Archive for November, 2007
It wouldn’t be Portland if all things didn’t eventually come back to liquor
Closed Published November 28th, 2007 on Distilled PublishingThe new book I have begun is a study of the street names of Portland. More specifically, the history behind those names. I have lived here most of my life, was taught little about the history of my city, so after writing my personal history book about …
The model for we Christians living in “Babylon” as the NT writers put it comes out of the experience of the exilic community in the OT. How should we relate to the culture around us? Few say it better than…
Regarding the aforementioned $23,000 commode… I stand… er… sit… corrected! My bad… You’d think something that rose to the level of “senate investigation” might warrant an aid checking in. That’ll learn me.
Is it even possible to spend $23,000 on a toilet? It is… The real question is: can one still legitimately claim to be following the itinerant carpenter from backwoods Nazareth after doing so?
I’ve been feeling good lately… which would be un-noteworthy were it not such a departure from the recent “feeling like crap!” that’s been more characteristic. I’ve been sleeping better, feeling a lot more energy (both mental, emotional and physical) and…
Sure. 
But before you take away my (Somewhat) Progressive Church Leader credentials, let me elaborate. Two huge, huge statements Paul makes in the NT are these: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for…
I probably should just keep my mouth shut, but…
Closed Published November 26th, 2007 on The bob.blog feed!Some people take themselves so seriously it would be laugh-out-loud funny if it weren’t so incredibly sad… From the footer of an email (names withheld to protect the ridiculous): “The information herein is protected by the pastor-client privilege and is…
Book Review: A Short and Easy Method of Prayer
Closed Published November 25th, 2007 on The bob.blog feed!“Prayer is the application of the heart to God, and the internal exercise of love.” - Madame Guyon For those interested in something a bit different than today’s Prayer of Jabez/How to Have Your Best Life Now manuals or wanting…
“Rest and be thankful” - W. Wordsworth
Just had to share the joy! Oh… and…. this is a real ad for a real dog line of dog beauty products. In case you can’t read it, there’s shampoo, conditioner, nail polish, and “pawfum”. No… Seriously! … For…