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playing the fool

posted by adam on 09.17.2006

I’ve been thinking some about the practicality of Jesus’ teaching lately. You know, pondering it’s relevance for day-to-day living. I’ve arrived at two conclusions, and, to be honest, they leave me more unsettled than anything else.
On the one hand there is a degree to which living as Jesus prescribes yields obvious rewards, not just beyond […]

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moses and elijah

posted by adam on 08.19.2006

A while back I was reading the gospel of Mark, right up to the point in chapter 9 when Jesus goes up on a mountain and talks to Moses and Elijah. (Theologians and the notes in your Bible call that “the Transfiguration”.) Every other time I’ve read that story I’ve assumed that the point was […]

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nothing but himself

posted by adam on 08.03.2006

“Before we get too carried away with thoughts of God’s power, we should listen attentively to what St. Paul says about the ‘weakness of God’ (1 Cor. 1:25), which is a vital part of God’s self revelation. If we look at the way in which he discloses himself in Jesus Christ, we have to acknowledge […]

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service, part three

posted by adam on 06.15.2006

parts one & two
More questions on service:
Does service have to be feeding the hungry or clothing the poor to be service? Is it service if I volunteer for or work for a ministry program aimed at, say, education?

This is a question I’m struggling with right now. I’m in the process of launching a ministry website […]

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re-calibrating

posted by adam on 03.15.2006

Sometimes I find myself in a place, like in a dream. I feel like I’m looking at myself from the outside, wondering where I am and what I’m doing. It’s like watching a movie but this movie is about me. It’s filled with suspense and intrigue. Like any good suspenseful film, I watch the main […]

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