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Marginal: Alone Again

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Laquo; Charity Began at Home. Around the Block ». The January '05 issue of Christianity Today offers this story as insight into the state of the church in America:. A man is rescued after twenty years alone on a desert island. His rescuer is astonished to find that the castaway has built several imposing structures. The rescuer says. "What's that beautiful stone building overlooking the bay? That is my home," the castaway says. And what about that building over there, with the spires? I LOVE this joke!

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Marginal: Story Time

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Laquo; The Art of Creation. Most people want to wake up in the morning with a general at the foot of their bed saying 'Go do this.' The problem is there's somebody at the foot of their bed saying, 'Once upon a time.'". A long time ago, in a theater far, far away, Katy and I stood in line waiting to see the original Star Wars movie. A young boy was acting out a space-chase scene a little too energetically, when his parents demanded that he cool his jets. He fired back, "This is Star Wars, man! Maybe I've ...

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Marginal: Flaky

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Laquo; Class Dismissed. Home Repair ». What is worst of all is to advocate Christianity, not because it is true, but because it might prove useful.". T S Eliot, The Idea of a Christian Society. While other kids were getting, "Johnny can throw harder than anybody on the team," or, "Allison was born to play piano," I got, "Nobody makes mashed-potatoes quite like Dougie.". If assigning usefulness to another person seems selfish, what happens when we do the same thing with God? How do I use thee, God? Your a...

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Todd Sattersten :: Astronaut Projects :: The More Space Project: Openness

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Todd Sattersten : Astronaut Projects : The More Space Project. November 28, 2005. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I got a long email from one upset reader. The title to the email was "More space registration procedure is annoying, insulting, and ultimately of no positive benefit". The person felt we were really missing the boat by asking people for their email address in exchange for access to the free content. I had heard enough. So, check it all out and then buy the book! Nov 28, 2005 4:19:48 PM. I also...

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Marginal: Charity Began at Home

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Laquo; Lights of My Life. Alone Again ». Charity Began at Home. Dear children, let us stop just saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions.". My mom dropped a dollar in the collection plate at church each week. But this was not the total of her giving. Before the offering began, she rifled through the spare change at the bottom of her purse in order to let the three kids in on the act. A quarter for the oldest, a dime for me, and a nickel for the youngest. Not that our family could n...

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Marginal: Irish Valentine

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Laquo; Feel Free. Our Father ». Love never fails.". In January, Katy and I decided that for each of this yearâ s gift-giving occasions, instead of buying things we didnâ t need, we would put a sum of money into our Ireland travel fund. As an alternative to floral arrangements, golf balls, nightgowns, sweaters, and wall hangings, a gift that gives us more time together is probably not a bad idea. Todayâ s dinner out was much fancier, the steak was real, and there were no babies crying in the next room &#1...

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Marginal: The Starbus

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Laquo; Terms of Endearment. Every Sunday morning we have about 45 minutes between early service and our Sunday school class. This is a perfect opportunity for couples and families to hang out, get to know each other in a deeper way, and welcome newcomers to the church. Then again, it's an even better opportunity for 8 guys to hop in a 7-passenger van and head for the nearest Starbucks. Coffee in hand and handed out, we take our seats in a comfortable setting designed for relaxed discussion and dialogue&#...

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Marginal: Life Verse

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Laquo; Just Say Yes. Terms of Endearment ». While enjoying dinner with new friends during the ACFW. Conference, the subject of having a "life verse" came up. As each friend shared the scripture verse that most profoundly spoke to their life, a little bit of their heart and journey was revealed. Even the one who had never heard of the concept could immediately point to a passage that had uniquely shaped her faith. Recently I asked my lovely wife "What's for dinner? Rise, kill and eat.". On Terms of Endear...

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Marginal: Questionable Answers

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Laquo; 'Marginal' Rides on Coat Tails. Of Famous Wife Blogger. Class Dismissed ». Writer, interviewer and radio personality extraordinaire, is conducting Random Blogospheric Pseudo-Interviews with Random Blogospheric Pseudo-Bloggers. 1) When you were a little boy, what did you want to be when you grew up? 2) You've been given an entire day to do whatever you want, and money is no object. What would you do? First of all, thank you Cindy for such a kind offer! 3) Do you have a favorite sport or sports team?