Category Archives: Rambles

Looking back through the mirror…

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Last weekend I attended my 30-year high school reunion. Reunions of any kind…classes, families, organizational, etc….have always been sort of strange to me. You gather with a bunch of people with whom you have some connection but rarely see, catch … Continue reading →

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The discipline of discipline

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

Yesterday’s post about just sitting down to write in order to allow my self to start writing caused me to think deeper about the whole issue of discipline…how we make ourselves do the things we need to do. “Discipline” is … Continue reading →

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How do you jumpstart a sputtering blog?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

For the past 3  or 4 months, I’ve had about the most severe case of writer’s block I can ever remember. Maybe it’s because what little writing I’ve done lately has by necessity flowed into lesson planning, sermon preparation or … Continue reading →

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Why I “like” Obama, “dislike” Palin, and why this post has nothing to do with politics.

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

This will come as no surprise to those who know me well, but I’m a pot-stirrer. I have a tendency to say and do things on occasion just to provoke a reaction that will create conversation. And so when Facebook … Continue reading →

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Time to go all Old Testament on you…

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Because I’ve been teaching a couple of classes on the Old Testament for the past few weeks, it’s really been influencing my thinking of late. It seems a lot of Christians don’t like to spend much time in the Old … Continue reading →

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A Roller Coaster Guy Stuck in a Merry-Go-Round Park

Posted on August 13, 2009 by

I love metaphors. I think there’s a reason Jesus speaks so much in that form through stories and parables. Metaphors draw pictures of concepts in a way that speaks to our commonality of experience. Regular readers–both of you (insert smiley … Continue reading →

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Church…or crutch?

Posted on July 15, 2009 by

Earlier this week I was in a meeting where part of the discussion centered around “marketing” the church. The discussion itself isn’t really what was important, nor was the specific topic. But it rubbed up against something in my subconscious … Continue reading →

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Fishing: God’s answer to all life’s problems

Posted on April 18, 2009 by

I just got home from a 4-day flyfishing trip with friends on the Elk River. As I hoped, the experience left me feeling refreshed and recharged to face the daily challenges that vacation days are created to help us escape … Continue reading →

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Snow joke!

Posted on April 7, 2009 by

April 7, and it’s snowing. Despite the fact that April snows are not all that unusual in central Appalachia, there’s something about a blast of winter in the gathering spring that’s just, well, a little depressing. Predictably, this little weather … Continue reading →

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Time’s fun when you’re having flies!

Posted on March 16, 2009 by

OK, so I’m lousy at New Year’s resolutions! I tried to keep up with weekly posts, but the last couple of weeks just got away from me. My sincerest apologies to whatever few regular readers I have out there! The … Continue reading →

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