This is a great talk on helping our children and youth to see what it is that makes them move and be and know they have a purpose. Can we know this for ourselves and then help the youth around us discover and fan the flames of their own spark… YouTube – TEDxTC – PeterContinue reading “YouTube – TEDxTC – Peter Benson – Sparks: How Youth Thrive.”
Category Archives: Thoughts and Wonderings
How to turn your kids into entrepreneurs – WSJ.com
How to turn your kids into entrepreneurs – WSJ.com. Great article on how kids become entrepreneurs, and on how much parents need to be involved with their children…
Archbishop of Roman Catholic Church in the US speaks on the Today Show
Wonderful interview on the life of the Catholic Church… http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640 Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
A bit of Texas Lutheran history « Michael Rinehart
This is a wonderful article on the history of Lutheranism in Texas. a great read. It was written by the Bishop of the Texas Louisiana Gulf coast Synod of the ELCA. A bit of Texas Lutheran history « Michael Rinehart.
GOD LIVES UNDER THE BED
I received this by email and thought it needed to be shared… I envy Kevin. My brother, Kevin, thinks God lives under his bed. At least that’s what I heard him say one night. He was praying out loud in his dark bedroom, and I stopped to listen, ‘Are you there, God?’ he said. ‘WhereContinue reading “GOD LIVES UNDER THE BED”
Paul Simon And A Moment Of Pure Sobbing Joy : All Songs Considered Blog : NPR
Paul Simon And A Moment Of Pure Sobbing Joy : All Songs Considered Blog : NPR. Rayna Ford went to a Paul Simon concert on May 7, 2011… She shouted for him to play the song Duncan. She wanted to hear the song because this is the song she learned to play guitar on… WellContinue reading “Paul Simon And A Moment Of Pure Sobbing Joy : All Songs Considered Blog : NPR”
Bigger than ourselves…
“I read recently that 5% of the 159 million adults in the United States who identify themselves as Christians, attend a house church as their primary faith community. 5% might not sound like a lot, but if you break it down, those attending house churches make 7,950,000 of all adult Christians in the United States.Continue reading “Bigger than ourselves…”
A statement on the 2009 ELCA Churchwide decision
I sit at my desk and prayerfully consider a statement to simply state my Biblical and pastoral understanding of the ELCA’s decisions “to allow congregations that choose to do so to recognize and support lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships” and to allow persons in these relationships to serve as rostered leaders (including pastors) of those congregations.Continue reading “A statement on the 2009 ELCA Churchwide decision”
The sound of your name…
Can you hear your mother calling your name? It sounds beautiful doesn’t it? Even when you hear it in a timber that you know you have done something wrong, there is still a beauty to the way your loved one speaks your name. Even for those of us whos mother has long passed, we canContinue reading “The sound of your name…”
Place your life in His hands…
Hour by hour I place my days in your hand, safe from the hands out to get me. (Psalm 31:15 The Message). I place my days in your hands. Wow. If we could only do this. It is easy to do when we are surrounded by enemies wanting to drag us down with them. WeContinue reading “Place your life in His hands…”
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