The Girl in the Glass. Life, in Spite of Me. The Scent of Cherry Blossoms. When We Were on Fire. When the Hurt Runs Deep. Crumbs from the Communion Table. And yet, we seem to do church the same way we did all those years ago.

Lectionary Musings within the Community of Christ. During our teenage years he and I regularly played piano-organ duets at church. Fast-forward several decades to find that several times a year I take my turn at the piano in my home congregation. What once was my primary involvement in church is now a relatively infrequent occurrence.

Two weeks ago I was talking to some people about different leadership styles in the church, and how leaders handle various situations differently. At one point I was trying to express how I felt leaders should deal with all issues, especially those that, if mishandled, could cause resentment. In other words, we should not be cold, or heavy-handed, or callous in how we handle any matter that we are working through.

Originally posted on Joe Quatrone, Jr. We saw there are wars happening within ourselves and wars happening with each other. We will also discuss how this war can be stopped.

This is an announcement and an invitation. Nearly all of the permanent bloggers formerly at the Mormon Matters blog have chosen to continue and expand our journey in a new vehicle which we will formally launch on Monday, October 4. That new vehicle is Wheat and Tares. More than two years ago, the Ho.

Susan Ertz, Anger in the Sky. Monday, January 11, 2010. We just received our AARP MedicareComplete health plan. The plan information is a 8. 5 X 11 inch booklet of 220 pages! Booklet.

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