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, 11:32PM |

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Humor and Storytelling Can Point Others to God

By David Sanford

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 18,2009, 12:08PM |

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Anointed

By Kimberlee Conway Ireton

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 13,2009, 11:30PM |

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Tilling, Sowing, and Fertilizing Scripture

By Ed Cyzewski

The fields in my southern Vermont valley are still damp from the March snow melt. Streams running down the sides of mountains remain swollen, and the Battenkill River licks over its banks as it rushes toward New York state.

Mar 19,2009, 11:23PM |

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Jesus talked about no faith, little faith, faith, growing faith, more faith, much faith, which kind do you have right now?