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  • Matt Cutts said, Try something new for 30 days. Worth an effort, anyone want to join me in this challenge? #TED http://t.co/GCo4iHRw
  • So good to be back home, but loved seeing my Episcopal postulant seminary wife in Virginia this weekend. So proud.
  • "What to say at death's door," by Hospice Chaplain Kerry Egan, well worth reading, http://t.co/0pzai0I2 @DavidFleenor thanks

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  • Freedom Prayer (2)
    • kathy: I am ready to live free of the devastating effects my mother’s mental/emotional illness has had on me...
  • Still, a Child of God (7)
    • Wes Ellis: I read your column with great interest. I, too, am a “convert” to the Episcopal Church, the...
    • Margaret Hinson: Yea! Malcolm, Would you believe that Jimmy and I had often wondered if you would consider serving as...
    • Jerry Jacob: Malcolm, This is something else we have in common. I, too, came from mostly a Baptist background. Maundy...
    • Sherri Shepherd: Interesting to me how so many children of Baptist preachers defect. Some have said that the pressure...
  • The Samuel Prayer (5)
    • teodora contreras: as soon I wake up early morning, I talk to the Lord, Speak Lord Your Servant is Listening. Then I...
    • Jeff: Nice mantra.

Steadfast in Affection

Faithful:  Adhering firmly and devotedly, as to a person, cause, or idea.  Steadfast in affection or allegiance.

I have learned the most about what faithfulness means from people I’ve known.

My father showed up at hundreds of athletic events I played in from the time I was in the first grade through college graduation.  And

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Struggling with Prayer

After going through a family health crisis recently, I’ve been struggling about prayer and its purpose in my life.

Anne Lamott said in Traveling Mercies that there are two basic prayers, “Thank you, thank you, thank you,” and “Help me, help me, help me!” It’s this second prayer about asking for God’s help that has

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Anything But Routine

Routine:  ”an unvarying or habitual method or procedure.”

Even though I work at hospital, my work can still be routine at times. In the Pastoral Care department, we are usually called during critical times with patients and families, as well as making routine visits on various units.  This happens every day.  It is all part

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