Wandering with Reckless Abandon

Heated toilet seats? I need to get me one of them…

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I live! To prove it to you I am going to give you the digest version of my life right now, and then I am going to bed. I have had so much that I have wanted to write about lately, but time has just not been available. Here is what is [...]

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That’s right, after a few road bumps along the way, The Garden’s Website is now up and running. Check it out.

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Sitting in worship Sunday morning I was struck by the words to O come, O come, Emmanuel:

O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny
From depths of Hell Thy [...]

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Driving into Baltimore last night I was struck by what can only be described as potentially heretical thoughts…
Looking at the city from the Jones Falls Expressway, just before it dips under the Howard Street bridge, I was struck by the amount of churches that I saw…
Fresh in my mind were Joel’s comments on Creflo Dollar, [...]

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A while back I posted about the American Family Association’s boycott of Ford Automobiles. Well, the AFA, rather than admitting that they are wrong about their facts, is taking credit for the fact that Ford sales have been declining (because, ya know, it has to be the boycott… it CAN’T possibly be the economy, [...]

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I found myself shaking my head at a series of emails going around earlier this week.
The current popular thing for Christians to protest is the movie The Golden Compass. Apparently the movie is based on a book by an avowed atheist who has his heart set on turning people away from God (or [...]

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Last night as I was doing my evening reading the scripture passages broke my heart…

Streams of tears flow from my eyes,
for your law is not obeyed.
Psalm 119:136
1 I will sing for the one I love
a song about [...]

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So tonight we will be meeting at Donna’s (on the north side of Mount Vernon Place) to continue to kick around life, Jesus, and everything in between… Come join us from 7-9ish…

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So a while back I received an email from an acquaintance who is soliciting proposals for a book on leadership. After soaking on it for a while, I came to the realization that I just do not have the time right now to meet the deadlines that are set forward for this project, but [...]

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