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It's not much to look at, but at least it's not a tent. Thank God.

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looks cozy enough. there's light to read by! - friarw - -

And the bed is so much more comfy than a sleeping bag and an air mattress on the cold, damp ground. - friarw - -

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In Harrisonburg, VA for the night.

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If an Indian restaurant has a spicy scale from 1/2 star to 4 stars, order your food at no more than a 2. The 3 I had almost killed me. I canna imagine what a 4 would be like.

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I order at 4. They're going to give me a 3 anyway. If order at 3, it'll be bland. Except that one time... - friarw - -

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I order a 14. - friarw - -

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2-3 hours and I'm outta here!

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In about 14 hours I will be on the road to Hot Springs, NC and the Wild Goose Festival!!!

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Redskins’ Kike Owner Refuses To Change Team’s Offensive Name | The Onion - America's Finest News Source - http://www.theonion.com/article...

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"Denying widespread claims that the franchise is being offensive or disrespectful, the Washington Redskins’ kike owner announced Monday that he remains steadfast in his refusal to change the team’s derogatory name." - friarw - -

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Report: Redskins’ Name Only Offensive If You Think About What It Means | The Onion - America's Finest News Source - http://www.theonion.com/article...

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"A new study published Monday by the University of New Mexico confirmed that the name of the Washington Redskins is only offensive if you take any amount of time whatsoever to think about its actual meaning. “When you hear or say ‘Redskins’ in the abstract, it’s completely harmless, but we’ve discovered that if you briefly pause to remember it’s a racial slur for an indigenous group wiped out by genocide over the course of a few centuries, then, yeah, it’s awful,”" - friarw - -

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I am so looking forward to leaving next Monday for the Wild Goose Festival. Here's a link to show you all the stuff that will be going on: http://wildgoosefestival.org/

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Yeah, this so-called portable air conditioner is pretty much worthless once it gets over 80 degrees. Grumble, grumble, gripe.

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My sermon was excellent this morning. Just sayin'. :^)

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A very long post supper nap means a late night for me and/or an early morning.

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When it comes to my church, a feeling I often get is something similar to "Why bother?" This make me sad.

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Lead that horse to water Will, they'll have to figure out how to drink. - friarw - -

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At one of tonight's meetings we had to schedule a special meeting to take place before July 28th. The only day and time available for this meeting is tomorrow night at 7:00 pm. fml.

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Yeah, that's my feeling as well. - friarw - -

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Meetings, meetings and more meetings. It's that kind of day, my friends.

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One of my sermon illustrations.

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If anyone has a picture of a "fatter" sparrow, I would love to see it and use it. - friarw - -

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I... like... fat... birds and I cannot lie. See their feathers and I can't deny. Etc. - friarw - -

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I very much enjoyed the movie Maleficent. Jolie was excellent!

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Laura you wrote: "When I explained that I was pregnant, my former rector said something about how we had a lot of baptisms in our church but not a lot of weddings. I've always felt slightly judged by that comment. I've always believed in the Jesus who befriended prostitutes and tax collectors (and, I assume, unmarried women with children). Yet our...

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Don't think I have forgotten you. I am still pondering my answer. - friarw - -

Oh, I didn't think you'd forgotten--I would think these kinds of questions take some time. - friarw - -

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Janet you wrote: If a person never heard of Jesus and lived his/her life with morality, feeding the hungry, addressing all social woes of his/her village will the person still achieve the final gift of heaven or God's grace? I ask this as I had a Mennonite patient explain to me the path is only through Jesus. This statement removes the original...

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The issue here concerns a couple of verses in the Bible that state to the effect that one can only come to God through Jesus. For instance, John 14:6 states: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Acts states: "This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Act 4:11-12) - friarw - -

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As for me, I lean very strongly toward universalism. - friarw - -

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Another Sunday, another baptism . . . or two. Today I baptized the young boy and his mom.

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You wrote: Do you see Jesus as having a unique, special sense of holiness or enlightenment or whatever, or is {whatever that quality is} present in all humans, accessible by any who tune into it properly?

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I am sure Jim, among others, will grimace when I write this, but that wasn't such a bad show for the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Loved Peter Gabriel and Cat Stevens. COuld have done without Kiss, and Art Garfunkel is a major league asshole.

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No formal sermon tomorrow. Instead I will do a "Questions on Faith" thing. People will be invited to ask me any question on the Bible, God, faith, and the church, and I will attempt to answer them. Anyone here have a question you want me to address (in case I don't get enough from the congregation)? I will also post anything I come up here.

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I like that idea. Well done. - friarw - -

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When I explained that I was pregnant, my former rector said something about how we had a lot of baptisms in our church but not a lot of weddings. I've always felt slightly judged by that comment. I've always believed in the Jesus who befriended prostitutes and tax collectors (and, I assume, unmarried women with children). Yet our practices and sacraments place a great deal of stress on marriage and "traditional" family structures. What gives? - friarw - -

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I don't know what's wrong, but I feel really off today . . . more than a little depressed.

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Me too, Will. Must be in the air today. *big hugs* Hopefully, it'll pass soon. - friarw - -

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It's a little down here, too. Something about a Friday after a 4-day work week, maybe? Everyone's a bit tired and dragging... - friarw - -

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One of my latest emails: Your email was selected among the ten lucky people giving the opportunity of becoming rich and popular by joining the great Illuminati network for more details please contact email (newmembership@outlook.com )

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So, what do ya think? Should I join? :^) - friarw - -

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Me too, Mary. - friarw - -

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I think not . . . - friarw - -

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Or in my case, Eivind, it takes a church to keep a man from getting laid. :^) - friarw - -

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My feed has suddenly become all Warlord all the time. :^)

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