Sunday, July 31, 2016
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Sleep Better
Broken sleep is the absolute worst.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Field
Jesus's parable of the workers who come late and receive the same full day's pay got me thinking. Should we complain about the lazy if we get what we work for? Is it right to turn and take advantage of the chance to work half days in the future for a full day's pay? |
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Debilitationg
General Synod Vote
I would have voted for the motion, begrudgingly. That being said, what was my reaction? Well, when I heard that it failed by one vote I was disappointed. I was disappointed for all the people who had so much invested emotionally, who would be hurt. When I later heard that the motion had passed by one vote, I was upset for what the future will bring for the dissenters. They will be disenfranchised. I'm afraid that some will be pressured against their conscience under threat of penalty. It's really loose/loose and Satan is loving it all.
The day of the results from the vote, I drove by a billboard ad that said, "Don't tear down a fence until you know why it was put up first." An omen?
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Mind Going
Why can't we be civil?
In times of civil strife in days gone by, great men would speak to the public and appeal for peace. In the 21st century, people are stired up by spin doctors for political expedience with much collateral damage (violence). |
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Excess
As I prayed The Lord's Prayer today, I was conscious that when I prayed for my daily bread, I was praying to be given only the bread I need; maybe it's my new diet, or the realization that I don't need a lot of what I eat. But, I don't think that was the original intent, that being that we don't go hungry. Maybe that's why I haven't ever won the lottery. I don't need 50 million dollars. Still, it sure would be nice to not have to work anymore. It's not that I need to put my trust in money because I don't know where my next meal is coming from. I just want to not have to work for my supper, or at least work at the things I want to work at rather than at a job. Spending my days and weeks doing charity work and creating employment for others is my 649 dream. |
Debt
As I chanted Psalm 30 today, verses 1-3 jumped out at me big time. I was drawn to the thought of how I didn't have to pay the piper, and how that must have been His mercy. |
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
All Things
The greatest challenge for the predominantly liberal clergy of the twenty first century will be to be all things to all men. Cutrently most of them only know how to make the Church fit well into society. |
California Compliant
When I hear the tern Calfornia compliant, my mind sees police state vs natural rights. |