Archive for the 'faith' Category

i can do all things…

Posted by barbara on March 29th, 2008 filed in faith

With Duke out, this is now my favorite part of the Madness this year…..http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney08/columns/story?columnist=whelliston_kyle&id=3319896&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1

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addition and subtraction…

Posted by barbara on March 26th, 2008 filed in faith, life

I recently read that Meister Eckhart, a 14th century Christian mystic, once said that the spiritual life is not so much a process of addition as a process of subtraction.  (The Clearing Season, by Sarah Parsons, p. 84).  I really resonate with that thought.  I’ve spent the last six weeks moving through The Clearing Season, […]

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the pulse of god…

Posted by barbara on March 7th, 2008 filed in faith, life

I go to the sea, for there, at peace, my soul converges with its source and turns its touch from earthly care and feels the pulse of God.  One of my favorite authors and artists is Robert Sexton (www.robertsexton.com).  My mother introduced me to his works, and I am not sure how she found him, but we […]

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speaking softly…

Posted by barbara on March 4th, 2008 filed in faith, life

I am going back to work full time next week - yep, turn out the lights, the party’s over.  Sigh.  Actually, this isn’t a bad thing at all.  1 - It is just hard to raise a family on even two salaries these days, let alone one and a half.  Throw in a couple of […]

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going deeper…

Posted by barbara on January 27th, 2008 filed in faith

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 […]

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baptists and blogs….

Posted by barbara on January 16th, 2008 filed in faith, just my opinion

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 […]

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christmas in mac

Posted by barbara on December 19th, 2007 filed in faith, life

I am sitting in the living room of my new home in my new town after a day of work at my new job at my new church….you get the idea. There is a lot of “new” for me and my family right now. Christmas tends to lend itself to traditions and “old”. […]

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acceptance

Posted by barbara on December 12th, 2007 filed in faith, random

You never know who might be behind the words out here in cyberspace. You never know why a person might be writing the things she or he is writing. You never know what your reaction may, or may not give to the writer.This blurb is from an online article from a Denver news […]

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s—t—r—e—t—c—h—i—n—g—…..

Posted by barbara on November 18th, 2007 filed in faith, life

I am a part of this great online community of faith called “Epinoia Cafe” (www.epinoiacafe.com). Today, I found this posted there by a member of our online community that I only know by name, but hope to meet face-to-face one day soon. Her name is Cat and here is what she posted:by Joan […]

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this is my church…

Posted by barbara on November 14th, 2007 filed in faith, love, social justice

http://www.fbcmac.org/index.php?pr=Inclusiveness_at_FBC…and I am pretty happy about that!!

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