A Perfect Gentleman (January ‘06)
January 16, 2006 — My very first blog post from Jerusalem. Bus 36 Actual Bus Bus 36 to Jerusalem, our bus. We’re beginning to recognize the drivers, and they us. Two tickets, 7 shekels – about a buck-fifty. I smile and nod. Today he nods back – smiles are hard to come by around ...
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Signs and Wonders (Written by Marlin, not by Kim—Sorry Kim) Operator Error!
“Faith Without Works is Dead!” Brother James I need to see action to have faith. And I have to act to sustain my faith. Because of these two realities in my own lived-out journey, faith/believing is daily work. Interacting with others, whether Christian or otherwise—mostly ...
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Our Children are Paying Attention
He Is My Neighbor—so help me Jesus! For going on three years now, Sally and I have been a part of a local endeavor to provide basic needs for people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. The downtown Methodist church faithfully and sacrificially offers their facility on Tuesday and ...
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Strutting Their Stuff
Nature’s Way This morning I watched two tom turkeys wooing one hen. They strutted around with wing feathers on the ground, all 18+ tail feathers fanned out, heads pulled in, chests thrown out. And they struck this pose for well over an hour. It was, well, spectacular! And the noises were also ...
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Deconstructed Bouquet
Let Yourself Fall Apart The print above is entitled “Deconstructed Bouquet” and is from the collection of local artist Mariah West . As you look closely you see that the vase in the background is empty. “Everything that was on the inside of the nice, safe, orderly container of the vase is ...
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Nationalism and Jonah (Part 2)
Patriotism When I was a child, Memorial Day and the 4th of July were two of the high times in the year. Our little town took these days very seriously. We had a parade, a town picnic, fireworks, softball games and flags—lots of flags. Early in the morning on these national holidays my Dad ...
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Nationalism and Jonah (Part 1)
Not for Children Only We spend so much time obsessing over what really happened that we leave stories like Jonah’s for children’s Sunday school. The political backdrop gets lost among coloring pages and craft-time with whales and bushes and giant worms. But the story has much to ...
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