Tag: gary engstrom
member name: Gary Engstrom
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February 22, 2006 02:22 PM EST --
When has God's wisdom seemed foolish to you?
If I'm honest, God's wisdom almost always seems foolish to me. After all, my vision is so limited and God's so unlimited. The dictionary defines . . .
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February 22, 2006 02:52 PM EST --
It seems that a lot of people are striving for purpose in their lives, seeking the answer to "Why am I here?" Rick Warren's take on this was his book, The PURPOSE DRIVEN® Life: What . . .
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July 04, 2007 11:08 PM EDT --
Oh sweet stranger, when I was down; your smile, your voice gave me hope; and I was lifted from the pit of deep despair.
Your touch and guiding hand gave me life; and I was renewed in body, mind, and soul. . . .
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November 07, 2007 04:30 PM EST --
There is increasing interest in examining the concept ofchurch in the U.S. The traditional church (Catholic and main-stream Protestant)has been in decline sense the 1950s. The more recent movement ofnon-denominational . . .
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March 06, 2006 11:30 AM EST --
Life is filled with one sublime abandonment after another – though it often doesn't seem all that sublime when it happens. The abandonment part – sure. But sublime? My first sublime abandonment . . .
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December 09, 2007 09:22 PM EST --
With allthe talk of Mitt Romney, Mormonism, and the assertion that the Church of the Latter Day Saints is a cult, perhaps a discussion of just what exactly a cult is, is in order. According . . .
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December 18, 2007 06:26 PM EST --
Their concerns are not ours!
They will always be with us, they say.
They have brought it upon themselves, we say.
Let them solve the problems of their . . .
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January 11, 2006 11:11 AM EST --
Recently, while on retreat, two men in the commons area of the house were having a fruitless argument about whether God is male or female. At first it was interesting to hear their arguments as my mind . . .
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February 14, 2006 09:38 AM EST --
Things that have fuzzy edges:
My cat has fuzzy edges. Her name is Cleo or more formally Cleocatra. She loves to have her fuzzy edges rubbed.
Teddy bears have fuzzy edges. Inspired by . . .
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February 20, 2006 11:38 AM EST --
Coddled insanity is when Madison Avenue goes mainstream – believe their lies and I will be happy.
Coddled insanity is when consumer spending drives the economy – spend money and I will be . . .
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January 04, 2006 07:52 AM EST --
The next time you turn on an electric light, remember the sacrifices and daily risks that coal miners make so that we may have our creature comforts – comforts and conveniences that we too often . . .
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January 05, 2006 08:22 AM EST --
God's tender touch
brushes the side of my face.
I look up and feel loved -
my heart leaps for joy.
God's gentle voice
whispers in my inner ear.
I knowingly turn,
I am certain of the . . .
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January 12, 2006 09:08 AM EST --
Oh precious child,
so innocent and pure.
Not yet knowing - not knowing,
what life will bring.
Oh trusting child,
so confident and sure.
Not yet knowing - not knowing,
what lies ahead.
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July 12, 2007 02:34 PM EDT --
In July of 2006, the University of Minnesota published a paper describing the impacts of corn ethanol and soybean biodiesel. The full article is available at the web address below.
http://www.ur.umn.edu/FMPro?-db=releases&-lay=web&-format=umnnewsreleases/releasesdetail.html&-RecID=35753&-Find . . .
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February 10, 2008 09:14 PM EST --
In thinking about our military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan recently, it occurred to me that C. S. Lewis (author of Chronicles of Narnia ) lived during World War II. (Actually, he also fought . . .
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January 26, 2006 09:35 AM EST --
Jesus pointed out that the rain falls on the good and bad alike. If you live on a railroad track, don't be surprised when the train comes. The tragedy is that societies confine poor people to live . . .
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March 07, 2006 12:48 PM EST --
March 1 indicates the beginning of meteorological spring (the 90 coldest days of the year are behind us) in Minnesota, and March 20/21 or so (equinox) designates the beginning of astrological spring. However, . . .
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January 21, 2008 04:05 PM EST --
The following sources indicate that anywhere between1,220,580 and 100,000 Iraqis have died violent deaths since the invasion in March of 2003. That would be from 5% to .5% of the population died violent . . .
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February 15, 2006 03:32 PM EST --
Our social structure seems to be centered around buying stuff we don't need, building more square footage to store the stuff we don't use, and huge dumpsters to throw away the stuff that breaks, . . .
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March 06, 2006 02:16 PM EST --
President Bush is proposing a Line Item Veto – where the president can veto, line-by-line, any funding bills passed by congress. This was tried once and was found to be unconstitutional, because . . .
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