Tag Archives: courage

Valor

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Wealth, therefore, is “THE POSSESSION OF THE VALUABLE BY THE VALIANT”; and in considering it as a power existing in a nation, the two elements, the value of the thing, and the valour of its possessor, must be estimated together. … Continue reading →

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A Psalm — for Courage

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

I wrote a small psalm to share with the main mother in my life and she thought I should share it with you. I have been admiring the film-makers who are the prophets of the unbelieving world, these days. They are … Continue reading →

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Kristen and the Sword of Wendell Berry

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

I have been meaning to tell this little story about Kristen for a few weeks. The Monday after resurrection Sunday seems like a good time to tell it. Our good feeling of new life is going to meet up with … Continue reading →

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Tasers and John Doe Graves

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

I’m glad I am not the only worried one. The national media wandered into a couple of territories with which I am familiar recently: Citizen’s Bank Park and Imperial Valley, CA. They told some disturbing, important truths about where our … Continue reading →

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Meeting Fatigue

Posted on May 3, 2010 by

One of my friends told me, last night (at the public meeting), that he wasn’t at a meeting we had mutually agreed to attend because he’d “had enough Circle of Hope meetings” that week. In his case that seemed pretty … Continue reading →

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Being Built Together as Living Stones

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him—you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house… 1 Peter 2:4-5 As we come to our Discerning Retreat We … Continue reading →

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Re:Orientation — my small part

Posted on September 27, 2009 by

[I had a short offering to give last night at the “Re:Orientation” event. I thought I’d put an even shorter version out here for you to see what you think. We were presenting an alternative to what universities usually say … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Programming

Posted on September 21, 2009 by

Everyone who ever came up with a structured, even bureaucratic way to serve was NOT bad, of course. But “programming” CAN often be the hideout for spiritual cowards. “Programming” CAN be the big temptation for people with big ideas. The … Continue reading →

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Pray and Not Faint

Posted on September 14, 2009 by

Jesus said, “Men ought always to pray, and not to faint.” (Luke 18:1)  At least He said that in the King James Version. I think it might be more literally translated: Jesus told them that “they” ought always to pray and … Continue reading →

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Ask

Posted on August 3, 2009 by

And Caleb said, “I will give my daughter Acsah in marriage to the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher.” Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s brother, took it; so Caleb gave his daughter Acsah to him in marriage.       One … Continue reading →

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