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The Irreligious Pastor: sin

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008. I think that many have the notion that Christians are against sin purely on a moral basis. We are thought of as repressive individuals with regressive angst that causes us to be oppressive toward the personal freedom of others. I suppose that some of us are exactly like that- certain fundamentalists come to mind, certainly. And how God chases after us to span the gulf that separates us, but that is not my purpose today. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). And the word for today is.

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The Irreligious Pastor: April 2008

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Yet another thought about time. For those interested and keeping score- Oz went well last night. We actually made it well into the second act before we had to stop and restart something. Tonight is the dress rehearsal, and I think we are in pretty good shape. I hear that the tech rehearsal went until nearly midnight. Or a sparse comment here or there in the same place upon which to obsess. He's a smart boy- he'll do well. What shall we do about that? Tuesday, April 29, 2008.

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The Irreligious Pastor: A Mothers' Day Memory

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008. A Mothers' Day Memory. I was talking with a friend today about Mothers' Day and was asked about how it was celebrated when I was a kid. I remember very little about the particulars of any celebrations, although I'm certain they all involved cards of affection and gifts galore, but I do remember one particular controversy in which I was heavily involved many years ago that surrounded this most holy day. May 7, 2008 at 10:30 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A Mothers Day Memory.

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The Irreligious Pastor: Commencement

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Saturday, May 24, 2008. Do I continue to live in my parents' basement or do I go on the road with my band? Do I begin a new relationship with someone I like knowing that it's only going to last the summer, or do I stay "single" and hope to find the love of my life in the fall? So commence into life, but find an anchor against which your life can be held sure, for there will be challenges and disappointments you cannot imagine, and the last thing I want is for you to be washed away. A Mothers Day Memory.

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The Irreligious Pastor: Memorial Day

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Monday, May 26, 2008. Now, of course, I have a group of individuals who are helping sharpen my understanding of the significance of days of remembering. Yesterday in services we remembered over 60 individuals who either have or are serving our country in the armed forces. After that we paid tribute to another fourteen people from our congregation who have passed away in the past year. I hope this was a good Memorial Day for you, too. Not that stuffing your face full of food from the grill is a bad thing.

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The Irreligious Pastor: Life without End

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Friday, May 16, 2008. I buried Virginia today. Not the state- Tom's wife, mother of Philip and David, daughter of the Birds, sister and aunt and friend and teacher. Virginia actually passed away on December 21st, and her funeral was on December 24th, but because of our cold Michigan winters she was not placed into the ground until today. Her ashes (the "professionals" now call them "cremaines"- how sterile! Tom, Thank you for all you did to assist us on this journey. She is with us every day. There isn't...

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The Irreligious Pastor: Germy Christianity

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Thursday, May 1, 2008. In this same household there is also a 4 year-old and an 18 year-old and a mom. The little ones and mom were at church last night, running everywhere in the building and crawling all over me (the little ones, not the mom! Let's see- not getting a lot of sleep because of Oz and ER visits, weather is getting gloomy and rainy- anyone want to lay odds on how long it is before I get this stuff? These are, in many cases, single-cell organisms. We hear it everywhere, "wash your hands!

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The Irreligious Pastor: Fasting Fridays

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Friday, May 2, 2008. For my own part I am still trying to sort out the difference between fasting and not eating. I know that they are kinda sorta the same thing, but there has to be some difference. For example, I don't eat breakfast. If I eat breakfast one morning a week that's rare. So since I'm not eating breakfast this morning does that qualify it as fasting? I suspect that an attitude shift has to be in place, too, or else it's just skipping a meal. Lord, teach me to pray. May 2, 2008 at 11:11 AM.

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The Irreligious Pastor: Drumming for Fun and Profit, part deux

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Sunday, May 4, 2008. Drumming for Fun and Profit, part deux. Today is the last day of Oz, and for this I'm grateful. It's been a fun show but I'm generally tired (and specifically tired of all these Oz songs playing repeatedly in my head- seriously, do you know what it's like to be trying to fall to sleep with the sound of Munchkins singing in your head? In high school I flirted with Christianity and then determined that what God wanted was for me to play drums with Petra. I know- that makes me very old.