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The View From Here

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Categories: Meanderings (look it up), My Story

I spend a lot of time here in the ongoing process of “de-constructing”–in other words, processing my thoughts and discussing the issues about the institutional forms of Christianity that are now in my rear-view mirror. That de-construction is necessary, and a lot of fellow bloggers are documenting their own similar journeys.

However, I think it’s important to note that this journey is about far more than what is in the rear-view mirror. There is a lot of stuff ahead of me, a whole horizon to explore. Stuff I never knew existed. So I thought I’d talk a little about that today.

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Weekend Ramblings, and Some Links You Might Click On…

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Categories: Meanderings (look it up)

This week, I have truly enjoyed and appreciated the comments readers have left, sharing what music and movies have spoken to them. For some of the movies and songs you listed, I went, “YES!!!! I wish I’d put that down, too!” For some of them, I went, “HUH?” 🙂 But I definitely appreciated the diversity of responses, knowing that God has His own ways of reaching each one of us.

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More About Music and Worship…

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Categories: Meanderings (look it up), music

In yesterday’s post, I lamented that even as a worship leader and songwriter, I have become bored with most of the music that is labeled “Christian music” or “worship music.” I’m bored mostly because I’m hungry for something more.

The comments I got were interesting and varied (and thank you for all of them). Some expressed that they could definitely relate to what I was saying; some offered advice on how to improve my songwriting and/or music that speaks to them. It was a significant enough response that I thought it would be good to just continue the discussion here for a bit.

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Deconstructing "Quiet Time"

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Categories: changing mindsets, Meanderings (look it up), My Story

I want to give a bit of a disclaimer about this next bit I’m about to write….

It is part of my story, my journey. It doesn’t necessarily have to be part of yours. In other words, by sharing what I’ve been going through and the conclusions I’m coming to, I’m not suggesting that this is how it ought to be for everyone. Just sharing, that’s all.

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Debris

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Categories: food for thought, Meanderings (look it up)

I’ve often been known to refer to Tulsa as “the other Windy City.” (A collective groan: “MORE about the weather??”)

Well, sort of. But not quite.

What I get tired of is not the wind itself, but all the debris that it blows into my yard(s).

My front door faces north, and sits in a sort of alcove. So when a cold front blows through, the neighborhood litter likes to collect at my front step. As I write this, the latest cold front has scattered something brown and raggedy in my front yard for me to go pick up. I haven’t decided if it is shredded cardboard or dead cornstalks. I’ll have to get back to you on that.

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Thoughts on religion

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Categories: Meanderings (look it up), religion

I just found out about this book yesterday–The End of Religion by Bruxy Cavey. For obvious reasons (see the title of my blog, above), the name of this book arrests my attention, and I plan to add it to my reading list, to see what’s up. I’ve heard Cavey teach via podcast, and I think he’s got some interesting things to say.

But this book title has got me thinking about religion in general. The word “religion” is just about as confusing as the word “church”, the word “grace”, the word “anointing”–these are all Christian catch-words that often mean different things to different people.

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About Music

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Categories: Meanderings (look it up), music

I am not sure why I haven’t made this a topic sooner, but…I’m into music. A lot.

As far as what it is I do, especially in a ministry sense…music is probably my primary gift. I am a songwriter, a singer, a keyboard player, a worship leader. I’ve been musically inclined my whole life, and although I’m pushing 41 now, there are still a lot of things I want to do in this area of my life. I’ll probably talk more about that stuff later on…for now, I just thought it would be good to introduce you to this part of me.

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Un-persuaded

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Categories: changing mindsets, church, Meanderings (look it up)

I am a skeptic by nature, but I am not a cynic.

It is difficult to persuade me; but once I am persuaded, it is difficult to un-persuade me.

Once I am convinced of something–even if it ultimately proves to be wrong–I tend to hold onto that belief until it draws its last breath in my life.

This is why I say I am not a cynic. I am an optimist. I tend to keep believing in something long after it stops working. This is something that can be a virtue but can also work against me.

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An Uncomfortable Realization

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Categories: fun, Meanderings (look it up), What the heck was THAT?

In the events that have unfolded in the past couple of weeks, I’ve been forced to face an uncomfortable realization about myself:

I’m a freakin’ hypocondriac.

For your consideration, I submit the following points as evidence:
  1. Within five minutes of someone around me declaring he/she has a sore throat…I become very aware of a slight hint of a scratch in my throat.
  2. Within a few minutes of someone telling me that they have a stomach virus…I become very aware of a slight hint of a scratch in my throat. (What the heck? That’s not even the right symptom!)
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