Culture

Honor Your Father and Mother … What would you trade their honor for? …

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Walter Wangerin offered  a picture of what it is to honor your parents in a story he told some years ago at the first National Pastor’s Convention in San Diego. I listen to this sermon a couple of times a year. He tells the story of a friend whom … Continue reading

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Bringing home the bacon … comparing my bacon to your bacon …

I recently read the world population exceeded 6.5 billion – 6,500,000,000. Lots of zeros! The running total here puts the number greater than 6.6 billion. How do you compare with the rest of the world when it comes to your "wealth?" Take this test and you might will be … Continue reading

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The Violence of Clearing the Way … a reflection on the Second Sunday in Advent …

Peace_no_violenceSensibilities often determine the language games we play. Growing up in the late 60’s and 70’s certain words ruled the day when it came to ethnic references. Move some years down the road and those words have changed. Growing up in a fundamentalist religious context meant being accustomed to … Continue reading

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