Episode Archives

Average Joe …

Reaility TV – not much reality in reality TV. Tell me how likely it is a beauty queen invites some “average joes” over to see if one might be her soulmate, her complement, her husband. Can’t think of any except what is made for TV.

I caught about 25 … Continue reading

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Roundtables … systems, structure and networks …

RoundtableGetting 100 people around a table for discussion requires a large table or imagination enough to understand "roundtable" as idiomatic. The event planners of the Sandy Creek-Charlestonian Roundtable knew quickly "roundtable" would of necessity be an euphemism. Others offer their thoughts and I really am not up for an … Continue reading

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Good Friday Reflection … Thoughts from the Edge

Good Friday cannot be understood as “good” apart from the Resurrection. Here is another reflection that has at its center the contention we must “practice resurrection.”… Continue reading

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Painful, isolated and on the way back …

One of my first preaching opportunities came in Red Rock, Oklahoma. Father Frank, as we affectionately referred to him at the time, needed someone to "fill the pulpit" while he would be away. I have always been grateful for the opportunity and regularly tell young parents it was at … Continue reading

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The church and the Passion of the Christ …

I found a good article on the church and The Passion of the Christ, the soon to be released Mel Gibson production.

“When Passion Is Reduced to a Door Hanger”Continue reading

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