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Back to Work
My sabbatical is finished and today is my first Sunday back preaching. Of course, it’s Labor Day weekend and no one will be there… which could help because after 5 weeks off I’m not sure how this will go! The time away was needed. I was certainly more tired than I thought and the rest was helpful. As I come…
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Target Field… At Last
From Target Field From Target Field
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Received the Common English Bible (NT) in the Mail
I am with Gary in Minnesota, so the dog sleds took an extra day to get the new copies of the Common English Bible out to us, I guess. It will be fun to give a new translation a “test run.” One thing that intrigues me about this Bible is they are planning to finish the entire translation in 2011…
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Things I Want People to Know About Me
I begin writing this during my sabbatical in August 2010. I will leave it in draft mode until I return to officially blogging in September, and it may never reach the light of day, but I wanted to think about some things I hope people remember about me. This has come on because I have returned from the funeral of…
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Stand By
I DID have a lot to say while away from blogging, but Mark Stevens channeled me and now… nothing.
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Book Review — The Devil in Pew Number Seven
I interrupt this hiatus for a book review. Since I asked for books to review, I feel I need to get them reviewed in some sort of a timely fashion, even if I tried to give myself a hiatus from blogging. The Devil in Pew Number Seven is a true story. The book was sent to me for review by…
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Running Silent
The last two days before my sabbatical are full of activity. I wish I had something more profound to say, but as I head into a week of silence, I’ve got nothing! In that silence will also be a self-imposed “blog” silence for the entire month. Thank you for your prayers. So many have expressed your thoughtfulness to me and…
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Restful Warfare
One of the keys of silence is rest. There is such a need to unplug and let the quiet envelope us once again. But in that rest comes war. The silence, if we allow it to take effect, will actually us to hear the voice of God more clearly. There is an enemy with a stake in us NOT hearing…
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Still
Absolutely one of my favorite songs… and the need of my life as I enter my sabbatical. Peace.
