GUEST POST from Don – Affectation

AFFECTATION Recently I have given significant thought to affectation.  All of my life I have understood it and refused to be emotionally swayed by it.  (It is very emotionally based, by the way). Growing up going to church there was the “preacher voice” and the “prayer voice.”Then in school there was the “teacher voice.”At the doctor’s office, …
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GUEST POST from Don – Debtor’s Ethic

DEBTOR’S ETHIC I don’t like to be indebted to anyone for any reason.  There is no loan I haven’t paid off early.  We financed half of a new HVAC system last summer instead of robbing savings.  We had a year to repay.  It is paid in full after 5 months.  If I took out the loan, I will repay.  I’m not …
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GUEST POST from Don: Obedience

OBEDIENCE [I was inspired to write this while reading a book by a Lutheran theologian. I am not Lutheran. I might align with early Methodism led by John Wesley (not United Methodist Church of today). Wesley, interestingly, was inspired by Martin Luther. Yet, I do not wholly subscribe to any man-made theology. I try to …
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When God Doesn’t Want It There! (Or, The Futility Of Arguing With God)

I depend heavily on the Holy Spirit’s guidance when doing my Supernal Sunday posts. Today I learned a lesson that needs to be shared. Typically I have a topic in mind several days before Sunday; sometimes I have no idea what that topic will be when I get up on Sunday morning. Either way, He …
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Supernal Sunday – Jan. 8, 2023 Edition

I ran across a meme this week and the Spirit nudged me to keep it for today Supernal Sunday post. There are a lot of people calling themselves Christian whose fruit tells a different story. Social media, especially, tends to make the disparity more evident. The meanings of many of our words have been intentionally …
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Supernal Sunday – Jan. 2, 2022 Edition

I have done occasional Supernal Sunday posts in the past, but will start making it a regular feature now. It started as a way to share my thoughts on spiritual things, then I started creating inspirational meme galleries; I anticipate that these are the two formats I will continue to use, but as time goes …
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