April 2004



Church life

Thursday, 29 April 2004 10:24 A GMT-06
I wonder if we worry to much about keeping old churches going.  I wonder if God intended the life cycle of a church body to meet the needs of the current group and then dissolve and reform into new groups or new churches to meet the needs of the cur
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Oklahoma Wife

Saturday, 24 April 2004 7:08 P GMT-06
Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had set their new wives straight on their duties. The first man had married a woman from Texas and bragged that he had  told his wife she was going to do all the dishes and house cleaning that
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Episcopalians

Saturday, 24 April 2004 7:05 P GMT-06
I had an interesting conversation with a long time Episcopalian.  He told me that he didn't think their denomination would weather the gay ordination battle.  He said the most common way people are protesting is by leaving or discontinuing their fi
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Banned

Friday, 23 April 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
I have been on an email list of moms for several years.  We generally talk about parenting and homeschooling, more specfically, adapting Waldorf school methods to Christianity.  Well, I expressed my dismay about portions of the movie, "The Pas
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More distressing conversation

Sunday, 18 April 2004 8:53 P GMT-06
Church went well though there were not many in attendance.  It is not hard to diagnose what is wrong with our church.  What is much more difficult is to find solutions.  After church I ran into an older lady who told me I shouldn't be so hard on e
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Early Morning

Saturday, 17 April 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
We awoke before dawn and drove to the Tall Grass Prairie to observe the dawn.  It was pitch black when we arrived.  We could even see the Milky Way. I drove slow because I didn't want to accidently run into a buffalo.  We arrived and scattered to
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Off to Pawhuska

Friday, 16 April 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
Our "Christian Nurture in the New Cosmology" class met and drove to Pawhuska, Oklahoma.  Pawhuska is the capital of Osage County and the Osage Nation.   We were there to visit the Tall Grass Prairie, http://nature.org/wherewework/northam
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Pastoral Relations Committee

Thursday, 15 April 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
We don't normally have a pastoral relations committee at our church but I was required to form one for my 'supervised ministry" class at seminary. We met tonight. It was suppose to be a time in which they listed my strengths and weaknesses and how
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Television Quotes

Monday, 12 April 2004 8:38 P GMT-06
One of my favorite shows is the WB "Everwood" series.  It is a family drama that I can relate to.  There were two quotes I found really good tonight.******"Andy, heart surgeon was talking about his patients, the ones that were termin
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Resurrection Sunday

Sunday, 11 April 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
Church was great, I got to wear my navy dress since I am finally thin enough to fit in it.  I got to wear my lovely white alb and purple vestments.  Our church was nearly full and we had visitors in the choir that greatly improved things.  I am so
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Feeling a wee bit like Judas

Saturday, 10 April 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
I attended a huge Easter production at a local Baptist church.  It had a cast of 120 people.  It was a grand production and, in general it was well done.  It made me think of how far I have come in my spiritual walk.  It reaffirmed my conviction
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Test Your Native IQ

Saturday, 10 April 2004 8:00 A GMT-06
http://www.understandingprejudice.org/nativeiq/
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Holy Week

Saturday, 10 April 2004 7:57 A GMT-06
The terrible thing about being the Pastor is that being in charge of a communities’ worship sometimes seems like work.  Holidays are a terrible time to work.  It may sound like I am grumbling but I am not.  I accept that I will be too busy to th
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Footwashing

Friday, 9 April 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
In typical Disciples fashion, we did things out of order and had the Tenebrae service on Thursday and the footwashing on Friday.  The youth hosted the footwashing at the Comfort Inn motel.  We had a few problems as the manager was uncomfortable wit
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Quote by W.B. Yeats

Thursday, 8 April 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
"Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure, nor this thing or that, but simply growth."
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Monday, 5 April 2004 11:00 P GMT-06
I am not sure if I like this movie or not.  I gave it a very high rating because it is original.  Reminds me of the movie, "Being John Malkovich." I haven't seen anything this unusual in quite a bit.  Kate Winslet and Jim Carey both wer
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The Rag Man

Monday, 5 April 2004 8:36 P GMT-06
The Rag ManI saw a strange sight. I stumbled upon a story most strange, like nothing my life, my street sense, my sly tongue had ever prepared me for. Hush, child. Hush, now, and I will tell it to you.Even before the dawn one Friday morning I noticed
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Announcing Aubrie Elana

Sunday, 4 April 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
Announcing Aubrie Elana Mixon, Born March 29, 2004, 8 lbs 2 oz.Proud Parents, Chad and Shawna Mixon.
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Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) *

Saturday, 3 April 2004 10:48 P GMT-06
One star out of five. I thought this is one of the stupidest movies I have seen in a long time. I laughed only once during the movie and spent the rest of the time trying to figure out how to leave and pick the kids up later. But then, I am not
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Tulsa Zoo

Friday, 2 April 2004 11:59 P GMT-06
A perfect day to go to the zoo. As we were riding in the school bus taking us to the zoo, Alana informed me that I should have taken the van because I would get a headache. She was right, I did. The animals were all out and about due to the fact i
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