Inaugural Week Meditation: So happy
I’m 52, and I’ve had a great first half-century of life (and am looking forward to the next). But this inaugural week I feel an extraordinary happiness. Younger people can understand it to a great degree, but I think many folks my age and older – Euro American, African American, Latino American, Native American, Asian American - share a sense of joy that is especially hard to explain. (continued after the jump)
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Q & A – Why not “Why I am Celtic?”
Q: I am a ... pastor ... and a former RC priest. Your book A Generous Orthodoxy has clarified for me many of the concerns about mission that have jumped around in my head for a long time. A question arises: With a last name beginning with "Mc," how come you don't have a section called "Why I Am Celtic?"
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pastor raises his voice about gaza …
Just received this about my friend Sivin Kit in Malaysia ... God bless you, Sivin!
Quotable line: "A lot of people are still ignorant about the Palestine-Israel issue. It is not about religion or race but a humanitarian crisis."
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just fyi … book sale and sermon notes
Barnes and Noble is selling harcover Secret Message of Jesus for less than $4.00 here.
Amazon has the softcover version of Secret Message for $5.49 here.
I continue to hear from churches that are using the book for classes, small groups, and leadership training ... might be a good idea for Lent? Pastors and other leaders will find sermon outlines and other resources for group use here ...
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Song …
This is a song I wrote a while back. The crisis in gaza got me singing it this morning during a time of prayer, so I decided to upload it. I think of Jesus' words, "If you only knew what makes for peace ..." (Luke 19) Gaza, Iraq, Darfur, Congo, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe ... or gangs in our own cities, factions in our own churches and denominations, or strife in our own families and circles of friends ... "Lord, make us instruments of your peace."
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