Monthly Archives: September 2011

I am going home!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

No euphanism or anything.  I am going back to my home state to visit friends and family.  I will get to talk to people who knew me when… As the Shepherd and I talked about this today, we had to … Continue reading →

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Cry of my heart

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Where is God? I call out and I hear nothing.  I pause and wait.  Nothing I read the Word, nothing. I feel no presence.  I sense no Hand.   Reveal yourself to me God.

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A Psalm

Posted on September 25, 2011 by admin

1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his[a]; we are his people, … Continue reading →

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Evaluating a Facebook Post

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin

‎”There comes a time in your life,when u walk away from all the drama & people who create it.U surround yourself with people who make u laugh.Forget the bad, focus on the good.Love the people who treat u right,pray for … Continue reading →

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Hmm…Update

Posted on September 19, 2011 by admin

The Shepherd is still employed.  We don’t know what the side meeting was to address.

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Hmm

Posted on September 19, 2011 by admin

Tonight a friend called me.  She and another reader of the Shepherd’s blog were talking.  They were a bit concerned about the meeting tonight – the one the elders are having without the shepherd.  I had not been worried.  But … Continue reading →

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Having the opportunity to matter

Posted on September 19, 2011 by admin

There is a family, Rob and June, at the church who have befriended the shepherd and me.  They have two children who have been afflicted with devastating illnesses.  They are not far removed from it all, but in fact fear … Continue reading →

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Trying to remember

Posted on September 18, 2011 by admin

Psalm 121 A song of ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip— he … Continue reading →

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Puzzle picture

Posted on September 16, 2011 by admin

As the puzzle is assembled, there is a picture of the church here.  It is unhealthy.  So unhealthy in fact, it allowed Ed, a manipulative, egotistical, tyrannical individual to have the most influence.  He understood the social dynamics, but did … Continue reading →

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Puzzle Pieces Fitting Together

Posted on September 15, 2011 by admin

How did Ed rise to power? Why is the church the same size it was 30 years ago when the town has gone from 25,000 to over 90,000 in the same time? When we first arrived, Sarah asked me if … Continue reading →

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