tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.comments2019-12-03T20:45:34.068-05:00One Eternal PresenceAndy Waltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14406746128923936141noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-40734646722901976162019-12-02T22:57:46.874-05:002019-12-02T22:57:46.874-05:00It's prayer in action that truly motivates me ...It's prayer in action that truly motivates me as a progressive Christian. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful prayer!Selys Riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339078523594529592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-64706771504007026302018-12-26T13:35:16.689-05:002018-12-26T13:35:16.689-05:00Excellent idea! Better than putting it in the cupb...Excellent idea! Better than putting it in the cupboard for your children to discover and dispose if 40 years later.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005951690268609469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-37367291060084424202018-05-02T22:02:11.566-04:002018-05-02T22:02:11.566-04:00Joe, the Air and Space Museum is an all together d...Joe, the Air and Space Museum is an all together different kind of sermon, but a good one just the same :) Andy Waltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14406746128923936141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-40670700109879475212018-05-02T21:55:48.334-04:002018-05-02T21:55:48.334-04:00Occasionally, I have been known (when my wife is o...Occasionally, I have been known (when my wife is out of town), to take my sons to the Air and Space Museum instead of church. As you are well aware, it's only 1 mile down the road from the sanctuary. I think of it as a break in the routine, a chance to expand my kids minds in a slightly different way, but in the same space of time. I must admit, as great as a Sunday morning on the mall with hardly a tourist in sight might be, I think this is an even better idea! joe boyettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153877372252982769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-59601395616751668572017-12-13T22:29:59.034-05:002017-12-13T22:29:59.034-05:00Thanks for the reminder of the variety of emotions...Thanks for the reminder of the variety of emotions and circumstances of our collective experiences of holiday life, Andy. dabar96https://www.blogger.com/profile/14683396312389941957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-46438228475159712762017-11-06T18:18:21.485-05:002017-11-06T18:18:21.485-05:00Gave me chillsGave me chillsDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005951690268609469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-50487272158288284482017-08-09T11:46:15.601-04:002017-08-09T11:46:15.601-04:00As we are watching my Mom slip further away from u...As we are watching my Mom slip further away from us each day, this hit me where I am living. Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13539584340005302201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-20589042278281869292017-07-27T11:33:04.709-04:002017-07-27T11:33:04.709-04:00Well said.Well said.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13539584340005302201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-66457031322872851062017-05-10T21:40:52.803-04:002017-05-10T21:40:52.803-04:00Our spiritual tradition does indeed tell us we are...Our spiritual tradition does indeed tell us we are one. One is difficult, once we include others; but inclusion is what it's all about. As G. K. Chesterton once wrote: "Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried." dabar96https://www.blogger.com/profile/14683396312389941957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-87678756139666093252017-03-08T10:11:25.341-05:002017-03-08T10:11:25.341-05:00Thank you Andy.Thank you Andy.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13539584340005302201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-3833050141094598872017-02-15T11:24:15.829-05:002017-02-15T11:24:15.829-05:00Thanks Andy. Yes, we always have a choice! That is...Thanks Andy. Yes, we always have a choice! That is one of my basic beliefs. I appreciate your guidance, and consider you one of my "pastors."Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13539584340005302201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-80075144630443007282017-01-04T22:13:28.246-05:002017-01-04T22:13:28.246-05:00Andy, I am proud of you and proud that I had some ...Andy, I am proud of you and proud that I had some minor influence on that mind.Three Score and Ten or morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323013128311124905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-29104189108278436682016-12-31T11:19:44.346-05:002016-12-31T11:19:44.346-05:00Andy, thanks for the insight and inspiration you s...Andy, thanks for the insight and inspiration you share. Happy New Year.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13539584340005302201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-3617079267415293952016-12-31T09:04:11.797-05:002016-12-31T09:04:11.797-05:00Thanks for another thought-provoking reflection on...Thanks for another thought-provoking reflection on this important blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16261039696336523285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-50675082973645093402016-11-09T20:03:24.153-05:002016-11-09T20:03:24.153-05:00Besides love, hope is the thing we cling to in the...Besides love, hope is the thing we cling to in these times of great confusion. The world seems to be whirling around and not finding a safe place to settle down. We do have Hope. LaMarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701330823513733276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-20049098066497201962016-11-09T09:51:18.840-05:002016-11-09T09:51:18.840-05:00Let us learn at last to not let our hopes- nor our...Let us learn at last to not let our hopes- nor our fears- rest in the powers of empire. The gospel text for 11/13 offers a helpful entry into the mind of Christ as he lays out the inevitable outcomes obtained when faith is misplaced in worldly powers. "This will provide you an opportunity to testify." (Luke 21:13, CEB). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856033629536809826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-51581031962230122362016-11-09T07:50:53.353-05:002016-11-09T07:50:53.353-05:00Thank you for expressing the emotions that I, too,...Thank you for expressing the emotions that I, too, am feeling this morning.Sue Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604969378271794769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-57793887483855840172016-11-02T09:06:27.184-04:002016-11-02T09:06:27.184-04:00I'm hoping with you. Healing is much-needed.I'm hoping with you. Healing is much-needed. dabar96https://www.blogger.com/profile/14683396312389941957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-71607385385874586452016-10-19T22:30:32.542-04:002016-10-19T22:30:32.542-04:00In the mean time.... but we're always in the m...In the mean time.... but we're always in the mean time. Thanks Andy for reminding us. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177519982284185384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-86639585335353354772016-08-31T12:41:15.588-04:002016-08-31T12:41:15.588-04:00Andy my memory is so bad I can hardly remember my ...Andy my memory is so bad I can hardly remember my name but seems like your dad taught Sunday school at DFBC when I was just a kid. If so, what age did he usually teach?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177519982284185384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-40282251736920453832016-08-31T07:44:48.790-04:002016-08-31T07:44:48.790-04:00Peace be with you in your memories. Know that the...Peace be with you in your memories. Know that there are a lot of us who "get it", who can truly relate to all you have expressed. The pain, the laughter, the images are as real today as they were for all of our last suppers. Hugs!Sue Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604969378271794769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-53228798256178548722016-08-24T09:01:26.057-04:002016-08-24T09:01:26.057-04:00Much truth here. I have to ask, was the phrase &qu...Much truth here. I have to ask, was the phrase "deleting irreverent material" intentional, or an autocorrect moment? 😎dabar96https://www.blogger.com/profile/14683396312389941957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-90370425313221338712016-08-11T17:24:33.506-04:002016-08-11T17:24:33.506-04:00Light and water, especially when and where they me...Light and water, especially when and where they meet, have an amazing ability to deliver messages of hope, even in the midst of deep pain. I'm glad Peg heard them calling. dabar96https://www.blogger.com/profile/14683396312389941957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-30021351177515877522016-08-11T16:38:19.926-04:002016-08-11T16:38:19.926-04:00OH MY!! What an amazing photo and God's timin...OH MY!! What an amazing photo and God's timing in life and even in death. Peace to you and Peg.Sue Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604969378271794769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587977095622264953.post-91007607774968126192016-07-21T16:56:28.595-04:002016-07-21T16:56:28.595-04:00Beautiful! Be still and know that I am God...Beautiful! Be still and know that I am God...Sue Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604969378271794769noreply@blogger.com