Monthly Archives: March 2009

Unexpected Currents

Posted on March 25, 2009 by luke

Have you ever spent any time in the ocean? My in-laws have a house in southern Orange County. Whenever we visit, we go down to the same beach near their home. So we stake out a place on the beach … Continue reading →

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Read and Comment

Posted on March 19, 2009 by luke

From Dallas Willard’s The Divine Conspiracy: The “real” world has little room for a God of sparrows and children. To it, Jesus can only seem “otherworldly” — a good-hearted person out of touch with reality. Yes, it must be admitted … Continue reading →

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08B Update

Posted on March 10, 2009 by luke

Unofficially, the vote at Presbytery today on Amendment 08B was 42/53/2. That is to say, 42 in favor, 53 against, and 2 recommending no action.

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08B Comments

Posted on March 10, 2009 by luke

Here’s what I said at Presbytery today. When I began the process of discerning my call to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament, the leaders of my church encouraged me to participate in a discernment group. So one evening I … Continue reading →

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Morongo Basin Leadership Prayer Breakfast

Posted on March 7, 2009 by luke

I’m looking forward to the Leadership Prayer Breakfast on Friday. The speaker is Mark Joseph. All I know about him is what Google tells me. I got this bio from his column at the Huffington Post: Mark Joseph is a … Continue reading →

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Spring Forward? But It's Still Winter!

Posted on March 7, 2009 by luke

Yecch. Daylight Savings Time begins earlier than ever this year. (They haven’t changed it again, it’s just that the second Sunday of March occurs 6 days earlier this year.)

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