“Prayer offered in early morning is decisive for the day. The wasted time we are ashamed of, the temptations we succumb to, the weakness and discouragement in our work, the disorder and lack of discipline in our thinking and in our dealings with other people – all these frequently have their cause in our neglect [...]
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Now that James Cameron is saying they found the tomb of Jesus, does this mean I can stay home Sunday? After all, if Christ is not raised, then our faith is in vain. And if our faith is in vain, then there is no need to wake the LutherPunk up at 5:30 am.
So did anyone notice [...]
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Sunday sermon draft is complete, and it is Monday afternoon! This is much more like it!
I still have like 800 things on my to-do list, but for some reason everything seems managable.
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Wayne “The Train” Hancock. He masterfully blends honky tonk and rockabilly (are you detecting a theme yet) for a great sound. A couple of things about Wayne Hancock that I like:
1. He records his music live in studio with a full band, so there is none of this overproduced overdubbing garbage. It sounds consistently great.
2. [...]
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So we are in week two of senior pastor vacancy, with me at the helm of the ship, so to speak. Week one went off without a hitch. A couple of physical plant issues to address, but we have a great property team, and I pretty much left it to them to decide how to [...]
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As I noted in a post below, I attended an ELW introductory workshop this past Sunday. I have said some uncharitable things about the Renewing Worship process in the ELCA, but overall have been very pleased at just how receptive the church has been to feedback from pastors and the laity. I now have both [...]
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When I was a child growing up in South Louisiana, everyone practiced Lenten disciplines, even those folks who rarely if ever darkened the door of a church. Lent was a big deal, and I am sure that this had to do with its connection to the blow-out of Mardi Gras. Even my grandfather - the [...]
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- Son got cut from Spring soccer at the middle school. This really sucked. Soccer has always kind of been his thing. His playing on a traveling team for the county park system, but getting cut at school stung for him.
- Baby had her first set of vaccines today. I think I was more upset [...]
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Though you may have suggested it in the paper on Saturday, you are not in the same company as Martin Luther. Please understand, a reformer and a revisionist are not one in the same. A reformer - like Father Luther - is one who seeks to return the church to its Gospel core. A revisionist [...]
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So, it appears that I am obsessing with dead rock stars today. I am sure it is related to Art’s post on the late, great Joe Strummer. Anyway, I have posted about Jeff Buckley before. His “Grace” record is one of my favorites of all time, and one I listen to a good deal. He [...]
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