I think I now have every single book that Frederich Buechner ever wrote, and they have been a rich trove of meaningful quotes for my faith, sermons or teaching. Despite having a decidedly cerebral approach to life and faith, a major turning point in Buechner’s life involved a miraculously mundane incident. In Telling Secrets, Buechner…
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I had a lot of time to think, pray and contemplate this month, in a wide array of locations. Vacation took me to a rooftop deck in Jersey City, NJ while visiting our daughter Dana, son-in-law Ted and first grandchild, Ellie Anne! (Just ask, I can send you hundreds of pictures). A train enroute to…
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저는 이번 달에 이 곳 저 곳에서 오랫동안 생각하며 기도하는 시간을 가졌습니다. 휴가 때에는 뉴저지주 저지시에 있는 우리 딸 Dana와 사위 Ted와 첫 외손녀 Ellie Anne (말씀만 하시면 수백 장의 사진을 보내 드릴 수 있습니다) 집 지붕에서 기도를 했습니다. 친구 레이 가시아와 부인 미셀과 저녁시간을 함께 하러 필라델비아로 향하는 기차에서. 맨하탄에 사는 아들 제시와 부인…
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In my most recent conversation with an inquiring congregation, the question was raised: “Why would we join the Fellowship?” This was not the first time that I have received this question or something similar to it. Questions like, “What does the TFC have to offer us?” or, “What will we gain from joining with this group?” I have to…
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