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Daniel Jepsen: A Season of Nothingness

Daniel blogs at Random Musing on Life, the Universe and Everything * * * I will be doing nothing this fall. For three full months, I will have no deadlines, to-do lists, phone calls or emails to answer. Nothing. I will be hiking, praying, reading, and spending time with my family. And I will stillContinue reading “Daniel Jepsen: A Season of Nothingness”

The Giant David Could Not Kill

We heard earlier this week from guest poster Matthew Redmond on why he is not excited about church. Oh how I echo his feelings. I have been in church, involved in church, serving the church, working for the church, sweeping up after the church for going on 40 years now. I’ve been in the back-roomContinue reading “The Giant David Could Not Kill”

Another Look: The Art Of Doing Nothing

In light of what Chaplain Mike, et al, shared last week about slowing down, I thought we could take another look at this post from 2011. Or maybe it was just that this post talks of snow and it’s 105 here in Oklahoma right now. Or maybe the pictures from Calvin and Hobbes caught myContinue reading “Another Look: The Art Of Doing Nothing”

Summarizing the Gospel (in 7 words)

I saw this the other day and then noticed Scot McKnight had picked up on it on his blog also. Over at The Christian Century, David Heim reports on an invitation the publication gave to their authors. They asked them to come up with a concise summary of the Gospel message in seven words orContinue reading “Summarizing the Gospel (in 7 words)”

Quotes from Some of Our Friends…

Tim Gombis shared a statement he heard about what it means to “grow in grace.” This is worth sharing again: To grow in grace is to learn to love, to hope, to unify, and to trust, and no longer to separate, manipulate, manage, and control. It is to move from self-regard and self-protection to other-regard,Continue reading “Quotes from Some of Our Friends…”

Matthew B. Redmond: I Am Not Excited about Church, but…

Matthew blogs at Echoes and Stars. * * * Where’d you get them scars? How blue is your heart? Is it sad enough to break? She said, “It’s sad enough to break.” – Brian Fallon The two pastors of the church we have been attending, took me to lunch this past week. We talked aboutContinue reading “Matthew B. Redmond: I Am Not Excited about Church, but…”

Water, Water Everywhere! The Lutheran Baptismal Liturgy

How can water do such great things? Answer. It is not the water indeed that does them, but the word of God which is in and with the water, and faith, which trusts such word of God in the water. For without the word of God the water is simple water and no baptism. ButContinue reading “Water, Water Everywhere! The Lutheran Baptismal Liturgy”

Lee Adams: A Dirt Road Defense of Infant Baptism

Lee blogs at Homilies, Prayers, and Bread for the Journey. * * * August 23, 2012. This post is written in honor of my baby girls, Addie Lee and Reagan. At ages 19 months and 10 weeks, respectively, they will both receive the sacrament of baptism this weekend at Gordon’s Chapel United Methodist Church. TheContinue reading “Lee Adams: A Dirt Road Defense of Infant Baptism”

What Some of Our Friends Are Saying…

Note from CM: This will be a “Friend Week” at Internet Monk, featuring posts by some of our fellow travelers and recommendations about what a few of them are saying on their blogs. Today we feature some excerpts from the Christian blogosphere that we like. You can read the full posts from which these snippetsContinue reading “What Some of Our Friends Are Saying…”

Psunday Psalms: Psalms 3-18

Psunday Psalms Devotional Thoughts on the Psalms * * * But You, O Lord, are a shield about me… (Ps. 3:4) For you surely bless the righteous man, O Lord, encompassing him with favor like a shield. (Ps. 5:13) I look to God to shield me… (Ps. 7:11) O Lord, my crag, my fortress, myContinue reading “Psunday Psalms: Psalms 3-18”