Scribe on January 9th, 2009

This is one of my favorite quotes from Sister Paula, one of my favorite Pentecostal preachers on the place of the (Universal) Church in our world today. AND, how we, as members of that universal community are to act: The Church is the hands of God, extended. – Alleluia!, Amen

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Scribe on January 9th, 2009

This week’s funky medical side effects (believe me, they change seemingly that fast when you are living with cancer) is that of fatigue and not being able to wake up and get out of bed in the morning. This morning, I got up and sat on the side of my bed trying to figure out ...

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Scribe on January 8th, 2009

Holy Spirit, We have such great need for peace of heart. And Your gospel helps us to see that, even in times of darkness, God wishes that we be happy. – Amen

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Scribe on January 7th, 2009

This has been my week to do theological smacking around with preachers with too many letters after their names. Mostly having conversations about adding stuff into the interpretation of the scriptures that isn’t there (or playing pick-and-choose… you know how THAT one goes, particularly around those wacky Levitical Laws of Purity!) Here is a short ...

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Scribe on January 6th, 2009

May goodness and justice be my guides; In You I trust, O God. – Alleluia

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