I was chatting with Ron the other day. He and Debbie will be taking an Alaskan cruise this year. We talked about taking the camera. Ron has been taking photos for quite some time. Thinking about our trip last September I pulled out some of the shots taken in … Continue reading
Street level theology often remarks, “God will not give us more than we can bear.” Aside from all of the accompanying issues the very statement raises, it is generally predicated on one verse, 1 Corinthians 10:13. A close read of this verse in its context reveals a community falling … Continue reading
For sometime I have followed the mantra, “Leaders Are Always Learners.” One corollary that I follow is that we should be willing to learn from everyone. James K.A. Smith in his essay “The Church, Christian Scholars and Little Miss Sunshine,” in The Devil Reads Derrida: And Other … Continue reading
Read MoreThat’s right. I have been sitting on this news for a few weeks. Our oldest daughter and her husband stopped by on a Sunday morning to show us the results of a home pregnancy test. Then, they said, “You can’t tell anyone for a while.” What?! For quite some … Continue reading
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GCRTF Preliminary Report a GM Styled Bailout?
Blog post titles are supposed to be provocative. David and I were chatting about the reactions to the GCRTF on the interwebs. Some of our former Outpost writing crew wondered if it would be a good idea to write something together. Marty noted that immediately we would be deemed … Continue reading
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