Do you read bumper stickers, bulletin boards, bill boards, graffiti and signs? I go on brief forays where I just can’t resist gobbling up the trivia around me. I don’t think this reading is a life changer, but it is amusing, sometimes thoughtful. Isn’t it a great gift to read and write as well as speak and…
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Randomness, Coincidences, Divine Providence?
Some very bright theologians and scientists gathered this week at Fuller Seminary in California to discuss if and how randomness can harmonize with divine providence. It got me thinking about coincidences that happened two years ago on a New England vacation. Here is the story: Our airplane to Boston was an hour and a half…
Rural Pastor Stories (Not Heard from the Pulpit)
If you vacation with a pastor and his wife you don’t expect to hear about the church back home. After all, your clergy friend is on a much-deserved vacation. Yet, interesting stories surface. Here are a few that were recently told to me by a friend I’ll call “Pastor Jim.” —Party Geese: This is what…