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NAKED FAITH

Former American Press staff writer Sunny Brown Farley writes "Naked Faith," a look at faith in its natural form: lived out in the day-to-day lives of ordinary people.

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Get it or go with it?

Today we had a rare weather event. We got freezing rain and sleet.

Since we live in Fort Worth, Texas, with millions of others who don’t know how to drive in freezing rain and sleet, our weather event resulted in a blessed day off from work and school.

When we got up this morning, we immediately took [...]

We need Love

I can focus on nothing today except the inauguration of Pres. Barack Obama. What an amazing day it has been. The excitement of the crowds in Washington and around the world is contagious. Here at the Central Texas Office of the United Methodist Church, about a dozen of us gathered around a computer to watch [...]

Worthy, no. Useful, yes.

The baptism of the Lord is an amazing event. Jesus asks John the Baptizer to administer the sacrament and John is reluctant to do so.

John isn’t worthy to baptize Jesus, he argues.

In Mark, he says he isn’t worthy to stoop down and tie his shoes.

John has great humility. However, there is a purpose he must [...]

Livin’ like Larry

I find myself with a little more down time than usual these days.

So while I’m on holiday from seminary, I’m watching Spongebob Squarepants with my son. This particular episode is called “Livin’ Like Larry.”

In it, Spongebob and Patrick (his starfish sidekick) are trying to live like Larry the Lobster – a popular lifeguard who is [...]

Hello, 2009!

It’s that time of year once again when we all reflect on the things that are important to us.

We ring in the new year and resolve to make the most of our lives in the exciting days to come.

I have been thinking a lot about what 2009 will hold for me and for my family.

In [...]