a prodigal’s blog
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. . . just another sinner, poor & needy.First of all, let me say welcome. Second, please note that the posts in this blog do not reflect the opinions of the United Methodist Church, nor my local congregation. They are mine alone, and depending upon the day, I might not even claim them as my own either :^)
The beautiful header for my blog was painted by Julie R. Neidlinger. Her work and blog can be found at Lone Prairie.Net.
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Category Archives: Life
Small Blessings
Today around 3 pm I noticed some dark clouds rolling into the neighborhood. For a moment I thought we might have a thunderstorm, or at least some rain. Instead, we got wind and lots of it. The gusts were strong … Continue reading
Following Christ
In this week’s gospel reading from John 21, we have a conversation between Jesus and Peter. It goes like this: When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than … Continue reading
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Tagged following Christ, following Jesus, John 21, Peter
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Not Made for Here
Jim Reeves via last.fm Back in my childhood (many, many years ago now), a song by Jim Reeves was very popular in my home church. It spoke of how we, as followers of Jesus and members of the Church of … Continue reading
Posted in Lewis, Life
Tagged C. S. Lewis, Jim Reeves, not made for here, this world is not my home
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On My Way to Yes
Finally on my way to yes I bump into all the places where I said no to my life all the untended wounds the red and purple scars those hieroglyphs of pain carved into my skin, my bones, those coded … Continue reading
Being Awake
Cover of Joe Versus the Volcano “My father says that almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know. Everybody you see. Everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake and they live in a … Continue reading
Seeing Beauty
This photo and quote are courtesy of tkriii (on tumblr), who adds, “we should all do this. life—all it’s components—is beautiful.” Technorati Tags: seeing beauty
Our Finest Moments
“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of … Continue reading
Turning Over a New Leaf
A family in my church gave me a membership to Planet Fitness for Christmas. I had not used it until today. This was due to several reasons, but the biggest one for me was that I did not want to … Continue reading
We’re All . . .
“We’re all a little broken. We’re all a little twisted. We’re all less than we could be or want to be.” — Conor Oberst Technorati Tags: Conor Oberst,we’re all
People Don’t Wait Forever
from karinathegeek on tumblr Technorati Tags: waiting
