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Grilled Lime Chicken On A Bed of Lemons

Originally posted on capturingminnesota:
This is my new favorite way to grill chicken and fish! It keeps the meat so moist, it doesn’t burn, you get a great lemon flavor, the lemons smell awesome when they start getting hot, and…

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Finding the Calm in the Storm

I love storms. Some people like sitting in front a fire, watching it burn, others like looking at kittens on the Internet…I like watching storms.   Well, to be honest, I love being inside where it is warm and comfortable watching … Continue reading

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We are the Garden of God

  A friend of mine got a letter from the national office of one the major po****l parties last week. He is not a member of that party, and is in fact very concerned about where that party is heading. … Continue reading

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unforced rhythms

  The Preacher             The air was sultry hot, and the preacher was sweaty and tired, but still full of fire, and he was not about to stop–not until himself got a convert. We were in the assembly hall at … Continue reading

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The Sabbath; Not just for the religious!

  When I was a kid I spent part of one Sunday afternoon at the home of my friend, Buddy. Buddy had never invited me over on a Sunday, and that afternoon I learned why. It was the Sabbath and … Continue reading

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A Day Made to Fit

(Note: On June 3 our congregation took up a special offering to help refurbish the playground at Bear Creek Park. We chose that day because June 1 is International Children’s Day. It was also Communion Sunday. As usual the texts … Continue reading

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What is the Still Point?

  Someone asked my why I call my blog and author page The Still Point. The phrase comes from T.S Eliot’s poem Burnt Norton. The full quotation is: “At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; … Continue reading

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Coffee and Ritual

Morning Mocha To call what I do every morning “making coffee” is like saying when the pope is celebrating a high mass that he is “doing religious things.” The ritual actually starts the night before when The Redhead grinds my … Continue reading

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