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Mediocre is my motto
Two interesting articles in The Atlantic Monthly. One was a column by James Parker on late night shows. This column explained clearly why I don’t particularly like late night shows. They don’t mean anything. This quote was very clarifying for me: “Like Seinfeld, The Larry Sanders Show was deeply committed to superficiality, honoring the intuition of the ’90’s viewers that…
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Learning to Hope
The first and second Sundays of Advent have a common theme for me: HOPE. (It’s actually a biblical word, not a campaign slogan. Who knew?) The epistle for this Sunday is Romans 15:4-13. “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide…
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What’s my ride?
What does a pastor’s car look like? What does it say about the pastor? Mine says I’m not much into cars. I was tagged by Mark Stevens on this topic. I don’t even want to take time to take a picture of my car, so I’ll post a red one. (Mine is black.) It’s a Ford Escort ZX2. What I…
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Who needs reality tv…
when you have Joel Watts and Mark Stevens? I love the way these guys get after each on facebook. I’ve not watched more than 10 minutes of reality tv… ever… but I’m sure if I did, Mark and Joel would be the blogging version of it.
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Legacy: 5 Generations
Five generations are alive in my family right now and it’s pretty special. My grandmother, Worldia Yarnell. My mother, Ruth Thompson. My sister, Mary Gaull. My niece, Amanda Spear. My great-niece, Caitlyn. What a joy!
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Daring to Hope: Where Would You Give?
I am working through the passage in Isa. 2:1-5 for Sunday. I don’t expect much in the way of response on Thanksgiving weekend, but I have this thought: If we would dare, as believers, to really step up and HOPE, how would we do it? For instance, in keeping with the Christmas season, could we give away money to something…
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How Cold is It?
This was the coldest Thanksgiving in a LONG time in Minnesota. To celebrate, we played our annual football game on the frozen tundra. Here is what “cold” means to different people: “Cold” is a relative term. Use the handy list below to overcome the confusion. Degrees (Fahrenheit) 65 – Hawaiians declare a two-blanket night 60 – Californians put on sweaters…
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Dare to Hope
The text for the first Sunday of Advent is Isaiah 2:1-5. As I work on this text I am always puzzled by the latter part of v. 4. There will be a time when war is studied no more. For traditional dispensationalists it can only come after the Rapture, etc. For other traditions, that time is something still to look…
