Create in God’s Likeness
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness’…So God created man in his own image; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:26-27 Consumption is a…
Tag: Life
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The Time-Traveling Capability of Grace
The concept of time has always fascinated me. From early elementary short stories I wrote in Detroit to high school “space” poetry I created in the rural countryside of Southern…
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“What do you think?” – Repost
Today Pr. Ralph Rohr was scheduled to be our guest blog writer. So, we thought it a fitting tribute to Ralph’s life and legacy to reprint this post he offered…
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Elmer… my friend
I love animals. I believe that they are a wonderful part of God’s creation. And many of them do so many things for us. They keep us company. They protect…
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A First Day Walk
On January 1, my family and I participated in the annual “First Day Walk” at Curt Gowdy State Park. About 100 hikers joined in the almost two mile hike. The…
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Home on the Range
When I was in Junior High School, my parents gave me a gift: a week at “Rolling Y” camp in southern Ohio. It was a camp that was filled with…
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Throw Away Days
Sunday Feb. 10, 2013 started out as one of those days. Carolyn and I had been quarreling/fighting for a couple of days and our differences had crept into this particular…
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Song for a Savior?
I’m sure that when Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim came together to write the Broadway musical “West Side Story”, their intentions when writing the song “Something’s Coming” were not to…
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The Transforming Practice of Gratitude
One of my favorite prayers is this one from the Vespers service (ELW p.317). “O God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by…
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Praying for a Servant’s Heart
Every day, in some form or fashion, the Holy Spirit helps me pray, “God use me as a vessel so that I may be in service to you and one…