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Url:	http://papervault.blogspot.com
Author(s):	Melissa Johnson Bills
Language:	English
Tags:	theology, lutheran, life
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Conspiracy Theory

Blame it on the fact that we are a single-income family who can't afford to make shopping a viable form of entertainment (at least not if we want to pay the rent, buy food, and pay off our student ...more

2009-11-24

Where the Eternal and the Present Meet

I'm listening to Bach's Magnificat while I begin work on next Sunday's sermon. It is among my favorite choral works. I became acquainted with it a few years ago, when I did a project on it in an ...more

2009-11-23

Christ the King Sunday

Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, ...more

2009-11-22

One Week Ago...

...I was at LOMC with our confirmation kids, on a weekend retreat led by Peder Eide. It was excellent for many reasons - great faith formation, great relationship building, great outdoorsy and cam...more

2009-11-21

My Dirty Little Secret

One year ago today, I had been working at Accretive Health for a week. After a long and fruitless job search last fall, I had a wonderful friend who passed my resume along to friends of hers in th...more

2009-11-20

Romans 15:13

May theGod of hope fill you withall joyandpeace in believing,so that you mayabound in hopeby thepower of the Holy Spirit.

2009-11-19

Things to Click

Links that caught my attention yesterday:For those of us who can't seem to keep our homes/apartments/desks/etc. organized and uncluttered, here's an article revealing Eleven Myths of De-Cluttering....more

2009-11-18

How Big is Your God?

My God is bigger than the Bible.I can't decide if this sounds defiant, radical, or incredibly lukewarm. I'm not sure if I'm saying something new or stating the obvious.Here's why I think it matter...more

2009-11-17

Do not, for the sake of [insert controversial issue here], destroy the work of God.

I stumbled upon this passage today, and thought of the struggles the ELCA is going through right now over the actions of the Churchwide Assembly in August concerning sexuality. There was much talk...more

2009-11-16

Hello, bed. I've missed you.

So here's the thing. I got back from the confirmation retreat around 3 today. It was an EXCELLENT retreat, and there's much to be said about it. But not tonight. I want to talk about the wonder...more

2009-11-15

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