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  • July 19, 2007

    Who Dies In Harry Potter?

    Some borrowed thoughts on Harry Potter.
    Some borrowed quotes from the Great Dane.
    Some questions of my own for you to ponder.

    First, Harry Potter:

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — the final installment of the famed series by J.K. Rowling goes on sale at 12:01 a.m. Saturday and the world will finally know the fate of the boy wizard. I read a column in Time Magazinethis week that I thought was brilliant, insightful and important. I would like to share it with you.
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  • June 18, 2007

    Rhythm

    Life is full of rhythm.

    The daily rhythm of sunrise and sunset.
    The seasonal rhythm of winter, spring, summer, fall.
    The lunar rhythm seen in the cycles of the moon.

    When we consider the human body we can say life is rhythm.
    The steady rhythm of breathing.
    The syncopated rhythm of the heart.
    The many rhythms of a healthy body.
    When your body is out of rhythm you are sick.
    If the rhythm is not restored you are dead.
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  • June 11, 2007

    On Becoming A Self

    Who are you?

    You are a self. Your self. Yourself.

    You are a unique self. Unique development is the nature of the self. No two selves develop alike.

    You do not become what you are, but you are what you become.
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  • June 4, 2007

    The Secret

    It’s a beautiful day.

    I’m sitting on my deck reading Ephesians in the New Living Translation.

    My eye fall upon these words:

    “God’s secret plan has now been revealed to us; it is a plan centered on Christ.” (Eph. 1:9)

    I pause for just a moment with this thought floating in my head:

    God’s secret plan.
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  • May 28, 2007

    SEX

    Sex.

    It’s a big deal. It gets your attention. Almost like nothing else. I think the only serious rival to sex is God. I googled God. 365 million hits. I googled sex. 407 million hits. God. Sex. Big hits.

    Rob Bell has a new book, Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality. I have it but I haven’t read it. I haven’t even opened it. I’ll read it tomorrow as part of my preparation for Sex Weekend at Word of Life Church (more info at the end of the blog). But without knowing any more than the title, I can tell you Rob Bell is at least right on this: There are endless connections between sexuality and spirituality.
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