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On Ninja Warriors and Tough Mudders
LIVING AS APPRENTICES My friends will probably be surprised to learn that I am a great fan of the American Ninja Warrior competition (Monday nights on NBC) probably because it is an example of discipline, perseverance and quite often triumph … Continue reading
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Living as Easter People
LIVING AS APPRENTICES “The community of persons closest to us has the power to keep us in the tomb of fear or to call us into the daybreak of hope. Do those around us call us to huddle more closely … Continue reading
Today is Take Your Gun to Church Day
I’M JUST SAYING The Governor of the state of Georgia Nathan Deal signed a wide-ranging gun bill into law today. House Bill 60, or the Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014 specifies where Georgia residents can carry weapons. Included are … Continue reading
Words to Live By
My Symphony By William Ellergy Channing To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not … Continue reading
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In Memory
LIVING AS APPRENTICES On the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Rwanda Genocide and to remember the victims of the current atrocities on humanity in Syria: “The salvation of man from humiliation, enslavement, and ignorance will come not by revolutions, … Continue reading
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Inspiration for the Journey
Living as Apprentices Some quotes for Lent: “Remember that the ashes on your forehead are created from the burnt palms of last Palm Sunday. New beginnings invariably come from old false things that are allowed to die.” Richard Rohr You … Continue reading
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A False Litmus Test
Quotes I so appreciate Kayla McClurg’s approach to the concept of “born again” that I can’t help but quote the entire lesson as it appears in the Inward/Outward blog from The Church of the Savior. I have heard many Christians … Continue reading
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The Kingdom of Me
“I often want to say to people, ‘you have neat, tight expectations of what life ought to give you, but you won’t get it. That isn’t what life does. Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. It is meant … Continue reading
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