Monthly Archives: January 2004

Investiaging an article …

I am going to investigate the sources of an article I read last week. I will let you know how it comes out. Informed decisions are the best decisions.

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More on Mudhouse Sabbath …

I wrote this a couple of weeks ago after finishing, Mudhouse Sabbath. January 19 - Just finished reading "Mudhouse Sabbath" by Lauren Winner. She takes a number of Jewish practices and considers ways they might enhance the practice of Christianity. Several selections gain my attention. The chapter on prayer. The practice of liturgical prayer, though often "dull and ...

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Friends …

Solomon suggests the interaction we have with people sharpens us. We hope to be sharpened by people following God in the way of Christ. One friend who sharpens me blogs at Just Mark. Imitation is flattery and I confess to borrowing Mark's title for my own blog. I don't know why Mark chose that ...

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The Search to Belong …

Joe Meyers may have written one of those books that could arguably change our understanding of relationship, especially with regards to the Church. You'll find a link in my book list to the left. Joe took some thoughts on architecture written a number of years ago and offers some incredible insights into the ways people connect ...

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Message and method …

Debate goes on around the issue of the gospel and whether or not the message changes or just the methods change. In fact, a recent book was published where different authors presented their opinions on the matter and responded to each other as well. The subject is worth consideration. I will make some comments along ...

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Mudhouse Sabbath …

I recently finished reading Mudhouse Sabbath by Lauren Winner. The book takes a look at eleven Jewish practices. Laurene explores these habits through the lens of one who practiced them as an Orthodox Jew and now seeks to integrate their significance into her journey with Jesus. The book holds a dual significance for the reader. ...

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Bible reading …

A few years ago I picked up a copy of The Message by Eugene Peterson. It first came out in the New Testament and then some sections of the Old Testament were added. Once complete, you could purchase the entire Bible. Many found it uncomfortable to use as they were accumstomed to verse markings; a ...

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Interesting reading …

I recently picked up a book titled, Six Questions of Socrates: A Modern-Day Journey of Discovery through World Philosophy, by Christopher Phillips. The intrigue resulted from the description, "he begins with "What is virtue?" in the remains of an ancient marketplace in Athens and moves on to a Navajo reservation in the Southwest, where it ...

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A lot of work, not a lot of food ? but process is good.

Alden lives in Newport Beach, CA. He is one of my friends. He is six. His dad, Spencer, refers to their home as the ?Beachshack.? The ocean is just a couple of blocks from the Beachshack. Alden has made friends with a man who has a fishing boat. ...

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Learning never ends …

People use different mantras that express their passions and values. I came across the "A Learned to Learner Litnay of Treansformation" by Leonard Sweet. One of my mantras for those following Jesus follows this same pattern. We never quit learning once we understand that to be a Christian is to be a disciple. Not ...

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