Month: November 2012

Buy Nothing Day

Shane Claiborne offers a reminder of this video shot in 2008 for Buy Nothing Day. You won’t find me shopping on Black Friday. At the end of the video there are some options for doing something different, even more constructive for Jesus-y people.

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Thumping Me With Your Bible

I carried mine to school. After all, it was one of my textbooks. Brother C, we called him, taught Bible History at Northwest Classen High School. In Cotton Patch Bible style, Bro. C would use imagery from the popular, if not scandalous, world of Championship Wrestling to amplify … Continue reading

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What You Aren’t, Maybe You Are

“God creates a space for himself, and then fills it.” I often reflect on a sermon by Joseph Garlington at the National Pastor's Convention sponsored by Zondervan and YS in about 2000. Pastor Garlington took a look at the hymn, Breathe On Me, and asked if we ever … Continue reading

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Weekly Wrap – Maybe You Missed These Posts

Nursing some soreness after Round 2 of Shockwave Lithotripsy. While the doctor did not mention how it might feel, my friend Charlie told me I might feel like I am passing a stone from time to time. Patty put it in perspective. “You had a lot of stones in … Continue reading

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