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Week Recap
A lot on my mind today. Things to remember- -ana’s sharing during the zega exercise about abuse -“It’s not like everyone in E. Grand Rapids lives right on the lake or anything; I mean I live there and I dont live on the lake…. I live a couple blocks away” -the Star Wars “blind man”…
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Check it out.
We are hosting a special event at BSM with Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw next week, and so if you are in Philly or wanna be there, come check it out. It is going to be AWESOME!!! (PS, I have gotten to organize a lot of this, which was super fun!) Here is the Flyer:…
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This just in from the white house…
President Bush on Friday said, “…We must remember that the desire for freedom burns inside every man and woman and child. More than two centuries ago, this desire of freedom… had inspired the subjects of a mighty empire to declare themselves free and independent citizens of a new nation. Today that same desire for freedom…
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Experiences to remember
Funny and sadly disjointed experiences from Broad Street so far: 1) (said by a regular attendee at Sunday dinners to two 13-year-old girls visiting with their youth group): “So tell me, why is it that you two girls are in here eating with us instead of ‘walking the avenue’ on South Street? What I mean…
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Weird Day.
Talk about a disjointed day…. I got home today from work in the city and read on the GA website that the GA voted 380-325-3 in favor of deleting G-6.0106b from our Book of Order (psst…. for those of you who aren’t presbyterian, thats the part that means that if you are gay and not…
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What is Communion for?
So this summer has been cruising along at a hellish blast out here in philly at BSM. I have found myself quite comfortable in this funky church. The people who work here all care deeply about what it means to live and be a church in Philly, and it definitely shows–in the friendliness of those…
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GA 2008
Just a Note: Watching most of the moderator candidates tonight was not only boring as hell, but completely disheartening. Yes, I know these people care about the church, and yes I know they care about God, but I certainly wish I heard a bit more about Jesus and a bit more about service and care…
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long stretch
kiddies are here for the summer, so I don’t quite have time to post much… I really want to keep track of my thoughts for this experience but I am so tired by the time I have time… Just a recap for the day: –Overbrook PC is here, and they are great, good kids.…
Deeper in me than I 