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January 2010

January 20, 2010
O God, set your blessing on us this day.  Confirm in us the truth by...
January 01, 2010
There’s something about the dawning of a new year that always makes me think about...

December 2009

December 29, 2009
Our Christmas Eve at Calvary was beautiful and wonderful and so, so Calvary.  The activities...
December 18, 2009
Reflections for Advent, especially if this is a hard one for you, posted here.  Advent...
December 10, 2009
We recently completed a preaching class for laity here at Calvary.  One of the assignments...
December 07, 2009
Since I am the one always blathering on about community, it seems ridiculous that the...

November 2009

November 19, 2009
All of you pastors out there who regularly lament the disinterest and apathy of congregations,...
November 13, 2009
I'm sharing my thoughts all over the place these days.  Recently I pontificated on the...
November 09, 2009
This notoriously bogus excuse from elementary school came back to haunt me the other day,...

October 2009

October 27, 2009
I fainted in church Sunday. Fainting in church has always been a secret fear of...
October 21, 2009
Recently Calvary staged a talent show, during which we learned (if we didn't know already)...
October 15, 2009
I dare not fully describe the day I’ve had here.  Not only would no one...
October 11, 2009
I know this is a dangerous admission for someone in my field, but there really...
October 01, 2009
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Early in 2009, during the season...

September 2009

September 17, 2009
I hate to say out loud that I officially feel I’ve had a run of...
September 15, 2009
I haven’t been writing for awhile, and this week I am back at work after...

August 2009

August 12, 2009
It has been a privilege and a haven for me to spend three mornings a...
August 05, 2009
Sharing the congregational prayer we prayed on Sunday in worship at Kaumakapili Church.  One of...

July 2009

July 29, 2009
I was never very good at languages . . . which can be something of...
July 27, 2009
In the hardship post that is the house where we are staying on Oahu this...
July 22, 2009
It’s strange and surreal to watch your children relive your childhood.  Inevitably the memories come...
July 19, 2009
What do you do, I wonder, when there are no words?    What do you...
July 17, 2009
I'm spending some time this summer at the offices of Baibala Hemolele, the Hawaiian Bible...
July 15, 2009
I categorically refuse to engage in any platitudes about rain and rainbows, but I guess...
July 15, 2009
On Sunday we attended worship at Kaumakapili Church.  There was a guest preacher as their...
July 10, 2009
View from our house . . .
July 07, 2009
One of the strange and wonderful experiences of sabbatical is attending church.  Since I work most...

June 2009

June 26, 2009
I’ve spent a lot of time these first few days of sabbatical remembering things I’ve...
June 17, 2009
I didn't spend even 48 hours there, but what a feast!  I just got back from a...
June 10, 2009
At the risk of sounding a little more dramatic than usual, the start to sabbatical...
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