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Hope and Courage in Times Such As These
Hope and Courage in Times Such as These—A Concrete Example of Hope and Courage by Richard Deats For decades after the end of World War II, the Cold War reigned in a highly dangerous nuclear showdown between the Communist world and the West. Many…
Restorative Justice in the United Methodist Church
This was the week of Amy DeLong’s United Methodist Church Trial. She was charged by the church with being a “self-avowed practicing homosexual” and with having performed a union service for two women. I spent the week thinking of her, praying for her and…
From Tim Wernette
Want to share a powerful experience I recently had up in Kingman High School. I was invited to participate in a morning assembly program (around 500 students) addressing a variety of violence issues. My presentation on sexual harassment prevention was first, followed by a police officer…
Masculinity and Our Violent Society
My friend, Tim Wernette, wrote the following piece after the Tucson shootings. I asked him if I could share it on my blog and he wrote back a gracious YES. So here it is. —ANN Masculinity and Our Violent Society by Tim Wernette When…
Repeat-With Regret
In 2004 I wrote a poem titled “The Wall” after the church trial of Beth Stroud. And here we go again. In April the United Methodist Church has scheduled another trial for Amy DeLong. Both women, both ordained in the United Methodist Church, have…
Egoscue Has Helped
I’ve been on an adventure for the last six months. I was on the very brink of double knee surgery when a good friend of mine suggested that I get the book “Pain Free” by Pete Egoscue at the library. I did that, checked…
Sabbath Moments with Terry Hershey
One of my Christmas gifts this year was a subscription online to “Sabbath Moments” by Terry Hershey. It comes once a week and is a wonderful gift. It saved me when I was putting together a sermon for last Sunday (January 22) when I…
New Release!!
Daybook of Personal Faith
Mama and Me
