Short version: I had the same partial draft of a sermon from sometime Wednesday through Sunday morning, so I was an occasional stressball. But Sunday afternoon I sliced out lots of stuff I was really fond of but that just wasn't fitting, and I had a presentable text with time to spare before service. Actually preaching? I was (as expected) v v nervous, but in the sunlit room I also felt the Holy Spirit moving (which is not something I usually say) -- the experience was greater than the words I'd input on my computer screen.
"Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death into life."
Short version: I had the same partial draft of a sermon from sometime Wednesday through Sunday morning, so I was an occasional stressball. But Sunday afternoon I sliced out lots of stuff I was really fond of but that just wasn't fitting, and I had a presentable text with time to spare before service. Actually preaching? I was (as expected) v v nervous, but in the sunlit room I also felt the Holy Spirit moving (which is not something I usually say) -- the experience was greater than the words I'd input on my computer screen.
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The Case Against Barack Obama (David Freddoso, 2008) [2008-09-13]
This is a quick read -- and a depressing one. Obama's long association with black power and commie radicals might not be a particularly dissuasive…
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Er, how did it get this late?
Happy Birthday,
antheia. (I should probably do happy birthday wishes the day before since I don't update until bedtime on the day of,…
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One of these days I will get to bed at a reasonable hour again.
I wrested two giant staples out of the DeathStar Stapler this morning. I feel I fulfilled my butch cred quota for the day. I was in the mood for…
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