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Praying for and Listening to Peter
>It happened one Sunday in morning worship several years ago. After the sermon, instead of a Pastoral Prayer, the liturgist led the congregation in a responsive litany that sought to gather our collective praises and prayers. Then, without warning, the liturgist prayed: “Lord, we pray for the church universal, for Pope John Paul II, for…
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Fishing for All People
> And he said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fish for people.” Matthew 4:19 Fishing is prominent biblical metaphor that is rich in theological implications for evangelism and what some might call “marketing the church.” When I head to the ocean, I generally engage in two types of fishing: pole fishing…
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Visiting Jesus in Prison
>Before leaving on vacation this week, I traveled to the Durham County Detention Center (the city jail; sometimes referred to with sarcasm as the “downtown Hilton”) with Pastor Edgardo to visit and pray with one of my Latino parishioners. Even though I had a lot of things to do before heading to the beach –…
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Theological Reflections on Harry Potter, Race, and Blood Purity
>The magical world of Harry Potter with its incantations, broomsticks, exotic creatures, and complicated spells may not mirror our own world much, but there are exceptions to the rule. One example that seems especially poignant is the presence of evil that revolves so tightly around the issues of race, racism, and identity politics. It is…
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Stealing my way through Deathly Hallows
>Ok, so I am caught up in the rush to read the last installment of Rowling’s popular series. I just wish I didn’t have to steal my way through the book! My oldest purchased it at 12:01 the night it came out, and everyone in the Baker house has been grabbing at it the moment…
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It’s called Fishing, not Catching
>That’s the line I use when I can’t even catch an old tire or a floating tree branch: “that’s why they call it going fishing and not going catching!” It sounds like the voice of experience talking. I only wish that my last two fishing expeditions had given me some experience with actual fish that…
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2007 Annual Conference Highs and Lows
>Annual Conference was held at Greenville, NC again this year from June 13 – 16th. I am a little behind on my annual blog report, but just in case you were looking for it, here are this year’s highs and lows: Highs: Worship, fellowship, and old friends – always a high point in my book.…
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In case you were wondering …
>Several people have inquired about my sporadic blogging and have wondered if I had given it up or simply did not have time to write these days. The time issue does loom large in my daily schedule lately, but I did want to let readers know that other writing projects have taken precedence over this…
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Life Between the Mountains
>A Sermon preached on the Fourth Sunday After Pentecost I Kings 19 I love the mountains. On some days, my wife and I allow our imaginations to skip ahead a few years and contemplate where we might want to retire in our old age. Have you ever allowed yourself to do a little day dreaming?…
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Back to Blogging
>Friends, I finally decided to come up for air and click a few keys to let the blogsphere know that I am still kicking. Don’t really have time for a lenghty post now, but here are a few highlights to mention: Jen Stallings is now in Uganda and has set up a blog site to…
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