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      Pilgrimage Ponderings
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  <p id="description">ponder- to think about: reflect on; to think or consider especially quietly, soberly, and deeply. . .                      
pilgrimage-the course of life on earth; a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion
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     <h2 class="date-header">Monday, 04 May 2009</h2>
      
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      <p><P>Silence is a gift.&nbsp; It is not empty, either.&nbsp; Especially not silence in community.&nbsp; We were fellow pilgrims on a journey together, but we were not all one big glob.&nbsp; We were separate selves linked together by the Holy Spirit.</P>
<P>There is a deep rhythm to life and life with God that I need to pay attention to.&nbsp; Going inward is a way to reconnect with the world.</P>
<P>It is possible to hear the good news again in fresh ways.</P>
<P>If I am very patient with myself, and God is very gracious, I can bring a taste of that gift of silence and rhythm and freshness back into my "regular" life, busy and hectic and crowded though it is.</P>
<P>May God be gracious.</P></p>
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		<p class="profile-textblock">Life is a journey, and we are all somewhere on it.  I believe that to travel faithfully, we must travel together.  As I seek to balance the joys of parenting, the demands of ministry in The United Methodist Church, and the love of family and friends, I am curious.  I want to know how others on this journey make sense of it all.  I invite you to join me in reflecting on this journey, in pondering about this pilgrimage.
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		       All I Need to Know... 		    </a>
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		       How Do We Choose Our Heroes? 		    </a>
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		       Just Imagine 		    </a>
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		       Connections 		    </a>
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		       The Tracks of My Tears 		    </a>
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		       Calling, Ministry, and Identity 		    </a>
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		       I think the question is "How?" 		    </a>
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		       The Rules of Ten and Three 		    </a>
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		       Will You Be Here Awhile? 		    </a>
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		       A Puzzling Conversation 		    </a>
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		       I'm Hiding! 		    </a>
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		       How the Devil Wins 		    </a>
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		       The Difference Between To, For, and With 		    </a>
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		       Thoughts on Witness and Evangelism 		    </a>
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		       On Dreams and Elephants 		    </a>
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		       On Neville and Leadership 		    </a>
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		       Psyche's Journey 		    </a>
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		       Quality and Relationship 		    </a>
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		       The Grace of Differing Paths 		    </a>
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		       Our Language Matters 		    </a>
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		       Is There Such a Thing as a Blogging Vacation? 		    </a>
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		       On Facing Death and Embracing Life 		    </a>
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		       Being Connected 		    </a>
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		       Home from Annual Conference 		    </a>
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		       New Things at Annual Conference 		    </a>
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		       Legacy and Leadership 		    </a>
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		       My Friend Jean 		    </a>
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		       It's the Only Story They Know 		    </a>
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		       What Are You Looking For? 		    </a>
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		       A Thought for the Day 		    </a>
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		       In Memoriam 		    </a>
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		       In Focus 		    </a>
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		       It Has Begun 		    </a>
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		       Every PK's Dream 		    </a>
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		       Double Digits 		    </a>
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		       Ignorance and Sin 		    </a>
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		       What Not To Do 		    </a>
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		       Lima Bean 		    </a>
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		       Confession 		    </a>
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		       Up to the Neck 		    </a>
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		       Celebrating Stephen 		    </a>
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		       A Surprising Gift 		    </a>
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		       Still Pondering This One 		    </a>
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