Six Word Stories from England About a year ago I discovered Six Word Story Everyday. It’s a fun way to tell a story using only six words. Along the way over the past year, I’ve posted a number of these short story-pictures,…
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Ecclesiology and Ethnography: Take Two September is lovely time to visit England. I entered and departed the U.K. through London. The city is England’s gateway to the world and recently played host to the Olympic and Paralympic summer games. A…
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Beach Memos I took more time away from this blog than I intended. But apparently I needed the rest. Part of my time away was spent at the beach. Over the next few weeks I plan to share a few…
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rain after days on end of mercury topping the charts it is sweet relief waking to soft drumming rain on leaves outside my window low clouds churn and roil and my daughter says to the thunder that’s the sound of…
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Sermon: “Generous Undertaking” Preached at Glendale Baptist Church on Sunday, July 1, 2012 Here it is in full. Sermon “Generous Undertaking” 07-01-2012 (You will need to click the link again on the next page.)
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Sacred Six-Word Stories This idea came from Six Word Story Everyday. At that site contributors offer pictures worth a lot of words, but they only use six to tell each story. Since last fall I’ve posted a number of these…
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“Generous Undertaking” ( II Corinthians 8: 7-15) Sermon Preview Tomorrow’s sermon is ready, but tonight, I’m just giving a preview. The only genuine Olympic event I ever attended was a women’s basketball game in 1996 at the Atlanta Games (pictured here).…
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CBF General Assembly 2012 Top Ten Favorite Moments This year’s Cooperative Baptist Fellowship General Assembly was big. For starters it was in Texas where the hats, the egos and the Convention Center all compete for biggest and best. But beyond…
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Salary Survey of Baptist Ministers How are ministers getting compensated for their work? And how do they feel about it? What worries them most about finances? I am working on an article for the Review & Expositor that takes these questions…
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Off the Grid Until June 11, I’ll be away from my blog. Retreat and extended Sabbath. Peace to you, Eileen
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Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth I did not grow up in a household that observed saint’s days or many holy days at all, other than Easter and Christmas. I knew about Lottie Moon, who was venerated in the weeks leading…
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Advent Eve I’m writing late and posting this prior to the start of Advent. I’ve been at this blogging-twice-weekly for two years now. That’s 190 posts. A few with pictures only. Some original poetry. Lots of stories. Original photos with…
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Collaboration – Part II This coming week I’m headed out to San Francisco. I will be taking part in a very large gathering of scholars and teachers who are concerned with religious and theological studies. The American Academy of Religion and…
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late autumn run grey skies swirls of lemony leaves sidewalk poetry out of season blackbirds and squirrels for company strangely abandoned shovel christmas lights too soon fickle wind
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Formation Each twist back and forth down the path takes us deeper into the dark earth. “Momma, hold my hand.” I reach for her small hand. And we step carefully down the paved trail. As the light disappears behind us…
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Final Road Trip Pics These pics and captions are my final installment from a family road trip. The last three posts are my version of “six word stories” which are fun to create and allow the picture tell as much…
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Travlin’ Down the Highway . . . As the trip continues, many new ideas and perspectives have emerged along the way in wide open vistas, deep canyons, dark caves and long stretches of highway . . . . Here are…
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On the road again. . . . This week I’m on the road with my family. To have a little fun tracking through the trip, I’ll be posting six-word stories and pics. I stumbled onto the idea last week, and…
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Rant on binge writing “I do not like it, Sam I am!” I’m with Dr. Seuss on this one. I do not like binge writing – that is excessive and obsessive writing for long stretches of time that robs one…
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autumn* falling leaves falling leaves me wondering . . . falling. leaves me wondering why? falling leaves me wondering: why are we so alone? falling leaves me wondering why we are so alone or if we are indeed surrounded by…
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Collaboration – Part I I love it when a plan comes together. And I love it when good ideas, people and organizations come together and make space for creative, beautiful and imaginative things to happen. Last evening, I spent several hours…
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