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today we celebrate the coming of a new way of life of a making new of all things today we remember how our god became god-man how he became one of us today we acknowledge the mercy by which we … Continue reading

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The God we would rather have

We are your people and mostly we don’t mind, except that you do not fit any of our categories. We keep pushing and pulling and twisting and turning, trying to make you fit the God we would rather have, and … Continue reading

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In the spirit of the first day of creation…

Quote of the week: Musicians do not learn from the creation in quite the same way visual artists do. There are no fugues or twelve-bar blues “out there” for us to use as models or to re-present. Even so, the … Continue reading

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The necessity of naming yourself will fade…

I’ve decided my work is to step into the Story with intentionality and live a life framed and filled with God-thoughts about reality – what Jesus has said life is really about. My goal is not to be a born-again Christian… Continue reading

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Wearing the old ruts deeper

Quote of the week: There is little to be gained by wearing the old ruts deeper. The creeds, symbols, and liturgies of Christianity were framed originally to convey not a sense of beauty but a meaning. We hold on to … Continue reading

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What’s wrong with this statement?

Heard from a pastor last week: “After September 11th there were Congressmen, both Republican and Democrat, who before never said the name of God except as profanity, that were now singing “God Bless America” on the capital steps.” Is there … Continue reading

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Quote of the Week – Science Fiction or Reality?

“I had the seashell radio [in the book], and years later, some Japanese film people came to my office, and they had the first Walkman radio. And they put it on my ears, and they said “Fahrenheit 451, Fahrenheit 451”. … Continue reading

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Quote of the Week

SEARCHING FOR UTOPIA Everything is busted. And we must know it somehow. We must recognize this to some extent. We just don’t realize, perhaps, the scope of the problem. We don’t understand we’re so hung over from Eden that we’re … Continue reading

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