Shiba Inu
Some folks have heard me tell a story about my daughter's runaway cheese-loving Shiba Inu. Here's a live-cam that shows a group of Shiba Inu pups 24/7. They're pretty darn cute.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/shiba-inu-puppy-cam
Good for a short mental vacation!
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Latin American update
I have many good friends in the LATF ... here's their latest press release:
CONSULTATION AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FRATERNIDAD TEOLOGICA LATINOAMERICANA (FTL-LATF)
La Paz, Bolivia – October 25-28, 2008
Thirty-eight years ago, the LATF (the Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana – now known in English as the Latin American Theological Fellowship) was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The 1970 gathering included 25 theologians, pastors, seminary professors and evangelists. Today the LATF is spread throughout the Americas and Spain, and it is comprised of evangelical Christians committed to the life and mission of God’s people in Latin America and beyond. The LATF, as a part of the church, facilitates friendly spaces for dialogue and biblical-theological reflection from Latin America. Today, just like back in the 1970s, we continue yearning for a Latin American church that, transformed by the Word and the Spirit into an agent of the Kingdom of God and God’s justice, ministers in every area of society.
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Q & A – relationship with God
This obviously sincere and deeply important question came in the other day:
I recently read "The Shack" and it's theme somewhat describes my ongoing search for a personal relationship with God. I was encouraged today by my small group to ask an intelligent person I know the question that remains unresolved for me. If you are willing to be that intelligent person, here's my question: Assuming God wants a close relationship with me, and I (claim to) want a close relationship with him, why do we not have it?
My wife and I each desire relationship, so we both move toward the other and a deeper relationship ensues, but with God... not so much. It would seem that the failure is mine, yet I do not know how to seek him in a way that is more effective. How have you bridged the chasm? Thank you for your time and for your many contributions to my faith journey.
This question surfaces something so many people feel. The term "personal relationship with God" is thrown around so often - frequently modified with adjectives like "intimate" and "dynamic" - that many people feel disillusioned when it doesn't happen to them. I sometimes wonder if religious leaders do for spirituality what popular music does for romance - celebrate the extraordinary in such a way that it's made to seem normative, leaving "normal" to seem disappointing. Here are a few responses to this important question ...
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In Delaware
Thankfully I've had a few days home to recuperate from the flu ... today I head to Wilmington, Delaware to speak on EMC with First and Central Presbyterian ... If you're in the area, you can get more information here ... I hope to see you there!
Saturday night I'll come home for my dad's 84th birthday party. Happy Birthday, Dad!
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