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Five Axioms: #2 and 3
#2 – It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission This axiom gets me into trouble more often than not. My problem is that I tire of going through the moves because that’s the routine or whatever. I will … Continue reading
Five Axioms
I recently completed a graduate class in leadership and mentoring. It was a great class, but because of time constraints and cost, I opted to audit the class. One of the tasks that I did not participate in was an … Continue reading
Facing Temptation – A Sermon
This is a sermon I preached on the Facing UP series at St-Marc’s. We usually do a study series during Lent that the entire church is invited to participate in. To do this, we have had a light “lenten lunch … Continue reading
Some thoughts on the Trinity
We were having a discussion at a study last week on the topic of the trinity. This is an area that I’ve wrestled with a few times, trying to make some sense of it. I thought I’d put some of … Continue reading
Oh, you can’t do that in France…
A friend shared an interesting thing that happened to her. She took her daughter to preschool (Maternelle) the other day, and stayed with her for a while. Her daughter asked her to draw a picture for her, and said … Continue reading
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Where is God when it hurts?
Here is a sermon that I preached at two of the churches I’m working with. There is a lot more here than what I actually preached, but I think it says most of what I wanted to say about the … Continue reading
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$3 Worth, Please
Submitted for your consideration… Dona found this a while back, but I think it serves a “retweet,” as it were. "I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please – not enough to explode my soul or disturb my … Continue reading
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Unusual weather we’re having, ain’t it?
I thought of this quote by the cowardly lion in the Wizard of Oz while looking out my window at the weather. This is Grenoble. It isn’t supposed to be this way. We’ve had three rather large blizzards during the … Continue reading
The Faces of Jesus
If the world is sane, then Jesus is mad as a hatter and the Last Supper is the Mad Tea Party. The world says, “Mind your own business,” and Jesus says, “There is no such thing as your own business.” … Continue reading
