The Politics of Grace

A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris’ Poorest Link to article in Good Magazine For all you theological types out there, reflect on this article in conjunction with this passage from the Torah: You shall count off seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the period of seven weeks of years [...]

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World’s Best View

 This literally is the best view in the world.  It’s the galactic core of our own Milky Way Galaxy, as seen from the Paranal Observatory.  You are looking straight out into the cosmos and across the center of your own galaxy.  And you thought the Blue Ridge Parkway was impressive?  From there, you can see [...]

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Elements of Worship: Service

This week’s sermon from First Pres, Boonville.  Part 3 in a series of 5. The text is Matthew 16:21-28. Click here to listen to this sermon at fpcboonville.org. Did you know that there’s a civil war going on in our country right now?  I’m serious.  There is.  It’s been happening for over thirty years.  Unlike [...]

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Flying the Friendly Skies

This is a re-post from Facebook.  Just for fun. This happened on TAM airlines. A 50-something year old white woman arrived at her seat and saw that the passenger next to her was a black man. Visibly furious, she called the air hostess. “What’s the problem, ma?” the hostess asked her “Can’t you see?” the [...]

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Common Sense Liberalism

I had a fascinating exchange with an old college pal this week.  I mentioned in an email that I self-identify as a Liberal Christian. My friend responded, “So, what is a ‘Liberal Christian’? When I hear that, it makes me think it’s a code word for ‘Christians who think they’ve figured out how to be [...]

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Stuff Presbyterian Seminarians Say…

Brilliant and hilarious! All the best to folks running the gauntlet of ordination exams. I have said just about all of these at some point:

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Elements of Worship: Prayer

This week’s sermon from First Pres, Boonville.  2nd of 5 in a series on the Elements of Worship. The text is Matthew 6:5-15. Mahatma Gandhi, the great Indian social reformer, once said something quite profound when someone asked him what he thought of Christianity.  He said, “I like your Christ but I don’t like your [...]

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DreamThinkBeDo

Questions worth exploring: See more at: www.livingthequestions.com  

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I Have A Dream

Yesterday was his 83rd birthday.  In school, most of us read the edited half-version of this speech.  If you have never seen the full 17 minute version, I recommend that you take some time to do so now.  Pay special attention to what happens about 11 minutes into the speech: he stops looking at his [...]

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Papal Bloggery

Via dustcastlebuilder, a regular reader/commenter.

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