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Julie’s Jar: Gratitude and Thankfulness
Preparations were being made for the 130th Anniversary of First Christian Church of Pomona, or so I was led to believe. Instead, on September 15th the congregation surprised me with
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Julie’s Jar: Uneasy Ethics
I confess I don’t quite know what to think about the current situation in Syria and our nation’s possible involvement in it. Our nation’s leaders are considering a limited military
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Punishment Perpetuates Problems – Grace Recreates Wholeness
Meeting people in their need is a Jesus way of being in the world. Widening circles of inclusion and seeking relationship over revenge is the way Jesus taught and lived.
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Not Bieber Fever: Baby Fever
Apparently, not everyone is on board with Baby Fever: Royal Baby Fever. “What’s all the hullabaloo?” they ask. “Why are people making such a big deal out of a baby
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Sabbath: An Idea Worth Practicing
I love the idea of Sabbath. When seminar leaders, biblical scholars and preachers admonish our frenzied, harried ways, I “Amen”: part in solidarity, part in shame. “Tired people are hard