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Pursue Holiness: October 2011

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011. The Most Free and Alive Time in Your Life. But with all of that, the most personally profound experience at UMAC was decidedly old-fashioned. Novelist Lynne Hinton. Led a workshop, "Write to Soul," that had me using pen and paper to capture emotions and insights as a spiritual exercise. I want to share one activity completed in this workshop - both the process of the activity and its result. Recall some details of that time: when, where, who were you with? Once we'd written s...

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Pursue Holiness: November 2008

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Saturday, November 29, 2008. Many Reasons for Thanksgiving. First published in The Daily Sentinel, Friday, November 28, 2008. As you digested yesterday’s turkey and all the rest, did you reflect on reasons to be thankful? After all, thanks-giving is what this whole holiday is supposed to be about! No, it’s not just the day before the biggest shopping day of the year). And the hospitality our team received was second to none. A simple “Bon jou! 8221; would be met with mercurial smiles and waves. 8220;Do n...

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Pursue Holiness: January 2011

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Monday, January 31, 2011. You're Stronger Than You Think. Last week was so busy that I never got around to posting what's been on my mind and heart. But my heart, mind and body have been quite busy - even if the blog wasn't! So here we go again. Working out with my friend and fitness expert - he's more experienced than me, but might not call himself an expert - at the Y recently, he said something that really stuck with me: "You're really a lot stronger than you think you are.". I guess I am. With Dave R...

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Pursue Holiness: Service=Fruit; Fruit=Success?

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Thursday, March 6, 2014. This year, I am privileged to participate in co-mentoring a group of individuals considering God's call to ministry within the United Methodist Church. We had a gathering tonight, and I asked them several "curious questions" to provoke discussion. The first question was "Explain your agreement or disagreement with the following: Service = Fruit. What does fruit look like? Service = Fruit; Fruit = Success. When we explore what Jesus did during his earthly ministry, he wasn't all a...

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Pursue Holiness: July 2011

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Thursday, July 28, 2011. When Was the Last Time. When was the last time the following songs were top-10 radio hits? Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears. I Wanna Know What Love Is" by Foreigner. One More Night" by Phil Collins. Saving All My Love for You" by Whitney Houston. When was the last time the Kansas City Royals won the World Series? When were the following toys introduced? When was the last time this ring was worn on a regular basis? It didn't even make it past the first knuckle...

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Pursue Holiness: December 2008

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Wednesday, December 31, 2008. A Day Late and A Dollar Short? First published Friday, Dec. 26, 2008 in The Daily Sentinel. The stockings, once empty, then filled, are now empty again. The tree, almost hidden by presents just yesterday, now sits forlornly in the corner with nothing hiding under its branches. The trashcans are overflowing with discarded wrapping paper, crushed bows, and over-protective, theft-deterrent packaging. The pursuit of happiness through acquisition is ultimately a dead end. Rat...

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Pursue Holiness: January 2009

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009. What's in a Dream? First published on Friday, January 16, 2009 in The Daily Sentinel. I've edited the entry below from the printed version only in the reference to dates since the original published date in the paper and the posted date on this blog. What is it about our dreaming that we feel the need to invoke religious rhetoric around this presidency? Too often people today are invoking the Bible as extremism – stretching the Scriptures past the breaking point of mean...

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Pursue Holiness: October 2008

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Neither a Borrower Nor Lender Be. First published in The Daily Sentinel. Friday, October 10, 2008. With the elections happening next week, this post is still timely. God helps those who help themselves. Do to others what you would have them do to you. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. So do you know which is biblical and which is not? The economic turmoil of the last several weeks,. 8221; and he doesn’t know how much worse things could get. Neither do I, but William...8220;Ne...

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Pursue Holiness: April 2011

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Monday, April 18, 2011. I'm terribly behind in my magazine reading. I just finished reading the December 2010 and January 2011 issues of Christianity Today. Guess it's Christianity Yesterday by the time I get to them! But the January cover story for CT is relevant today - even if it was printed three months ago. It's titled " Chasing Methuselah. And the hook is this:. Exercise, technology and diet help us live longer than ever. Should those who look to eternal life care? Extending life past current biolo...