The Christmas season can be a confusing time as Christmas means many different things to many different people. For me the Christmas season is one massive ginormous infusion of hope. In chapter 18 of the gospel of John, the soldiers come to arrest Jesus and he claims to be the very vessel of God’s name, …
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Category
I was just chatting with a colleague this morning about a book I picked up yesterday. The book was published in 2000 by John Shelby Spong which, in publishing circles seems now aeons ago. Spong was the Episcopal Bishop of Newark, New Jersey for twenty-four years before his retirement in 2000. The back flap of …
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Shift
Every year in Minnesota on or around the beginning of November several subtle shifts take place. The first, of course, is the shift in the weather; sometimes subtle, sometimes forceful, but a shift, nonetheless. Carols sing to the King, Jesus Christ our Savior; born this day, angels say, in a lowly manger… Another shift can …
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Swipe
There are three definitions for the word “Swipe” in my dictionary: To steal; To pass (a swipe card) through an electronic device that reads data; A sharp, often critical remark. Occasionally, all three definitions operate at the same time. Three weeks ago last Friday; I was in the middle of another very early morning workout …
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