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jgordon1 — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:46:37 +0000

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God be with you, ’til we meet again

remims — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:20:10 +0000

So, after a year of posting Preacher's Kid, it's time to say farewell. I have so appreciated the opportunity to share my occasionally tortured faith, to relive the sweet and bitter and in between insights and experiences of life and the aftermath of being the son of a preacher man. I...

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Christ not born on Dec. 25? ‘Merry Christmas,’ anyway

remims — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:44:22 +0000

Some insist it's the “War on Christmas.” In some places of business, in some schools, in some government offices, saying “Merry Christmas” may bring you a scowl or even a reprimand. “Happy Holidays” is the politically correct thing to say. Some of my co-religionists sputter back, “But Jesus is the reason for the season!” and then shout “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” with the same anger...

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A Congress Carol? Dickens’ Scrooge listened, Washington is not.

remims — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:36:03 +0000

It's odd what convergences of thought an occur when you see a well-done, live theater production of “A Christmas Carol,” followed by seeing the politicians on CNN, yet again, blaming each other for not doing the most basic work they were elected to do. I experienced both this week, the first at a delightful community theater-in-the-round; the second when I turned on the news upon...

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Was that lunch, or Our Lady of Cheddar and Christ in a chip?

remims — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:49:25 +0000

Whenever I hear someone exclaim, “Christ on a crutch!” I usually point out there are at least a couple reasons the expression fails in the imagery department. First, scripture tells us he never had a broken bone. Second, if he had broken or even sprained a leg, don't you think he might've healed...

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On the ‘Dork Fish,’ the Origin of All Things and Cosmic Perspective

remims — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:28:56 +0000

I was puzzling over the mysteries of Creation vs. Natural Selection, Old Earth vs. Young Earth, and the perceived dividing lines between faith and science and the Origin of All Things the other day when I had an epiphany . . . from "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" standup Bill Engvall. Kinda put the whole cerebral debate at rest. Nothing like laughter to give you perspective about just how strange and self-absorbed a...

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Christmas 2011: The most wonderful time . . . to give, and live faith

remims — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:04:46 +0000

Christmas 2011 will not be, as the song assures us, “the most wonderful time of the year.” But for those who still have work and homes, enough to eat and warm clothes to wear in the depths of winter, it can be the most wonderful opportunity of the year – to reach out to our fellow humans. On Sunday, Read the full post here »

Gingrich: Historically ‘right’, but politically wrong on Palestine?

remims — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:08:14 +0000
Republican Party insiders have basically been telling anyone who will listen that in 2012, Democratic President Obama will become an one-termer. The consensus is that after three years of failed economic policy, continued high unemployment and foreign and domestic policy crises, the GOP could even put their iconic elephant on the ballot and beat Obama come next November. They just may have to, if their current crop of candidates – who have traded leads in the polls like...
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Baxter’s legacy: Dog, it’s God, spelled backwards

remims — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:35:03 +0000
I love dogs. I believe in the unconditional love and loyalty these furry companions give as a gift from God. Our relationship with these animals in unique and special. It goes beyond the rational and into the transcendent, even the spiritual. They know us in ways we do not understand; they seem to sense our most basic emotional needs even when we lose track of them ourselves, underneath a churning sea of our "higher consciousness," our ability to complicate everything, to worry, fret...
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Robbed at knifepoint, what he did after handing over his wallet

remims — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:15:00 +0000
Hey, I admit, I don't quite know what to think of this one. Part of me, a big part, says this guys lives, even if he doesn't identify it as such, the “Golden Rule.” He gave up both coat and cloak, walked the second mile, etc., all those biblical parable/analogies taught by Jesus Christ. Another part of me...
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