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Sin and Sin Again: Pain and the Recalcitrant Pilgrim
Scorched earth. Desert land. Soil baking under the sun. River beds dry. We make our way to the other side. Cloud and fire lead the way… Mountains. Cool streams. Winds of change. Inspiration after...
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Well No, In Fact, I Am Not Number One
Have many times have I heard, “You have to take care of yourself, first, before you take care of anyone else?” And… “Do it because you want to, not because someone else wants you to.” Or in another...
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And It Rained…
It rained. In the drought-like conditions here in southeast Alabama, we prayed for rain Thursday night and on Friday, in the evening, it rained. It was a light shower that ended all-too-soon, but it...
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To Be or To Do? Who and What I Am
The value and meaning of our life does not come from doing, even doing for God, but rather from our being in relation to God. So our doing does not define who and what we are; who and what we are is...
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Promise from the Hymn of Tobit
A hymn-prayer found in the deutero-canonical (or apocryphal) Book of Tobit, reminded me once again just how much and to what extent various trials, tribulations, temptations, sacrifices and whatnot can...
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Twelve Steps Along the Road of Redemption
The Theology Behind 12-Step Programs What is recovery? This is a simple enough question, answered simply enough at a basic level. Recovery is the regaining, or reacquisition, by the rightful owner of...
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Step One: We Are Helpless
We grope like the blind along a wall, groping like those who have no eyes; we stumble at noon as in the twilight, among the vigorous as though we were dead. (Isaiah 59.10, NRSV) You were dead through...
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Step Six, Part One: We Are Valuable And Loved
But you are merciful to all because you can do all things; you overlook people’s sin in order to bring them to repentance; for all existing things are dear to you and you hate nothing that you have...
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Step Nine: We Make Our Own Amends
So if you are about to place your gift on the altar and remember that someone is angry with you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. Make peace with that person, then come back and offer your...
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