Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!
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My Dissertation Project
I have started my dissertation project which is a good thing. Trying to explain it though is kind of difficult. The reason I have such difficult explaining it is because the project address cultural issues and the church’s response. I have read that there is an old Chinese proverb that says, “If you want to…
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More than Chaplains
I was intrigued by something I read in Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon The pastor becomes nothing more than the court chaplain, presiding over ceremonies of the culture, a pleasing fixture for rites of passage like weddings and funerals, yet rites in which the pastor’s presence becomes more and more absurd…
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Upgraded
I just upgraded this site to the new version of WordPress. It went surprisingly smooth. Now I can post from my iPod. I keep thinking I should resurrect this now that I’m working on my dissertation. I’m hoping this doesn’t get sent to facebook.
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A Morning Prayer
“I Cannot Do This Alone” O God, early in the morning I cry to you.Help me to prayAnd to concentrate my thoughts on you;I cannot do this alone. In me there is darkness,But with you there is light;I am lonely, but you do not leave me;I am feeble in heart, but with you there is…
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Man of Stories
My dad was a man of stories. If you ever met him, you would agree. I think if you spent maybe a half of hour with him you would know that he was a man of stories. I took this picture as my dad was telling one of his stories. For the life of me…