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VitalPastor: Is God Violent? (2)
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One Christian pastor's journal of personal transformation and his attempt at attaining an ever increasing vitality in his spiritual life. Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Some will take that question and go the direction of saying, "Of course, God is violent. You only have to read a short way into Genesis to see that! In a certain way, they are right. Saw that the wickedness of humankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. If this served as ...
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VitalPastor: More Wisdom: Am I thoughtful of where the other is coming from? (Part 4)
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One Christian pastor's journal of personal transformation and his attempt at attaining an ever increasing vitality in his spiritual life. Tuesday, April 30, 2013. More Wisdom: Am I thoughtful of where the other is coming from? Being people who love peace means that I think about what I am aiming for in my relationships - no matter the nature of that relationship. So, in the previous post I suggested that the Book of James wants us simply to ask the question: Am I Aiming at Reconciliation? Or you share so...
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VitalPastor: Did Jesus Come to Start a New Religion?
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One Christian pastor's journal of personal transformation and his attempt at attaining an ever increasing vitality in his spiritual life. Thursday, May 30, 2013. Did Jesus Come to Start a New Religion? The question that has presented itself to me this week is this: Did Jesus come to start a new religion that would be named after him? I don't ask the question because I think it is particularly vexing. I ask it because it helps to expose something important about how we not only think. Let me say a bit more.
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VitalPastor: Is God Violent (5)
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One Christian pastor's journal of personal transformation and his attempt at attaining an ever increasing vitality in his spiritual life. Friday, July 10, 2015. Is God Violent (5). My Twitter description quotes Bob Dylan, "Times they are a'changin'". And truth be told, so am I. I'm on a journey of personal transformation that leads to community transformation. Of course, if you haven't asked it already, I'm sure you will: Who are we to think that we know more today than the biblical writers? I would also...
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VitalPastor: Advent - Trusting Hope
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One Christian pastor's journal of personal transformation and his attempt at attaining an ever increasing vitality in his spiritual life. Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Advent - Trusting Hope. Hile our Churches greet Advent with the penitential color of purple and solemn liturgical music and readings, our shopping malls are resplendent with diverse seasonal greetings,. Advent’s significance can be lost in the cacophony of advertising and its diversions. Perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of. Surely...
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VitalPastor: The Donald: Presidential Material?
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One Christian pastor's journal of personal transformation and his attempt at attaining an ever increasing vitality in his spiritual life. Monday, August 10, 2015. The Donald: Presidential Material? I don't usually post about politics; though, I don't really think this one is political. In light of the recent flak related to. To Fox's Megyn Kelly's line of questioning in Thursday's Republican Debates. My wife shared a comment on Facebook that gets to the heart of an important issue. It requires work to pa...
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VitalPastor: Thoughts on The Foleys' Response to the Beheading of their Son by ISIS
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One Christian pastor's journal of personal transformation and his attempt at attaining an ever increasing vitality in his spiritual life. Friday, August 22, 2014. Thoughts on The Foleys' Response to the Beheading of their Son by ISIS. I listened to an exclusive interview. This morning of the parents of James Foley, who was executed by beheading by ISIS. I was frankly moved. In my opinion, the Foleys are doing just that themselves. Don't misread me please. I am grateful for the fact that I live in a c...
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VitalPastor: Is God Violent? (1)
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One Christian pastor's journal of personal transformation and his attempt at attaining an ever increasing vitality in his spiritual life. Thursday, May 7, 2015. Soon people will gather from our congregation and the community to hold a healthy conversation. About the question, "Is God Violent? In addition to the things that happen today in the world around us, what also confronts us is what we read in the Bible itself. Or there is this one from 1 Samuel 15. To just name a few). Michael T. Dunn. I pastor F...
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VitalPastor: A Message after the Shootings in Newtown, Connecticut
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One Christian pastor's journal of personal transformation and his attempt at attaining an ever increasing vitality in his spiritual life. Monday, December 17, 2012. A Message after the Shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. December 16, 2012. Third Sunday of Advent. Friday I was catching up with one of our staff in my office. Laura, our administrator who works in the office next to me, came in and gave us the breaking news about Newtown, CT. She didn’t give us many details, but enough. I found it about an ho...
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VitalPastor: Honoring the Rice U Police Department
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One Christian pastor's journal of personal transformation and his attempt at attaining an ever increasing vitality in his spiritual life. Thursday, May 14, 2015. Honoring the Rice U Police Department. This week is National Police Officers Memorial Week. It's a week to remember the men and women who serve as our public safety officers and who do much to ensure safe streets, neighborhoods and cities all across the United States. RICE-Responsibility, Integrity,. Greater love has no one than this: to lay dow...
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