2009, 11:08AM
Dwelling Place
The lectionary readings for July 19 all hinge on two images. The dominant image is of the house of God. But sheep/shepherd imagery also abounds, especially in the alternate texts for the day. Let's see how it all comes together.
Jul 12,2009, 6:43PM
In the Blink of an Eye
An evening light show erupts in the bushes as we drive up the unfamiliar driveway. Laser lights randomly flash on and off, beckoning me into the backyard. Blink, blink, blink. What on earth? Tiny mag-lights dart spasmodically around the yard, playing hide and seek in the bushes. No, not mag-lights - lightning bugs! I haven't seen one since we left Illinois in 1971, and had forgotten about them, but they haven't forgotten me. Here they are welcoming me back to the Midwest - beacons of hospitality blinking, "Hello," while pointing my way back to the past.
Jul 10,2009, 1:28PM
Dancing with the Ark
For today's lectionary reflection I offer something a little different, a guided meditation of sorts on the Old Testament reading and the psalm.
It is a day of great rejoicing.
You and thousands upon ten thousands of your kindred, descendants of Jacob, have marched since daybreak, when you set out for Kiriath-jearim to gather up the ark of the Lord and bring it to the new capital, the city of Da...
Jul 03,2009, 6:07AM
A Fourth of July Story---The Miracle That Led to the Declaration
On the Fourth of July we celebrate Independence Day, the day our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence and committed themselves irreversibly to a cause for which they truly risked their lives and fortunes. As with all of history, this great event now has a certain sense of inevitability about it. We know now what happened, and it seems that it was ‘meant to be.' Only when we go back and look at the details, however, do we see how uncertain this seminal event was and how God's hand was involved in it.
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