As you may already know, same sex couples currently have legal access to marriage in California. Proposition 8 on the November ballot seeks to eliminate that right by amending the California constitution so that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in our state. There have been ads by both [...]

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You should never have gone into ministry. You should never have worked with children. What you’re doing right now makes all that you’ve taught those children over the years meaningless. This will completely destroy everything you’ve ever done in ministry. I remember thinking at the time, some 12 years ago, “She’s so upset she doesn’t [...]

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On Saturday evening our friends Heather and Denise were married…again. D and I are ahead of them by one with a wedding count of 3 to 2 but who’s counting? I mean it’s not as if it’s a competition though if it were, we would obviously be the winners! Anyway, though the girls did not [...]

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In ancient Palestine there were 613 rules, determined by the rabbis from within the Law of Moses (the first five books of the Old Testament) that were binding to the Jews; 245 of these were positive commands corresponding to the number of parts of the body, and 365 of them were negative commands corresponding to [...]

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Philip Gulley and James Mulholland Grace is the unfailing commitment to love all persons, regardless of their beliefs. Only grace makes it possible for those who believe differently to respect and relate to one another. Grace allows us to disagree, to challenge the damaging beliefs of others even as we are challenged and to do [...]

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Now there’s a post title that gives you warm goose bumps from head to toe but really, after the comments following yesterday’s post I thought a little perspective was in order before I start buying into the saintly version of me I was starting to string together with your kind words. And besides, at some [...]

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Incoming metaphor! Stop, drop, and roll. I’ve only entered two other races in my short “athletic” career. I completed a half-marathon a couple summers ago which turned out to be a miserable experience due to ridiculously hot weather that slowed me to a pace considered competitive only among potato bugs. By the time I crossed [...]

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Turn up the volume and click the right arrow to hear what is the one most true thing. ["You Are Being Loved" by Steven Curtis Chapman from his album "This Moment"] You Are Being Loved

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This is a portion of Wendy’s response to my entry, God Revealed or What’s It Look Like When God Shows Up? I just want to save this to read it over and over again . . .when I sit in church and wonder whether I am “worthy” to take communion. Dear Wendy, Thank you for [...]

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This wonderful cartoon is by David Hayward of nakedpastor. I’ve been following David’s blog for some time. David is a pastor up in New Brunswick, Canada, a musician, artist, and a genuine, nice guy. David shares with great honesty about his doubts, questions, struggles and joys of being a man, a father, a Christian, a [...]

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