I LIKE THIS AND I WONDER HOW MANY TIMES WE JUDGE PEOPLE BY THE WAY THEY LOOK AND NOT WHATS INSIDE OF THEM, HOPE YOU LIKE THIS AS MUCH AS I DID Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs roomsContinue reading “The Soul of the Fisherman”
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SINGING WITH THE LUTHERANS by Garrison Keillor
I have made fun of Lutherans for years – who wouldn’t, if you lived in Minnesota ? But I have also sung with Lutherans, and that is one of the main joys of life, along with hot baths and fresh sweet corn. We make fun of Lutherans for their blandness, their excessive calm, their fear ofContinue reading “SINGING WITH THE LUTHERANS by Garrison Keillor”
Our Deepest Fear
Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Williamsonfrom A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I toContinue reading “Our Deepest Fear”
February 2011 Front Page
Matthew 4:21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 1 Corinthians 1:10 I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of youContinue reading “February 2011 Front Page”
Identity Theft – Sermon from Baptism of our Lord.
Here is the Sermon I preached on January 9, 2011. It is entitled Identity Theft. I find it interesting that a couple days after this my wife and I received letters from our insurance company that someone had been let go because they had gotten into claim files with our names and important numbers without cause. They companyContinue reading “Identity Theft – Sermon from Baptism of our Lord.”
Start of a good year!
Over the past few days I have been inputing my activities and other stuff on the ELCA Wellness website . I liked the way this graph looked so I wanted to share it. It shows my weight from the beginning of the year last year when I did this same program to get monies toContinue reading “Start of a good year!”
Two Wolves.
TWO WOLVES One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. “One is Evil – It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. “TheContinue reading “Two Wolves.”
Sin or Brokenness…
WorkingPreacher.org. Which word do we use, sin or brokenness? Or is there another word that makes sense here? Should we say that only sin will do, when there is brokenness, blindness, separation, sickness… and many other ways to talk about our human fralitlies… I’d be interested to read your thoughts…
December 2010 Front Page
IT’S A MIRACLE!!!! How many of you remember this wonderful Christmas miracle pictured above. Christmas Eve 2004 snow fell in the south. The fitting end to one of my all time Christmas favorites, A Year Without A Santa Claus. Snow falls in the south and miracles never end… But let’s not get caught up inContinue reading “December 2010 Front Page”
The Meaning of Meaning in Film with Producer Hunt Lowry, Part I & II – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog
The Meaning of Meaning in Film with Producer Hunt Lowry, Part I & II – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog. Great interviews with a wonderful man about the meaning in movies and meaning in life. Makes you stop and think about what meaning is and why we do what we do…