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Apocalyptic Ice Storm …

We are in for the second day and it looks like we may be in for a third. Certainly the sleet, freezing rain and snow across our state has left a number without power, we have not experienced the apocalypse. We will thaw. If anyone knows much about weather … Continue reading

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The ice is coming … even without it we are slipping everywhere …

Slipperywhenwet_2Last evening Eddie asked if I had read Leonard Pittspiece in The Oklahoman. The day was too busy but I have had time this afternoon to take a look. Seems to me Pitts’ has found another way to point out the slippery slope fallacy. It … Continue reading

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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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Great Willimon Piece …

This past Sunday I used part of this Will Willimon piece. The quote I found helpful to describe how we must not neglect intentional means to follow Jesus,

The immediate problem that confronts is that our church is
accommodationist. Even though we know that there is a strong,

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