So, at the dawn of this deployment-to-Iraq, I decided to sign up for a second round with good ol' eHarmony.  I figured it would be partiuclarly helpful for maintaing perspective.  I had made all the payments for the year (which are non-refundable) by the time I realized how foolish I had been for spending my paycheck on anything other than ( Read more... )

In my experience of the Church today, it seems to me that the following items need to be stressed...

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1) Spirituality.  People are more important than materials.  Relationships are more important than ideals.  We should be soulful, not mechanical.  Things like rights, capital, the scientific method, sexual expression, and freedom of one's own ( Read more... )

Sacred reason, wisdom's youth
Mindful pleasing, loving truth
Consideration, quickly come
Guide me to do what should be done

All accounts reviewed with care
Leave me here before the Stair
Grace entrusted all to share
See forgiveness, see it fair

From all debts released I am
So let go my dues I can
What you owe this mercied man
Is to take his brother hand

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I had communion at a Kentucky Conference UMC young adults meeting, this weekend.  Before communion, the speaker held up two clay pots as he described what ancient Jewish covenants were like.  He said that sometimes clay pots were smashed, and so he threw the pots across the floor.  It startled us a bit.  The idea behind the demonstration was, "If I ( Read more... )