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It occured to me that I have never posted in this blog some of the hymns and liturgical resources that I have published elsewhere. Here is my favorite of my own writings, the bapti
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Last Wednesday, my "raccoon devotional" appeared in the Upper Room. Just after the office opened, I got a random phone call from a kind woman in another part of the world (the Uppe
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It's official. One of my hymns is being published in real hymnal for the first time. In the spring, a new hymnal called "Celebrating Grace" is being published in association with M
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Yesterday was GraceFull Players Sunday at Grace UMC and I enjoyed it as always. One prayer was shared that I thought was simply beautiful, a prayer attributed to Mother Theresa. He
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If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow. -- Ancient Chinese Proverb I have been thinking about this phrase ever since I saw it the other
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I was invited to write a week of devotionals for the 2011 edition of the Upper Room Disciplines. They are based on the lectionary scriptures for a week in October. Here is one. Sun
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I have been invited to write a week of devotionals for the 2011 Upper Room Disciplines. They are based on the lectionary for a week in October. Here is one. Tuesday, October 11 – R
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What a wonderful skit which, in its own simple way, gives profound witness to the lifelong journey of Spiritual Formation that Christians are all called to. We long to be shaped an
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Occasionally something comes out on the news that reminds me of how the gospel can be reshaped and misused to become something other than about the self-giving love of Christ. Rece
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I was invited to write one week of devotionals for the 2011 edition of the "Upper Room Disciplines." The devotionals are based on the lectionary scriptures for a week in October. H
Originally at Musings of a Musical Preacher
I was invited to write one week of devotionals for the 2011 edition of the "Upper Room Disciplines." The devotionals are based on the lectionary scriptures for a week in October. H
Originally at Musings of a Musical Preacher
I was invited to write one week of devotionals for the 2011 edition of the "Upper Room Disciplines." The devotionals are based on the lectionary scriptures for a week in October. H
Originally at Musings of a Musical Preacher
I was invited to write one week of devotionals for the 2011 edition of the "Upper Room Disciplines." The devotionals are based on the lectionary scriptures for a week in October. H
Originally at Musings of a Musical Preacher
I was invited to write one week of devotionals for the 2011 edition of the "Upper Room Disciplines." The devotionals are based on the lectionary scriptures for a week in October. H
Originally at Musings of a Musical Preacher
I was invited to write one week of devotionals for the 2011 edition of the "Upper Room Disciplines." The devotionals are based on the lectionary scriptures for a week in October. H
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Some of the kids at church never cease to entertain me and teach me about life. On Sunday, I was closing the morning service by moving down the aisle in typical fashion, making my
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I was invited to write one week of devotionals for the 2011 edition of the "Upper Room Disciplines." The devotionals are based on the lectionary scriptures for a week in October. H
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I love to share my raccoon story. It involves an experience of learning Christ’s way of forgiveness during the early years of my ministry. The full story can be found by clicking t
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This is a fascinating video about the world's oldest existing manuscript of the New Testament. Its pages can now be seen online. It is called the Codex Sinaiticus and its pages can
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I have become fascinated with pictures of paths since I got my new camera phone. I suppose the winding road, the journey, the trail bending upward is one of the most vivid metaphor
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This is from the heart of an unknown author ... When I meditated on the word Guidance, I kept seeing “dance” at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God’s will is a l
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After my uncle died, I got to thinking about my funeral or memorial service plans again. I wrote something that I would like on the back of the worship guide whenever the time come
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Pictured: "Weighing the Soul", 1875 I have been reading Psalm 24 this week about who shall ascend to God's "holy place." For me, this is the place of Christ's presence, the thin pl
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Pictured is my beloved Sandy, at the famous pump where Helen Keller learned her first word, "water." This weekend, my wife and I went to see "The Miracle Worker." It's an outdoor p
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