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Powellhurst: December 2012
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Monday, December 31, 2012. It has been decided. It's been a few days since I've posted. I became a bit sidetracked with holidays, layoffs, hospital visits and computer problems. Between those things, I've also managed to have some fun - went to Portland Revels. Saw The Hobbit,. The truth is that even if I sometimes feel emotionally dramatic, I have a pretty good life. It's not perfect (I'm too fat, have too many bills, the kitchen in my house was designed by blind monkeys, etc.), but it. Look for inspira...
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Straight-Friendly: 3/10/13 - 3/17/13
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A devotional blog for LGBT and other alienated Christians- with occasional personal observations. Saturday, March 16, 2013. I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the sharing of His sufferings by becoming like Him in His death. (Philippians 3.8). If our lives were bookshelves, where would the volume called My Faith. Would it stand on such a tall shelf that retrieving it requires too much effort? Would it get tucked between other familiar titles— My Family. What I Do for Fun. Are veri...
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Straight-Friendly: 2/24/13 - 3/3/13
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A devotional blog for LGBT and other alienated Christians- with occasional personal observations. Saturday, March 2, 2013. No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and God will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing God will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it. (1 Corinthians 10.13). The Compulsion to Feel Special. This Notion of “Deserving”. What’s Unique About Us. Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Love the Lord your God ...
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Straight-Friendly: 3/24/13 - 3/31/13
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A devotional blog for LGBT and other alienated Christians- with occasional personal observations. Saturday, March 30, 2013. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. (John 12.24). Maybe He was dead and His followers managed to abscond with His corpse. Then how do we explain the random sightings that occur in the weeks after His resurrection? We can’t really say. All we know is it happens in...At Chri...
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Straight-Friendly: 12/30/12 - 1/6/13
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A devotional blog for LGBT and other alienated Christians- with occasional personal observations. Saturday, January 5, 2013. This mystery… has now been revealed to Christ’s holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: that is, the Gentiles have become… sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. (Ephesians 3.5-6). Century anthem full of coronation imagery. There’s room at the cross for you. Though millions have come, there’s still room for one. Yes, there’s room at the cross for you. It’...
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Straight-Friendly: 1/13/13 - 1/20/13
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A devotional blog for LGBT and other alienated Christians- with occasional personal observations. Saturday, January 19, 2013. There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. (1 Corinthians 12.4-6). Everything Falls Into Place. What do I bring to this project? Where are my strengths and, conversely, where am I limited? The gifts God gives each of u...
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Straight-Friendly: 3/31/13 - 4/7/13
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A devotional blog for LGBT and other alienated Christians- with occasional personal observations. Sunday, March 31, 2013. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” (Luke 24.5). He is not here, but has risen.” (Luke 24.5). The Gospels’ compressed accounts of the Easter story leave the impression that everything happens quickly: Where is Jesus? Crossing this major threshold on Easte...
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Straight-Friendly: 3/3/13 - 3/10/13
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A devotional blog for LGBT and other alienated Christians- with occasional personal observations. Saturday, March 9, 2013. When he was still a long way off, his father saw him. His heart pounding, he ran out, embraced him, and kissed him. (Luke 15.20; The Message. Is the younger son the favorite? A Tale of Horror. 8221; the older brother asks. “He wasted a fortune on prostitutes and you throw him a party? I’ve never given you a moment’s grief and you’ve never done that for me! Friday, March 8, 2013.
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Straight-Friendly: Remembering
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A devotional blog for LGBT and other alienated Christians- with occasional personal observations. Wednesday, March 27, 2013. All the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to the LORD for a memorial, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. (Isaiah 55.12-13). As I write this, PBS is showing Jerusalem: Center of the World. Of course, we’re moving toward the ultimate of all mem...
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Straight-Friendly: Beyond the Graveyard
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A devotional blog for LGBT and other alienated Christians- with occasional personal observations. Sunday, March 31, 2013. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” (Luke 24.5). He is not here, but has risen.” (Luke 24.5). The Gospels’ compressed accounts of the Easter story leave the impression that everything happens quickly: Where is Jesus? Crossing this major threshold on Easte...
