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Today’s good and bad
Church this morning was a mix of good and bad things. But I guess that’s to be expected isn’t it…
The good:
The new LSBs were in the pews, and we sang all the hymns from them. They’ll be dedicated next week, and I would guess that in about a month or two we’ll start to see [...]
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I get monasticism
I love visiting Fort Wayne, largely because it gives me (at the very least) the opportunity to drive through the campus of CTSFW. There is something about being on the campus of that seminary that I find almost indescribably sublime. It’s calming, comforting, & inspiring. (And if I make it into the bookstore, frustrating and/or [...]
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On the grid
Sure, all the blogging guides say you shouldn’t post something just to say that you haven’t been posting anything, but what’s the fun in running your own blog if you can’t do whatever you want whenever you want why-ever you want? I’m just saying…
Some more questions & answers…
Still watching TAR:AS? Yup. I’m rooting for [...]
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Days like this…
Days like today make me yearn for the days when I was blissfully ignorant enough to avoid getting entangled in Church/Congregational politics.
We had a voter’s meeting today, and it’s bothering me way too much. I guess I just have a hard time with having to face non-theological (much less illogical) arguments & appeals. I’ve [...]
I know this feeling well
Ah, the feeling of realized impending doom… I know it well.
On the positive side, these reruns of Peanuts truly do show the genius that Charles M. Schulz possessed — these strips hold up better than most contemporary comics page offerings!
-ghp
Wisdom from Ablog!
Why is it that whenever something goes wrong in a person’s life or the life of a family, the first instinct even of Christians is to say, “You need to get some counseling” meaning, “You need to get therapy.”
The devil is outraged by absolution and the Lord’s Supper, basically, by the grace of God. He [...]
Proper depressive posture