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 β€œpreacher voice” and the β€œprayer voice.”Then in school there was the β€œteacher 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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