Monthly Archives: August 2008

Scared Sinless

The power of the storm was awesome. Here in the Midwest, the storms flex with all God’s terrifying power. And with all this open sky, you can even see them coming! Thinking about this jerked me back to a storm … Continue reading

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The Beijing Olympics and Rick Warren’s Political Interviews … Not All They’re Purported to Be

Like most of you, I’ve watched too much television recently – most of it given to the Olympics from Beijing. My wife and I marveled at the opening ceremonies, at the technical expertise of song and dance, and at choreography … Continue reading

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The New Conspirators

Futurist Tom Sine writes what we’re all feeling and have scratched our heads over for the last decade or two … namely, we’re a small craft tossed and turned by “turbulent times.” He’s talking about the church. He’s talking about … Continue reading

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Less of Me, More of God

Father Richard Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation has created a place where those who value the social justice tradition can merge their activism with a contemplative model of faith. In my own rendering of this, I’ve described the pattern … Continue reading

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