Archive for January, 2008
you just call out my name…
…those are the first words in the chorus of a song that Shauna put on one of the cds she made for me. While I realize that it is typically young lovers that give each other “mixed tapes”, Shauna, my best friend, would give me mixed cds. These cds are some of my most-priceless treasures […]
Read More..>>learning to wait…
I have this mind that rarely stops moving, thinking, planning, hoping, dreaming, re-thinking, ticking, grinding….you get the picture. It just rarely stops. In my younger days, I thrived on that energy. It made me feel alive. It helped me keep up with five kids. It was stimulating and exhilarating. I think it was maybe my […]
Read More..>>going deeper…
My Pastor preached an amazing sermon this morning. I am not sure this was his main point (I’m a Baptist you know - three points and a poem!), but it was God’s main point for me. It centered around “going deeper”. I’ve been longing for a new depth in my faith, and I am finding […]
Read More..>>homeless and the cold front
I am (incredulously) watching the 11:00 news on Portland’s channel 6 right now. Apparently there’s a bit of an uproar in a Portland neighborhood because a church opened its doors to the homeless during the cold front that has hit Oregon and the homeless folks left garbage up and down the street. Apparently […]
Read More..>>baptists and blogs….
I met a woman today who told me that when she met my Pastor (years ago), she told him she needed to re-think everything she’d ever learned and / or thought about Baptists. I’ve had people tell me the same thing - well, the same concept, not exactly the same words. I […]
Read More..>>a look back at 2007 in pictures…
a look back at 2007…
It hardly seems possible that yet another twelve months has come and gone, but the automatic date here on my computer confirms it. 2008 has arrived, leaving behind, for my family at least, a monumentous year. I guess I’ll just start at the beginning….January of 2007 brought to town (Portland, not Welches!) one […]
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