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Are committees “life giving?”
11.10.05 | Permalink | 2 CommentsA little research project for you. Over the next three or four months, devote the occasional coffee hour conversation at church to finding something out: how many great new ideas has the "church committee ethos" squashed in your church? Here’s one method that might get you there. First, as you meander and mingle, ask people […]
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The song in my head
11.10.05 | Permalink | 4 CommentsI like pieIt’s really good to eatAnd it kinda tastes like candy! What do you think? A winner? Though no where near as good as my all time favorite, "Pork and Beans," by Brak:
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How white
11.10.05 | Permalink | 3 CommentsLast week I went to a big church meeting, basically an exit interview for our recently retired minister after the fact. During the meeting, one person asked how the congregational system we’ve created together fosters the overcommitment and burnout that several folks had mentioned. He asked why we allow people to take on five or […]
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Then try feeling that way all the time
11.07.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Then try feeling that way all the timeThe imcomparable Real Live Preacher reflects on his depression after five months on meds: Okay, this is the important part. This is why there are no heroes with depression. On the day you snap, you are just a guy who snapped. You get no credit for the weeks or months or years that you were […]
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Nursing my addiction
10.29.05 | Permalink | 2 CommentsA new version of Civilization came out this week, so I may disappear for a while. Fortunately, there is help.
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Muhammed depicted; death threats ensue
10.29.05 | Permalink | 4 CommentsA Danish newspaper is receiving death threats for publishing a series of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammed. Local Muslim groups are demanding an apology for the toons. The paper has hired security guards for the first time in response. Sigh. One Plastic poster put it this way: In any other religion it is possible […]
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