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Today I did two things that were the most spiritual things I have done in a while. First, after finding out that I was not needed to cook for tonight’s Community Table meal (sponsored by the Noble County Indiana United Way), I went out to the Community Garden here in Kendallville and picked beans.
That’s right, [...]
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It has been a while since I posted on what is going on in Noble County, at least in the circles that I travel. Here it is…
Thrive Noble County (which is our Hometown Competitiveness program for Noble County, a comprehensive rural development program) is underway after a great mid-April launch. We are currently in [...]
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This past week, I found through some sources (which I name as I go along) some very inspiring stories about the resiliency of rural and small town America during this time of our history. They moved me and illustrated the growing truth (and perhaps reminded us of an old truth) that the rural and small [...]
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Hi everyone! I fully intended to post much sooner but it has been a very busy couple of weeks. This is a big weekend in our household as my oldest is in the local middle school musical this weekend, ‘Teens in Tinseltown.’ So practices have increased along with homework and then you add in my [...]
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Time magazine published a story about the challenges of rural pastors in their January 29, 2009 issue and it can be found here: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1874843,00.html
I wrote something in my last post about this article but had not read it until last week.
I have been a rural/small town pastor for nearly 8 and 1/2 years now and [...]
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I continue to be impressed and inspired by Jung and Agria’s text: Rural Congregational Studies: A Case for Good Shepherds and especially with chapter 5 on leadership.
Two words define this chapter for me: process and listening. Both are skills and a mindset. I believe that their point that rural ministry requires a patience for process [...]
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(I started this blog two days ago, the 29th, and on this quiet New Year’s Eve afternoon, having just finished my sermon (at least the first draft) I thought I would finish this blog and post it.
Before I return to my blog, I want to comment just briefly on the swearing-in event that I witnessed [...]
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