Month: November 2007
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Thanksgiving
One of the practices we have in our community is our Friday morning thanksgiving time. The men meet early before work each morning, and on Fridays we take time to tell each other what we’re thankful for. It’s fun hearing from the other men what blesses them and how they’re seeing God’s goodness in their…
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Honesty, Communion, Happiness
Over the years I have seen that the one essential virtue is honesty. Honesty is important because it is what relationships are built on. Honesty creates closeness in a relationship. When someone speaks truthfully it enables you to trust them. You simply can’t have a warm and intimate relationship with someone you don’t trust. Honesty…
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Mission Phrases
In my last post I laid out the biblical story in nine points. This helped give me perspective about the mission of the Church. I’ve also been collecting various phrases from different authors with the same intent, namely, to clarify what is the mission of the Church. Below is what I’ve compiled so far: I…
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Harvest Party ’07
For this year’s Harvest Party we decided to do a science fiction theme. The week before we carved science fiction pumpkins to display at the party. The teens made the decorations: planets and a huge AT-AT Walker made out of spray painted cardboard. Everyone dressed up in science fiction themed costumes, all of which were…