Unity

Voices of Hope

Some of us grew up acquainted with choirs. Recently I saw the Voices of Hope Choir on American’s Got Talent. I could not help but think there was a metaphor that would help explicate something Paul was aiming for in what I think is his four-part harmony at work.Continue reading

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Photo Meditation

My friend Spencer Burke started what he called Monotation. One word meditation/reflection on a photo. Looking back through my photos of our trip to the Talamena Drive in Southeast Oklahoma spurred a bit of reflection/meditation. Rather than explain what I see, I will simply give the photo a title … Continue reading

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Harbored in the Event (of Unity) or, Inigo Montoya on Semiotics?

Who does not love Inigo Montoya? The accomplished swordsman possessed with avenging his father’s death at the hands of the six-fingered man often questions Vizinni’s use of inconceivable,

Vizzini: HE DIDN’T FALL? INCONCEIVABLE.

Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means

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Practice What You See – Thoughts from the Edge

How would Paul compel two women to get along when it is recorded that he and John Mark had a falling out that extended to he and Barnabas? Time softens? Maybe. This week’s RCL texts are mashed up in this week’s edition of “Thoughts from the Edge.”

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Subverting the Norm – Alternative Voices, Part the First

Speaking into echo chambers is not the purview of one group as opposed to another. Recognition of this malady is a good first step. But, until we enter another’s echo chamber ready to listen, we simply continue to draw unhelpful conclusions.

I have long believed this to be true. … Continue reading

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