Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
I think one of Jesus' teaching should have been, "If you want to care about people then care about them." I think about Vi Warwick often. She is probably in her mid-eighties. I think about John Murphy often. He died several years ago. I think ...
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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
What is that? Healthy stewardship regarding church facilities!!!! Well, Eric Helms posted an entry that really got me going... You can see his entry by clicking here for some context, but I went over the top. My response to his post follows:
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I guess I am of ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
We are continuing to have mid-week services during Lent. When I came to Trinity they were particpating in mid-week ecumenical services with the other churches in Spotswood. We had worship with the Reformed Church, St. Peter's, and Spotswood Chapel. It was easier to communicate what we were doing because the ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
There is a Task Force begin formed to the to study the benefits and advantages of uniting the resources of these congregations to develop an overall strategy for advantageous location, mergers and church starts in order that we may more effectively fulfill our ministry.
The full resolution is:
Study on ...
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
I am a Trustee of the Spotswood Education Foundation. The Foundation (SEF) provides grant money to educational staff and students for the development of programs and activities that are not covered by the school budget. These programs enhance the curriculum and provide the students with a more comprehensive and ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
I received an email from a parent in Spotswood today regarding the end of French and German languages in town. The following was the email I received
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You've no doubt heard of the Spotswood Board of Ed's plan to remove French and German from the curriculum (if not here is ...
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Friday, January 25th, 2008
This morning I was revisiting the devotion that was yesterday's devotion for my children. It starts with Psalm 103:8-14 and tells a nice story about restoration and our need to be restored. As I listened to my wife read this to my daughter (who is 6 years old) ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
I am bothered by the constant barrage of information that is put out by the Church with copyright protection. Who's paying the estate of Jesus for the use of His stuff? Well, okay - he's God so he'd probably let us use it, but Matthew on the other ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
It seems that I am having a wilderness experience (Matthew 4) of sorts. I have been thinking about it as short-circuiting. Whether that means that I am being inundated with temptation right now or my thinking process is off or I have some kind of hormonal imbalance - ...
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
As I was going through my original blog called Pondering Perfection, I came across my favorite post. So, I thought I'd reminisce with you by sharing it.
I had a lesson in theology today from my four year-old daughter. We were playing Candyland. She was so intent on ...
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