Tag: church
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Skymall
Anyone remember Skymall magazine? Man, what a trip that was. I always enjoyed picking it up and dreaming about what possible world could need a dog-tanning bed or a cola warmer or a life-size Sasquatch garden statue. There certainly was no end to their creativity in selling useless junk. And yet, the very presence of…
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Dropping the Jalapeno Ranch
The other day I started a new class at my church and put together a Vision Dinner. I wanted it to be a good dinner and thus ordered Chuy’s Mexican Food along with their famous Jalapeno Ranch. I was in a hurry and was late, but realized on my way back to the church that…
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Pray for Rain
About a decade ago, there was an interesting phenomenon happening in Austin. We had been locked in a terrible drought and our local reservoirs were approaching and sometimes below 30%. There were widespread brushfires that afflicted Central Texas communities. Businesses near lake areas were shuttering. All in all, not a great time. The phenomenon that…
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Paper Pillars
I was thinking today on the nature of Institution. Our world is filled with them, from churches to governments to schools to friend groups. It is our nature to establish relationships and pathways that last, to make tracks on the world that others will follow. But in thinking about institutions today, I remembered the Spirit…
And yet, and yet... 