http://www.bostoncommoner.com/blog welcome home Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:34:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 In honor of this pinkest and fluffiest of all Hallmark holidays (gag), I'm posting a link to a sermon devoted to the idea of being "in love." You'll find it helpful. Click here if you're interested. *I do, afterall, owe the title of this post to its author. Now, a disclaimer: ... http://www.bostoncommoner.com/blog/archives/2005/02/14/happy-love-day/ This morning I rode into work struggling with a very specific thought pattern consisting mainly of untruths and delusions I'd willfully put into place in my heart and mind. It's amazing how much energy one can put into endeavoring to maintain an illusion, to cultivate feelings that one assumes would ... http://www.bostoncommoner.com/blog/archives/2005/02/11/our-reward/ Psalm 90:10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may ... http://www.bostoncommoner.com/blog/archives/2005/02/01/168015-days-and-counting/ The other day I was sitting in a Border's Cafe in New Hampshire with my pastor's son, Dave, waiting for his sister to get back from a school ski trip so we could head back to Boston. I'd visited their school's Christian bookstore that day looking for a copy of ... http://www.bostoncommoner.com/blog/archives/2005/01/27/rubies/ What I'm about to tell you is scarcely intended to boast of anything. I say and do enough stupid things in a week to know that I am not an unusually bright or intelligent person (note: I'm not begging compliments, either). But, for reasons yet unknown, I graduated second in ... http://www.bostoncommoner.com/blog/archives/2005/01/19/i-didnt-miss-a-thing/ My reading today took me through Titus. There are many passages on which I could comment, but this one struck me particularly: Titus 3:1-7: Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 to speak evil of no one, ... http://www.bostoncommoner.com/blog/archives/2005/01/18/mirrors-of-the-past/ 2 Timothy 2:4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. (KJV) I came upon this familiar verse this morning in Starbucks. It got my mind rolling. "The affairs of this life..." ... http://www.bostoncommoner.com/blog/archives/2005/01/12/warriors/ My Pastor's mission recently sent out this note in response to those wishing to donate relief to tsunami victims through a reliable agency. I thought I'd share the opportunity with you: To the Baptist Mid-Missions Mission family and supporters: The following information is concerning the needs in Asia due to the recent ... http://www.bostoncommoner.com/blog/archives/2005/01/07/tsunami-relief/ Mark 10:27: 27And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible." Some of you know that my younger brother John is a huge burden on my heart. Not only do I worry over ... http://www.bostoncommoner.com/blog/archives/2005/01/05/an-answer/ What does one say to the idea--no, to the fact--of 50,000* dead in a moment? When one's own biggest grief lately has been when to find the time to make holiday returns? Or how to squeeze in an extra half-hour of sleep in the morning? Or the fact that Starbucks ... http://www.bostoncommoner.com/blog/archives/2004/12/29/quake/