The Pope is sure getting a lot of press today! He’s all over Twitter (even trending!) and Facebook. This NYT article is getting a lot of attention in particular. The article is well worth the five minutes to read. The gist is this: The church has its priorities screwed up. In this case, of course, […]
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Things have been so quiet here and over at Mrs. Smith Cooks, that one can actually hear the crickets chirping. Here I am to help correct that! I hope that now that my manuscript has been turned in to the publisher, I can spend some of my writing time here and at MSC! Though I
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I always think a little recognition goes a long way. As a pastor, I see the many unpaid hours all of my volunteers put in on so many programs… Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, the list goes on. Certainly none of the volunteers does it for the recognition , but I think a little token
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Last night a friend from High School posted about some spices she had bought. Since I love to cook, I checked out the site she recommended. The site is something I wouldn’t have found on my own, and it a site I will absolutely be patronizing. The spices are in bulk, they are inexpensive, they
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Dinner and a show for $20 per person? It’s true! Northwood Presbyterian Church is putting on Harvey. Written by Mary Chase, this show is a period piece set in the 1940’s about a woman who wants nothing more than to live a normal life, one not complicated by a brother whose friend is a 6 ft. tall
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One of the best sermons I ever heard was on the verse “This is the day that God has made…” The person teaching about it talked about how we’re always looking for another day. It’s not this day, it’s another day. A day when will be old enough to go to High School, or get a
Let’s get some things straight, friends, before we get too far along on this little blog journey together. Shall we? So far I’ve written a lengthy post on books I’ve read this Spring, and a lengthy post on fun places I’ve been in San Antonio. All true. I did read those books and go to
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I heard a preacher say recently that hope is a revolutionary patience; let me add that so is being a writer. Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give
Between work and home and other endeavors, I don’t read as much as I would like to, but I’m always looking for interesting things to engage my brain and imagination. I’d like to post on what I’ve been reading from time to time. This first edition covers Spring 2013. Hope you enjoy these short reviews
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On Tuesday I read an interesting article on the CNN religion blog called “Who Hears #prayersforoklahoma?” It’s worth reading over HERE, but the two second summary is this: After the devastating tornado in Oklahoma, social media responded with the twitter hashtag #prayersforoklahoma which sparked a debate on the usefulness of these sorts of prayers. The
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