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First Church of Tax Exemption

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After his tour de force as interim host on The Daily Show in 2013, John Oliver moved over to HBO to host his own program, “Last Week Tonight“. There, he takes a …

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Really, God?

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During a recent sermon, I was reminded of the story of Naaman. It’s about a powerful dude, Naaman (duh), who has a skin disease and visits Elisha to get some healing. Things …

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My Story Pt III

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Today, we come to the third chapter of the saga that is My Story. Monday, I started with the tale of my Leave It To Beaver-ish early years. Wednesday, I laid bare the time …

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A Fight You Can’t Win

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Many people like to talk about someone’s “brave battle with cancer”, like it’s a war; the implication being that if you’re tough enough, you can kick its ass and expel …

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A Few Thought About Dying…, And Living

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As is the family custom, I went to my mother’s for New Year’s. There was a little work to do around the place, but the real reason I went was …

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Shut Up and Be My Friend

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In the past couple of days, I’ve started reading a light-hearted little ditty titled Cancer and Theology, a collection of essays by different authors such as Tony Jones, Brian McLaren and Carol …

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In the Moment

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Most people spend their days never having to confront their mortality, only to come to face to face with it in the twilight of their years. I am not one of …

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Living on Borrowed Time

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This camper build isn’t going quite like I thought it would, but that seems to be the case with any project I take on. There have been setbacks, like the …

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Why Doesn’t God Answer Every Prayer?

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I love South Park. It’s irreverent, funny, bawdy and, every now then, you’ll see pretty good social commentary. But, one thing I never expected to find was decent theology. That …

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God’s Heart Breaks, Too.

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This morning, I’ve reached a level of procrastination that is amazing even for me. And, it’s all because I don’t want to write about what I have to write about …

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