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Tag Archives: Faith
The Household Power Structure Changes!
Pictured here are Connie, with Sméagol the cat, and Nell the sheepdog. I’m John, taking the photo. In the life of Heatherhope Farm, over the 18 years of its existence, Sméagol has run things inside the house. He meows like … Continue reading
Good Shepherd Sunday
The Fourth Sunday of Easter is, famously, Good Shepherd Sunday. The Gospel reading for this Sunday is John 10.1-10. I was asked to provide a video from our sheep farm that would give a little insight as to what … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Sheep
Tagged cross, Faith, Good Shepherd, pandemic, resurrection, trust, verify
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Say “No” To Fear
Remember those, “No Fear,” decals that young, tough men used to put on their pick-ups? Let’s bring them back and retool them to read, “No to fear.” Talking with friends lately it is obvious that there is a great sadness … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Social Political Issues, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged America, dog training, Dogs, Donald Trump, emotions, Faith, fear, Trump
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Evangelism as Deprogramming
Last night was a night of inspiration. Six motivated laypeople and I were discussing what good doctrine might teach us about current practices in our congregations, and the conversation turned to evangelism. We returned to two ideas we … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged Church, confessions, creeds, evangelism, Faith, Jesus, Lutheran, Martin Luther
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Jim Smith, Julie Cork, and Real Faith
A 26 year-old hipster comedian held forth on Comedy Central a couple of weeks ago. My wife and I laughed at him for a few minutes as he did his impressions of drunk young women and his friend who acted … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Church, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged alcoholic, alcoholics anonymous, Faith, Jim Smith, Julie Cork, Julie Wagner, redemption, unbelief
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Biblical Politics Favors Authority Over Authoritarianism
It is indeed an ugly thing when religious leaders, who claim to be guided by their allegiance to a Higher Authority in heaven, are indeed slaves to political ideologies that beat like waves, back and forth upon the face of … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Faith, Featured, Reflections on Sunday Readings
Tagged authoritarianism, authority, Church, Faith, politics
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Knowing and Not Knowing: The Holy Trinity
Tomorrow is Holy Trinity Sunday. I believe the best thing about the doctrine of the Trinity is its nod to unknowing. The early church beat back several attempts to make the knowledge of God manageable. Gnostics wanted to have a … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Spirituality
Tagged Bible, Church, contemplative, Faith, Gospel, Gospel of John, grace, lessons, Piers Plowman, religion, resurrection, Spirituality, Trinity, worship
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Prayerfully Gathering with Spot
February 2, 2012 As an apprentice sheepdog, Spot has had a tumultuous work history. With the help of the insights from three of the very best sheepdog trainers in the world, Bobby Dalziel, Aled Owen and Gordon Watt, I … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Prayer, Sheep, Spirituality
Tagged animals, Border Collies, Dogs, Faith, farm, handling, heatherhope, herding, patience, Prayer, puppies, Sheep, sheepdog, Sheepdogs, shepherd, shepherding, Spot, training
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NY Times Article On Christianity and Animals
The October 15 edition of the NY Times has a wonderful article by Mark Oppenheimer on the fascinating of the love of animals and the Christian faith. We urge our friends to check it out. Here is a link which … Continue reading
Posted in Church and Social Movements, Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Spirituality
Tagged animals, Church, Faith, nature, Spirituality, worship
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