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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007Part 8 of series: Why Move? Stewardship, Wineskins, and the Enigmatic Will of God
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In my last post I told the story of how my sermon on new wine […]
The Problems of Wineskins (continued)
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007Part 7 of series: Why Move? Stewardship, Wineskins, and the Enigmatic Will of God
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As I explained yesterday, on Thursday, February 8, 2007, I wrote a sermon based Jesus’s […]
The Problem of Wineskins
Monday, October 15th, 2007Part 6 of series: Why Move? Stewardship, Wineskins, and the Enigmatic Will of God
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When I was in college, The Problem of Wineskins by Howard Snyder stirred up lots […]
Inspiration from the Pray the Gospels
Sunday, October 14th, 2007I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:5
My New Haunts in Kerrville, Texas
Saturday, October 13th, 2007I’ve just finished my second week as the Senior Director of Laity Lodge. Though the retreat center itself is out in Hill Country near Leakey, Texas (population approx. 350), my offices are in Kerrville, a town of about 22,000 people on I-10, an hour west of San Antonio. (Check this map for details.)
I thought it […]
Stewardship and My Sabbatical
Friday, October 12th, 2007Part 5 of series: Why Move? Stewardship, Wineskins, and the Enigmatic Will of God
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As I explained in my last post, in the early part of 2006 I looked […]
Stewardship and My Session
Thursday, October 11th, 2007Part 4 of series: Why Move? Stewardship, Wineskins, and the Enigmatic Will of God
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In my last two posts I explained how, in 2005, the combination of completed tasks […]
Stewardship
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007Part 3 of series: Why Move? Stewardship, Wineskins, and the Enigmatic Will of God
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It might seem strange that I’m talking about stewardship in the context of explaining why I have recently left Irvine Presbyterian Church in California to begin a new ministry at Laity Lodge in Texas. […]
The Beginning
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007Part 2 of series: Why Move? Stewardship, Wineskins, and the Enigmatic Will of God
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I could begin telling the story behind our move to Texas at several different places. I could recount conversations in my grandparents’ breakfast room when I was a boy. Or I could relate things […]
Why Move? An Introduction
Monday, October 8th, 2007Part 1 of series: Why Move? Stewardship, Wineskins, and the Enigmatic Will of God Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series
If you’ve been reading my blog recently, you know that I’ve just left my position as Pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church and have begun my new role as Senior Director and Scholar-in-Residence for […]
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Psalms
Sunday, October 7th, 2007Excerpt
For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth;
you are exalted far above all gods.
Psalm 97:9
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Prayer
You are more worthy, more glorious, more beautiful, more valuable, more wonderful than all the other “gods” of my life, Lord.
You are more exalted than
security . . .
safety . . .
theological […]
Some Things I’ll Miss About California, Part 4
Saturday, October 6th, 2007Yes, I’ll miss California’s ocean, and the High Sierra, and preaching to my congregation at Irvine Presbyterian Church. I’ll miss the Regatta Café, my favorite restaurant, not to mention In-N-Out Burger. (My taste in food runs the gamut.) I expect that there will be dozens of other things I’ll miss about the state in which […]
Some Things I’ll Miss About California, Part 3
Friday, October 5th, 2007Preaching at Irvine Presbyterian Church. I’ll miss preaching to what was for sixteen years my congregation. (Photo below: a pan of the congregation on my last Sunday at Irvine Pres.)
Preaching is a huge privilege. The chance to study God’s Word, to meditate upon it, to live it, to pray over it, and then to share […]
Texas Scenes
Thursday, October 4th, 2007I grew up thinking that all of Texas was flat, hot, and dusty. Oh, and I suppose you could add, humid. To be sure, there are parts of Texas that are all of the above. But I’ve been amazed by the beauty of West Texas, through which I’ve had the opportunity to drive twice in […]
Driving . . .
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007I haven’t had opportunity to blog today. Had too much fun driving from California to Texas. Just over 1300 miles. Can’t even write a complete sentence today. Here are a couple of photos.
Saw lots of this.
And this.
Yes, I did take these while driving. Not to worry. You can see there isn’t much traffic on the […]
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