March 2004



More Shades of Gray from Langdon Gilkey

Monday, 29 March 2004 12:06 A GMT-06
Langdon Gilkey (when he wrote this) had become disenchanted with the religion of his childhood.  He kept the ethical emphasis and cast aside the religious parts.  He said, "Why add religious frills to the ethical commitments any unbelieving na
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Sunday Grace

Monday, 29 March 2004 12:00 A GMT-06
Today the sermon topic featured the transfiguration of Jesus and ended with a very strong theme of Jesus bringing grace to us, and freedom.  I thought it was quite interesting to hear the comments afterward.  There were the standard "good serm
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"Landscapes of the Soul", "Super, Natural Christians"

Sunday, 28 March 2004 12:59 A GMT-06
When the movie “Places in the Heart” opened in 1984 I went to go see it.  The opening scene focused on a cotton field.  I immediately could smell that dry dirt.  It was a scene that struck at my heart because I had walked those very rows.  I
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Super, Natural Christians II

Friday, 26 March 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
In Chapter 3, Sallie McFague explains how important the models and metaphors are that we use to view the world.   If we see humans and nature as resources we give ourselves permission to use them in that manner.  If we view everything in the world
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Super, Natural Christians I

Thursday, 25 March 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
Just how should Christians love nature and the earth is the question that Sallie McFague ponders in “Super, Natural Christians.”  She wonders if Christians are willing to live in the earth and for the earth instead of treating the earth as merel
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Brick Walls

Saturday, 20 March 2004 4:29 P GMT-06
Recently I had an interesting conversation that troubled me. It was in a committee meeting that we have to discuss various things (mostly my ministry). In some ways, this man said what I already knew. I guess I was just hoping that the situation wasn
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Vacations

Friday, 19 March 2004 10:51 P GMT-06
Vacations---- a mixed blessing to be sure. This was a good vacation. The first "real" vacation I have had in years. We left last Thursday night and arrived Friday night. We spent the night in an interesting Super 8 motel in Orlando. I was s
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The Passion of the Christ

Monday, 8 March 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
Why is it that we Protestants want to shy away from the violence of the cross? We have cleaned up our hymnals and removed most of the beloved hymns that mention the blood of Jesus. We skip right through the violence that ended Christ’s life to the
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Baptisms and Such

Sunday, 7 March 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
I was nervous this morning. I had two Baptisms and this is a first for me. I had one lame practice attempt a year or so ago. That was at Southside Christian church and it was January and the heater was broke. I turned blue as I tried to dunk the regi
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Perfect Day

Saturday, 6 March 2004 5:59 P GMT-06
Today was a perfect day if there is such a thing. After a week of rain it was clear and the sunshine sparkled on the remaining water. It was even warm enough to go without a jacket. I woke up and was planning a lazy Saturday when my daughter Amber ca
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