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Scripture and Moral Discernment

“It all comes down to hermeneutics!” It was a seminary prof, many years ago, who uttered those words. I had probably heard the word “hermeneutics”

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A Good Day

Good morning. Happy Monday. Happy busy, lots-to-do, didn’t-get-enough-done-this-weekend-or-enough-rest-either kind of morning. Welcome to another brief interval between sunrise and sunset. If you’re anything like me

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Thin Places

Thanks to Jes for her thoughtful post earlier this week on cloudy places in Luke’s Transfiguration story. To further prepare for Sunday, here’s a meditation

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Morning comfort, morning thanks

When my master’s program was over, I wasn’t enamored with graduate school, and I rather missed the high-maintenance life of a high school teacher. My

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Lost in the Cloud

 While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. (Luke 9:34) Photo by Jim

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#helphimjesus

Two weeks ago I was privileged to sit in on a consultation on preaching hosted by my colleagues at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.   

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More Wisdom from Kathleen Norris

If you read Jennifer Holberg’s entry last week you know that Jennifer and I were privileged to spend Saturday, January 26th at the Buechner Institute

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My Girlfriend Left Me

My TV girlfriend, as my wife refers to her, has left me. Elizabeth Lemon has moved on, leaving me with nothing but syndication. 30 Rock

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