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Stupid Little Old Lady or Wise Consumer?
I am not sure how this blog post is going to end. Some young men at Car Toys in Denton are, whether they understand it or not, currently writing the ending. That ending be one or the other of the...
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Part Two: Stupid Little Old Lady or Wise Consumer?
I am not sure how this blog post is going to end. Some young men at Car Toys in Denton are, whether they understand it or not, currently writing the ending. That ending be one or the other of the...
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The $5/month Road to Hell
Needing to be very busy procrastinating this morning (anything to avoid actually cleaning off my office desk), I idly flipped through a morning newspaper. Full of ads, of course, as it is Labor Day...
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Part Three: Stupid Little Old Lady or Wise Consumer?
Last Friday afternoon, August 30, 2013, I posted this: I am not sure how this blog post is going to end. Some young men at Car Toys in Denton are, whether they understand it or not, currently writing...
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Two Months, Five Days: Charge Conference Reports and Jail Visits
I suppose this is true across all professions when retirement looms and perspective on what is necessary changes, but I admit it for myself here: for the first time since I’ve been a solo/senior...
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One Violation and You Are Out: The United Methodist Tragedy
I wish we could just all admit that we simply don’t know. As much as we might claim to know, we don’t know. We don’t know what Jesus would do. We don’t know what real love is about. We don’t know how...
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On District Superintendents, Pastoral Care, Condemnation and The General Rules
On Clergy Supervision A little discussed issue in the larger situation with Rev. Schaefer and the church trial: the nature and accountability of clergy supervision in our covenant. Each year, clergy...
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The Crusty Poinsettias; The Crusted Over Soul
Yearly, members of the church I serve order poinsettias to decorate the worship center during Advent and into Christmas. We purchase them through a local non-profit agency that helps the impoverished...
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Chris Christie and the Bullying God
According to multiple news reports, Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey and someone who clearly covets the Presidential office, has declared, “I am not a bully.” Now, he made this disclaimer after...
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Bill Gothard Resignation: This Gets Personal
“It sounds like the Taliban.” That was my oldest son’s response when I told him about the latest scandal in the Christian world: the resignation of Bill Gothard. Gothard was the founder and president...
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The new Apple iPhone
I have just spent the last hour and a half in the Apple Store purchasing a new iPhone. As if I needed it. Nonetheless, the attraction of the best, the brightest, the shiniest technology finally won...
View ArticleTwo Months, Five Days: Charge Conference Reports
I suppose this is true across all professions when retirement looms and perspective on what is necessary changes, but I admit it for myself here: for the first time since I’ve been a solo/senior...
View ArticleOne Violation and You Are Out: The United Methodist Tragedy
I wish we could just all admit that we simply don’t know. As much as we might claim to know, we don’t know. We don’t know what Jesus would do. We don’t know what real love is about. We don’t know how...
View ArticleOn District Superintendents, Pastoral Care, Condemnation and The General Rules
On Clergy Supervision A little discussed issue in the larger situation with Rev. Schaefer and the church trial: the nature and accountability of clergy supervision in our covenant. Each year, clergy...
View ArticleThe Crusty Poinsettias; The Crusted Over Soul
Yearly, members of the church I serve order poinsettias to decorate the worship center during Advent and into Christmas. We purchase them through a local non-profit agency that helps the impoverished...
View ArticleChris Christie and the Bullying God
According to multiple news reports, Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey and someone who clearly covets the Presidential office, has declared, “I am not a bully.” Now, he made this disclaimer after...
View ArticleBill Gothard Resignation: This Gets Personal
“It sounds like the Taliban.” That was my oldest son’s response when I told him about the latest scandal in the Christian world: the resignation of Bill Gothard. Gothard was the founder and president...
View ArticleThe new Apple iPhone
I have just spent the last hour and a half in the Apple Store purchasing a new iPhone. As if I needed it. Nonetheless, the attraction of the best, the brightest, the shiniest technology finally won me...
View ArticleA Violation of Integrity: "Coming Out" as a Lesbian Clergyperson?
She’s been living a lie and I’m deeply troubled about this even as others are cheering her on. I write of the Rev. Cynthia Meyer, a long time pastor, and her announcement to her church on Sunday,...
View ArticleTime to Protest: Beautiful Rape Babies and other Fantasies of Our Male...
West Virginia Republican Representative Kurkuba is quoted as saying: “while rape is awful, a child that results from a rape is beautiful.” His apology, as I understand it, was to “anyone who took my...
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