Archive for December, 2011
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Diverticulitis of the Mind
In diverticulitis, as I understand it, pockets are formed in the intestinal tract that trap food. That food then basically rots in your gut causing problems. ‘ It struck me this morning that it is possible to have “diverticulitis of the mind.” In this case, negative thoughts would get trapped in little pockets of your [...]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
An Arabic Christmas Carol
This may help transition from mall time to Church Time at this season of the year!
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Saturday, December 10th, 2011
We Need AdventQ
This is a piece I wrote for the December Conversations Journal Blog: We need Advent. Why? Because Advent is not Christmas. The Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture says the Church is to be transcultural, contextual, cross-cultural, and counter-cultural. When we, as Christ-followers, follow Church Time vs. mall time, we live out these principles intuitively. [...]
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
Be Not Afraid!
“Be not afraid,” the angel of the Lord says more than once in Scripture. God must not want us to be afraid! Does fear indicate a lack of trust in God’s loving care and ultimate protection? Where is the line between healthy fear (face-to-face with a cobra) and fear of doing the right thing? Courage, [...]
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Making a list and checking twice?
God does not love you because you are good; God loves you because God is good. God does not love you because you are good; you are good because God loves you. Fr. Richard Rohr Blessed St. Nicholas day, everyone!
