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Blogging

January Month-In-Review: Missional Pastor Edges President Obama for Top Spot

The most popular posts on Clay Pot Chronicles for the month of January were about a James Cameron film, the president’s speech on Just War Theory, and the “problem of evil.”  Avatar, Obama, and Haiti.  Three hot topics, to be sure.
Here are the results:
First place by one pageview:  Jamie Arpin-Ricci’s Review of Avatar
Second place (with [...]

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White Water Rafting on the Ocoee River

We’re setting out on a weekend trip to Tennessee!  A short break and some needed time with my wife.
We went with a group of friends in the Spring to raft on the Ocoee River.  It was a great time – we did the “middle” Ocoee with class ‘3′ and ‘4′ rapids – not bad for [...]

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Social Media: Participating, Lurking, Yawning, Condemning?

I’ve been noticing my friends’ reaction to social media.  Seems to form a continuum, going from regular involvement on one end to disdainful rejection on the other end!  Where do you fit?

Participator
Actively engages on more than one social media platform.  Uses social networking to functionally communicate with friends and meet new people.  Doesn’t just post [...]

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The Semi-Intentional Blogging Break

I’m back after a blogging hiatus – a semi-intentional(!) absence through the Lent season. Let me explain.
One of the things I learned from Lent this year was the value of time. I went into Lent with the intention of giving up something that would be “dramatic,” difficult, and sacrificial (it turned out this [...]

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Beginning of the Blog

“If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That’s to prevent anyone from confusing God’s incomparable power with us.”  2 Corinthians 4:7 (The Message, Eugene Peterson).
Perhaps it’s the excitement of a ‘new year’ and all the [...]

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