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Why bother having sex if you don't remember?
Friday, 22 August 2008 7:46 P GMT-06
According to this article on Web MD Brief Amnesia After Taking Levitra?Erectile Dysfunction Drug Levitra to Get Label Change Noting Rare Reports of Transient Global AmnesiaBy Miranda HittiWebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDMay 29, 200
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No Parking! No wonder churches don't grow!
Friday, 22 August 2008 7:38 P GMT-06
I always think that a church looks unwelcoming with a gate across it's driveway. Most churches do now it seems. Or at the very least, a heavy chain blocking the entrance. Now, I am not without sympathy because parking lots are e
Overheard on a bus
Thursday, 21 August 2008 7:35 A GMT-06
I ride a bus between where I park and the hospital where I work. I sat at the back of the bus on this day but another one of our Chaplains sat in the front of the bus where a woman was complaining because her church (UMC) got a new pastor and i
Church Mission Trips--
Saturday, 5 July 2008 7:06 P GMT-06
Below is an article that appeared today in the Washington Post about church about Church mission trips and why churches are re-examining what and why they do things. It seems to me that the article left out the "real" reason par
Planting & Growing Churches from the Inside-Out
Tuesday, 1 July 2008 8:06 P GMT-06
My friend Tim told me about the article Planting and Growing Churches from the Inside-Out developed at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church in Darnestown, MD by The Rev. Ken Howard. I found his charts to be the most interesting of all.The article
" I was hungry...."
Sunday, 29 June 2008 6:53 A GMT-06
Yesterday I was talking with an old friend (Hi Bobby) and we were talking about how the church often gets it wrong with social justice and ends up being just as oppressive as the oppressors. And (I think) we become judges of what other
What really makes us human?
Saturday, 17 May 2008 7:13 A GMT-06
I work as a Chaplain in an inpatient psychatric unit. Now, where I work is NOTHING like the ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. We have a nice facility, almost always full and the staff really does care. Lately I have been working w
Freedom or Crazy? Giving it all away
Saturday, 17 May 2008 6:50 A GMT-06
I belong to a email group of conservative quakers. Many of whom still have email but essentially live off the the grid, dress old fashion and try to be simple. Today there was a newspaper article that featured this family http://www.cagef
OK, OK I do have a beef
Tuesday, 6 May 2008 9:50 P GMT-06
So, we have an election with a Republican whose voice sounds like a munchkin, who is so old he might not live to be elected.Then we have the democratics pitting a woman against a black man. Both would be firsts for the presidency. At first
Great Books............My latest reading list....
Tuesday, 6 May 2008 9:34 P GMT-06
We had our annual Clergy Conference last week with Carrie Doehring as our speaker. She is a lovely and gracious person and very smart too. I had the privilege to have dinner with her the night before. I have read her books, 1.
Politics and Religion, Which is more evil?
Tuesday, 6 May 2008 9:15 P GMT-06
I haven't blogged in quite some time. Not because I don't want to blog but because I don't have alot of time AND there is so much to think about. The election is forefront and more interesting than elections have been in
We have Puppies!
Sunday, 30 March 2008 9:56 A GMT-06
This is just SO WRONG - 1 arrested at Tinker protest
Saturday, 15 March 2008 10:35 A GMT-06
1 arrested at Tinker protestBy Ann KelleyStaff WriterMIDWEST CITY — A U.S. Marine reservist was taken to jail this afternoon after crossing a protest line in front of Tinker Air Force Base to defend the U.S. flag, police said.Ray Adam Modisette
Women Are Never Front-Runners - Commentary on Gloria Steinem's Essay
Thursday, 17 January 2008 7:08 A GMT-06
I have to say that I agree with Gloria Steinem in many ways. This has been my experience. No matter how good I am or what skills I bring, a man is always favored over me in the "good" jobs. Not the crummy ones that peo
Race Bait BY Timothy Eagan-- Comments
Thursday, 17 January 2008 6:42 A GMT-06
Well, its open season in politics. This commentary seems to echo the one I posted by Gloria Stienhm (but I don't see posted, I'll have to fix that) This one seems to have the same arguments.Funny, I don't like politicians
Rich or Poor? In what way?
Monday, 7 January 2008 9:09 P GMT-06
There is a question now a days about who is wealthy and who is not. I am talking financially. It seems as America gets progressively richer, the standards change.I recall looking at my son and his wife's calendar, where they carefully
Can Rich People be Christian? What is hunger?
Monday, 7 January 2008 6:55 A GMT-06
I read a very thought provoking blog posting by Susanne Kromberg called Rich Liberals in an Age of Hunger (worth clicking through and reading) "One of the more startling things to me during 2007 was the discove
ICE STORM
Sunday, 23 December 2007 12:20 P GMT-06
This is our front yard with Buckeye standing guardWell, it was all over the news........the ICE STORM, that is. We had no power for 5 days. Since we are temporarily living in a mobile home, we are all electric. Therefore, the ice storm me
Semper Fi-- Bloody Sunday-- Full Circle
Sunday, 23 December 2007 12:04 P GMT-06
I recently attended a wedding in the church where I used to pastor. That was interesting………. The wedding was great, a Native American style wedding. The couple is lovely and I am very happy for them. A rare feelings,
Mega Church, Inclusive, What kind of church is important anyhow?
Sunday, 21 October 2007 8:45 A GMT-06
I found this short blog entry very beautiful. I am often approached by people saying "When are you going to start a new church?" But I notice that there is no "we" in their statements. Why do people start new churches
[Photo Album] The Road Less Traveled or Seeking God's Path for Me
Friday, 10 August 2007 9:07 P GMT-06
Robert Frost (1874–1963). Mountain Interval. 1920. 1. The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looke
A Franciscan Benediction:
Friday, 10 August 2007 8:21 P GMT-06
A Franciscan Benediction:May God bless you with discomfort at:Easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships-So that you may live deep within your heart.May God bless you with anger at:Injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people,So th
Ordinary Blessings
Tuesday, 26 June 2007 5:54 A GMT-06
We stopped at the store to pick up a couple of things and of course, found ourselves amidst the tabloids, candy and other last minute temptations at the checkout. My daughter nudged me and nodded at the man in front of me. He was a young
According to a Pew Study, Pastors are blissfully happy! NOT!
Friday, 1 June 2007 5:43 A GMT-06
Here is a great blog entry that is more in line with reality as I experience ithttp://blog.christianitytoday.com/outofur/archives/2007/05/shiny_happy_pas.html
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Why bother having sex if you don't remember?
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