Category Archives: Church Life

Facebook killed the blogging star . . . And why do we do the things we do?

I am not the first person to put to use the song from 1979 to talk about how Facebook impacts blogging, so I’m not being very creative here.  But I do think it’s true.  Not that I’ve ever been a … Continue reading

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Life’s Miscellany

Ummm . . . let’s see. Apparently I gave up writing for Fall. Who knew it was a traditional time of fasting? What else? . . . I’ve just discovered Pandora Radio. Not more than ten minutes ago. Who knew … Continue reading

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You Go. I’ll take care of this., part I

Isaiah 49: 14 But Zion said, “the LORD has forsaken me, And the Lord has forgotten me.” 15 “Can a woman forget her nursing Child And have no compassion on the son of her womb Even these may forget, but … Continue reading

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Writing for the sake of writing . . .

I haven’t written in a bit.  I’m feeling too tired or lazy to check how long since my last post, but I know it’s been a week or more.  I’ve started other posts.  I’ve come here and almost started other … Continue reading

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What do a couple of church geeks do to celebrate?

So these are a big couple of days for us around here. Sunday was the anniversary of our first date and today is my birthday. The date’s proximity to my birthday is probably the real reason we remember it and … Continue reading

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VBS . . . revisited

I realized upon further reflection I was too hard on VBS last week. Blame the July heat. Blame the sheer exhaustion from the late nights. Blame the eternal pessimist. Truth be told, we all had a great time. And the … Continue reading

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VBS . . . Y?

I’m here. Back in the high-fan air-conditioned white noise bedroom with a bag of M&M’s for company. The kids aren’t driving me batty this time. I am just worn. out. Tired. Exhausted. Oh me oh my whump exhausted. Why? You … Continue reading

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