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A Prayer for El Paso and Dayton
(Several have asked for a copy of the prayer I gave this morning at Christ Church following the tragic shootings on Saturday in El Paso and Dayton. As I post it below I pray that all may find peace in … Continue reading
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A Lunar Lord’s Supper
I was only a teenager at the time, but growing up in Houston with a father in the news business, I felt a special connection to NASA from early on, even getting the chance to sit once or twice in … Continue reading
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2,248 MILES
I could have walked from Atlanta to Los Angeles by now, or to put it on a more global scale, almost halfway across Russia from east to west, or the same distance across Africa from north to south. For today … Continue reading
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Fun With Math
He attributed the phrase to Benjamin Disraeli, but you won’t actually find it in any of his works. But in speaking to the power of numbers to bolster an otherwise weak argument, Mark Twain was probably correct to say that there … Continue reading
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Parachuting into Pandemonium
I can’t begin to imagine it. But for a twenty-five year young captain from Arkansas, today was one that forever changed his life. For after having enlisting in the infantry, J.W.’s talents quickly propelled him to a leadership role. He arrived … Continue reading
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Going On to Home Base (And Perfection)
To be sure, no one is ever really out, even if those on the other team somehow manage to catch the ball in flight, throw it back, and physically chase down and tag the hitter. For in Dream League baseball, it’s … Continue reading
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What the Methodists Really Said
It’s now been two weeks since the General Conference and the twitterverse is still atwitter. Moving beyond some of the hype and hyperbole, however, here’s what the Methodists actually did and did not say: Methodists did not say that LGBTQI persons … Continue reading
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