Archive for October, 2008
It Never Rains In . . .
We are not exactly located in Southern California but one could certainly get the idea that it hardly ever rains here.
Seriously, it may have rained twice this year.
It rained yesterday and it was a delight (must be my Oregon blood).
No major thunderstorm like we would get in Arlington but a good rain nevertheless.
One day of [...]
Cue The Banjo
(Today’s post includes a musical selection to accentuate and enhance your reading experience. Push the PLAY button to continue - if the play button does not appear in your browser click here)
Beth has been in Arkansas (hence the musical selection) this week attending a regional meeting.
Trips like this seem to accentuate the rural part of [...]
Clothes Make The Non-Gender Specific Person
Have you ever tried to guess the occupation of a person solely based on their manner of dress and way they carry themselves?
Obviously this diversionary pastime has become increasingly difficult with the change of “out in public” manner of dress but I can’t think it would have been any easier back in the days of [...]
Anger Management
With Matthew 5:20 as the backdrop we’ll explore the six examples Jesus gives of how he came not to destroy the law of Moses but to bring about what God intended.
The first example focuses on anger.
Matthew 5:21-26 (NCV) “You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, ‘You must not murder anyone. [...]
The Law and The Prophets (Follow Up)
We survived the message regarding the law and the prophet (at least I think we survived).
I agree with Brady (that must be a first) that verse 20 is of great importance. And while I was tempted to just start at verse 20 I realized that 17 through 19 could be understood (and were also [...]
A Shiny Goat
Meowmix is anxious to know if the goatee is back.
I did grow it back but have encountered some other issues as the picture below will show.
you know how sometimes the cure is worse than the illness?
Finally Final
Thanks for the input and the questions on the Matthew text I do appreciate your insights, observations and questions (well most of them anyway)!
I’m going to experiment with once a week posting my intended text for Sunday delivery.
I want to make sure that I’m connecting where people are and that I’m learning from the collective [...]
The Law and The Prophets
Here’s my text for Sunday:
Matthew 5:17-19 (NCV) “Don’t think that I have come to destroy the law of Moses or the teaching of the prophets. I have not come to destroy them but to bring about what they said. I tell you the truth, nothing will disappear from the law until heaven and earth are [...]
The People Have Spoken . . .
The results of the “should I or should I not use the hemorrhoid metaphor” were 50% in favor and 50% not in favor.
Obviously a clear and definite mandate to use my own judgment.
What a scary thought!
Here are some of the other mixed metaphors I used:
We have to get all our ducks on the same page.
I [...]
Can You Say That In Church?
Remember when there were strict rules as to which words could not be uttered on television?
Yes, kids, right before the switch from black and white to amazing technicolor “word spotters” were very zealous in blocking certain words.
Today there are still words that can’t be said on television but these words are so vulgar and profane [...]
