Notes on teaching

Guest teaching is hard to do. Recently, I was scheduled to teach an unfamilar group. The subject matter, apart from “something that can help them grow spiritually,” was up to me. I had prayed off and on for weeks. Now, it was the night before and I still had no idea what I was going […]

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A dilemma.

After Jesus healed Lazarus from death, the Pharisees had a problem. People were believing that Jesus was telling the truth. About everything. Which meant that people weren’t believing that the Pharisees were telling the truth. The Pharisees had been pursuing a two-part strategy of debating Jesus from time to time and of folding their arms […]

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Tea stains.

If you watched my facebook feed while I was traveling to Nepal, you would think that all I did was drink coffee and tea. Or, perhaps, that all I did was take pictures of cups of coffee and tea. There was more. Much more. But in my life, and in yours, there are things that […]

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Leaving photos.

I’m always taking pictures. I never thought about leaving photos until my friend Becky suggested that I take a printer with me to Nepal. An LG popo pocket printer. About the size of two smartphones stacked together. “People are taking pictures in country all the time. But then we leave with the images.” I listen […]

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A coffee break.

A week and more into our trip, I was sitting at a table, alone next to the lake.  I needed the alone. I needed the coffee. I needed to write. So I did. And just as I was finishing both coffee and email, some friends showed up and joined me for coffee. It was worth […]

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